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Magnificent May's No-Spend Days Challenge!
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Finally! NSD #3 for me yesterday after another very spendy few days. Today likely to see more spends as will be ordering a garden room (aka shed 😆), but at least this is planned for. Then must get my head back in the game, as I've definitely fallen out of the NSD habit these last few months.#21 Save £12k in 2025 £19277.35/£200002
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Lou~ Debt free Wanabe No 55 DF 03/14.**Credit card debt free 30/06/10~** MFW. Finally mortgage free O2/ 2021****
"A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of" Jane Austen in Mansfield Park.
***Fall down seven times,stand up eight*** ~~Japanese proverb. ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger. ***Be the difference.***
One debt remaining. Home improvement loan.2 -
One for me today please 4/15
"Make Everyday Count"2 -
Not one today, emergency ice cream needed! Still 6/15 😎🍦Lightbulb moment - 17/08/2017 £17,033. Current CC debt £0.00 DFD 31/7/24 🥳. Member #8 of Fiver Friday Challenge £220/£260. PAD member.3
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6/19 Please @cathybird Thank youXXMissions for the rest of the year:-
1) Build up an emergency fund (EF)
2) Improve spending habits.
3) Create a budget that is compatible to me.
4) Buy healthier snacks to avoid junk food splurges.1 -
Not today - run out of a lot of stuff today and used the ‘spend day’ to also get some practical stuff like scissor sharpeners and a new peg bag.
KKAs at 15.10.25:
- When bought house £315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now £229,702
- OPs to mortgage = £12,345 Estd. interest saved = £5,863 to date
Fixed rate 3.85% ends October 2030
Read 58 books of target 52 in 2025, as @ 12th October
Produce tracker: £426 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.1 -
May 2025 NSD challengeOff to a start =5 days =10 days =15 days =20 days =Target reached =Target beaten =May targetsAuntieL 5/18BadBookkeeper 6/15beanielou 10/19birdsfoottrefoil 10Caeraugirl 3/20cathybird 7/15Crazybee787 6/19Crazycatlady2 7/15cuddlymarm 5/15Dizzycap 9/20doingitanyway 10Doris17 4/15ET22 2/10InDebtEnby 6/10Jay1 2 5/14KajiKita 8/20laura lau 20laurenh1 5/15library0602 1/10LittleMissDetermined 7/15Louise600 10Money Choices 10Optimistic Saver 6/20Pinkpieuni 6/10Quantaqa 6/10QueenJess 7/15SecondStar 5/15short bird 6/18thepurplepixie 5/15Thriftymissus 7/TFviczs123 10To see the updated results for May on phone or tablet, click here🌞 🌞 Newcomers welcome! 🌞 🌞2
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I can't remember what I did on Thursday and Friday - on the one hand I don't think I spent any money, but I know I bought bread and milk some time.... So let's say one NSD, one spending day.
Saturday and Sunday were both spend days.1 -
After a couple of spendy days, I am declaring a NSD early today.2025 decluttering: 5,229 🌟🥉🌟💐🏅🏅🌟🥈🏅🌟🏅💐💎🌟🏅🏆🌟🏅🌟🌟2025 use up challenge: 395🥉🥈🥇💎🏆Big kitchen declutter challenge 132/1502025 decluttering goals I Use up Challenge: 🥉365 🥈750 🥇1,000 💎2,000 🏆 3,000 👑 8,000 I 🥉12 🥈26 🥇52 💎 100 🏆 250 👑 5001
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Nsd for me today.
Challenges
NSD - Oct 9/10
Pay off all your debts by Christmas 2025 #7 £6,500/£6,500 - All gone, paid off.
52 Week Envelope Saving Challenge #7 £1,378/£1,378 -(52/52)
The Save £12k in 2025 challenge #4 £12,317/£30,500
2025 Mortgage-Free Wannabes #61 £21,284/£38,000
Mortgage - Jan 2025 £75,600-Current bal £52,167 Target MF (Jun 26) 278 days.
Loan - Jan 2025 £4,095 - Current balance £1,799.89
"Look after the pennies and the pounds will look after themselves"
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