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Amazing April's No-Spend Days Challenge!

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Optimistic_Saver Posts: 321 Forumite

22 April at 12:26PM

Another one today, please - 16/20

From Jan 25:
4,419.92-1,957.50
4,538-3,260
3,240.18-3,240.18
BL 1,900-1,120
Total: 12,182.91-9,577.68
🏆 ⬇️ by £2,605.23

NSD July 4/18
#58 1p: 226.97/667.95 212/365
#18 52: 1,063.89/1,378 27/52
#32 Make 2025: 941.31/2,025
#20 12k: 5,145.85/5,000

Vin 86.50
YG YL 100
Prol SB 311.81
Bank 364.32
Quid 100.03
Ched 49.77
Snap 20
Books 4.02

Monzo 2,232.17
TSB 700/2,700
FD 1,100/3,500
Atom 200
Prin 600/1,224.74
Invest 313.68
🏆 ⬆️ Total: £5,145.85

Trading: £793.73
Mortgage: £58,471.88
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QueenJess Posts: 4,536 Forumite

22 April at 2:45PM

Declaring a NSD today.

2025 decluttering: 4,462 🌟🥉🌟💐🏅🏅🌟🥈🏅🌟🏅💐💎🌟🏅🏆🌟🏅🌟
2025 use up challenge: 350🥉🥈🥇💎🏆
Mini freezer challenge +1/-20
Big kitchen declutter challenge 115/150
2025 decluttering goals I Use up Challenge: 🥉365 🥈750 🥇1,000 💎2,000 🏆 3,000 👑 8,000 I 🥉12 🥈26 🥇52 💎 100 🏆 250 👑 500
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Crazycatlady2 Posts: 1,075 Forumite

22 April at 3:04PM

NSD Sunday and Monday please x

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CrazyBee787 Posts: 1,015 Forumite

22 April at 4:17PM

18/19 Please @cathybird Thank youXX

Mission Number One: Get a job!
Mission Number Two: Get a lodger!
Mission Number Three: Clear debt, starting balance: £1997.17, balance now: £1997.17
Once accomplished all three come back and start new missions!
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BadBookkeeper Posts: 804 Forumite

22 April at 4:32PM

Still 10/15, took ds to arcades made £10 last by playing pool & air hockey! Went to Maccas for lunch & both had the fiver meal so not too expensive for a good afternoons entertainment.

Lightbulb moment - 17/08/2017 £17,033. Current CC debt £0.00 DFD 31/7/24 🥳. Member #8 of Fiver Friday Challenge £175/£260
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Pinkpieuni Posts: 153 Forumite

22 April at 5:43PM

Nsd today.

Challenges
NSD August- 7/10
Pay off all your debts by Christmas 2025 #7 £6,500/£6,500 - All gone, paid off.

52 Week Envelope Saving Challenge #7 £848/£1,378 -(32/52)

The Save £12k in 2025 challenge #4 £12,317/£30,500
2025 Mortgage-Free Wannabes #61 £13,852/£38,000 (mortgage offset)
Mortgage - Jan 2025 £75,600- current bal £65,895 Target MF (Jun 26) 308 days.
Loan - Jan 2025 £4,095 - Current balance £2,054
"Look after the pennies and the pounds will look after themselves"
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cathybird Posts: 15,697 Forumite

22 April at 9:18PM edited 23 April at 9:54PM

April 2025 NSD challenge

Off to a start =

5 days =

10 days =

15 days =

20 days =

Target reached =

Target beaten =

April targets

AuntieL 4/18

BadBookkeeper 10/15

beanielou 21/19

Caeraugirl 7/20

cathybird 17/15

Crazybee787 18/19

Crazycatlady2 14/15

cuddlymarm 7/15

Dizzycap 21/20

doingitanyway 1/10

ET22 6/20

Honeysucklelou2 10

InDebtEnby 8/10

Jay1 2 9/14

KajiKita 16/20

laura lau 6/20

laurenh1 8/18

LittleMissDetermined 10/15

Louise600 3/10

Makingabobor2 15

Money Choices 7/10

Optimistic Saver 16/20

Pinkpieuni 12/10

QueenJess 14/15

Saver-upper 15

SecondStar 9/15

short bird 14/18

thepurplepixie 9/10

Thriftymissus 17/20

To see the updated results for April on phone or tablet, click here

🌞 🌞 Newcomers welcome! 🌞 🌞

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KajiKita Posts: 7,905 Forumite

22 April at 10:00PM

Not today - lunch with a friend 🤷‍♀️😊

KK

As at 15.08.25:
- When bought house £315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now £232,244
- OPs to mortgage = £12,148 Interest saved £5,738 to date
Fixed rate 3.85% ends October 2030

Read 44 books of target 52 in 2025, as @ 21st August
Produce tracker: £353 of £300 in 2025

Watch your thoughts, they become your words.
Watch your words, they become your actions.
Watch your actions, they become your reality.
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InDebtEnby Posts: 124 Forumite

22 April at 10:25PM

Number 8 today

August No Spend Challenge: 13/13
2025 No Spend Days: 100/100
Bank Loan Original End Date: 08/2030
Current End Date: 08/2030
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Dizzycap Posts: 1,150 Forumite

22 April at 11:31PM

Evening all
Declaring a very early 21/20 NSD Wednesday and a FULL emoji house
Wishing everyone a Wonderful NSD Wednesday

~ NSD 2025 - NSD August 23/20 (8 x💯)
# Spectos/Royal Mail Monitoring and Posting Panel - Ongoing - 1 x £25 Voucher Redeemed, 24 FREE Books of RM Stamps & Presentation Packs.
~ Totally FREE Christmas 2025 - 🎁✉️🏷🎀💐🪪🗒🧺
⭐️Completed Challenges 2025:
# No.36 Make £2025 in 2025 £593.80 / £2025 (4) 💯💯💯
# No.12 Save £2 a Day 2025 £730/ £730 💯
# No.27 Save 1p A Day 2025 £667.95 / £667.95 💯
# No.19 52 Week Env Challenge £1378 / £1378 💯
# No.34 Save £12k in 2025 £16,543.30 / £12,000 💯 (8) - Continuing (-30p)
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