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Amazing April's No-Spend Days Challenge!

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Dizzycap Posts: 907 Forumite

4 April at 11:56PM

@ doingitanyway - Welcome & Enjoy
Declaring a very early NSD 5/20 Saturday and a new emoji Where is April going? It's flying past
Thanks for updating cathybird & wishing everyone a Super NSD Saturday!

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beanielou Posts: 94,827 Ambassador

5 April at 3:44AM

One today.

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Optimistic_Saver Posts: 292 Forumite

5 April at 6:55AM

Today will be a NSD for me - so 4/20 so far.

Debt free journey (from Jan 25)
4,419.92-4,200
4,538-4,300
BL 1,900-1,320
Total: 12,182.91-9,820
🏆 ⬇️ by £2,362.91

NSD May 12/20
#58 1p: 115.17/667.95 151/365
#18 52: 855.53/1,378 20/52
#32 Make 2025: 869.97/2,025
#20 12k: 3,702.83/5,000

Vin 86.50
YG YL 50
Prol SB 311.81
Bank 255.78
Quid 100.03
Ched 44.35
Sprive 21.25
Snap 20
Books 4.02

Monzo 1,840.67/4,070.95
TSB 450/2,700
Prin 600/1,224.74
FD 500/3,500
Invest 312.16
🏆 ⬆️ Total: £3,702.83

Trading: £1,200.35
Mortgage: £59,558.35
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BadBookkeeper Posts: 788 Forumite

5 April at 9:00AM

Not one for me today so still 3/15

Lightbulb moment - 17/08/2017 £17,033. Current CC debt £0.00 DFD 31/7/24 🥳. Member #8 of Fiver Friday Challenge £110/£260
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Louise600 Posts: 54 Forumite

5 April at 9:13AM

Hello. 2 more NSD for me please. 😊 Thank you!

Car loan £8105.35 57/60 payments left of £141.80 per month
Loan £6687.23 55/58 payments left of £165 per month
Nationwide £1183 (0% interest until 02/2026)

Total debt £15975.48
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laurenh1 Posts: 969 Forumite

5 April at 10:26AM

One for today please. April is a tricky one for us as I have easter break, lots of birthdays and two weekends away but I will do my best

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CrazyBee787 Posts: 633 Forumite

5 April at 2:30PM

4/19 Please @cathybird thank you XX

I am trying to raise £300 by 30.06.25 from Prolific and other sources, I am up to £104.61/£300 which is 34%
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KajiKita Posts: 6,919 Forumite

5 April at 7:36PM

Not yesterday. NSD today 😊❤️

KK

As at 15.05.25:
- When bought house £315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now £235,841
- OPs to mortgage = £11,338 Interest saved £5225 to date
Fixed rate 3.85% ends January 2030

Read 24 books of target 52 in 2025, as @ 19th May
Produce tracker: £70 of £300 in 2025

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cathybird Posts: 15,419 Forumite

5 April at 8:04PM

April 2025 NSD challenge

Off to a start =

5 days =

10 days =

15 days =

20 days =

Target reached =

Target beaten =

April targets

AuntieL 1/18

BadBookkeeper 3/15

beanielou 5/19

Caeraugirl 2/20

Cassingtonbear 10

cathybird 1/15

Crazybee787 4/19

Crazycatlady2 3/15

cuddlymarm 1/15

Dizzycap 5/20

doingitanyway 10

ET22 2/20

Honeysucklelou2 10

InDebtEnby 1/10

Jay1 2 1/14

KajiKita 4/20

Kermit10 20

laura lau 2/20

laurenh1 2/18

LittleMissDetermined 3/15

Louise600 3/10

Makingabobor2 15

Money Choices 10

Optimistic Saver 4/20

Pinkpieuni 3/10

QueenJess 4/15

Saver-upper 15

SecondStar 1/15

short bird 2/18

Thriftymissus 3/20

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

🌞 🌞 Newcomers welcome! 🌞 🌞

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cathybird Posts: 15,419 Forumite

5 April at 8:09PM

hiya there @doingitanyway, good to see you back, I've added you to the list! xxx

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