May 2025 NSD challenge
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Magnificent May's No-Spend Days Challenge!
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Still 9/15 although a planned spend today for a birthday gift.Lightbulb moment - 17/08/2017 £17,033. DFD 31/7/24 🥳.Round 2 - 8/12/25 £3,6601
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Thursday is day 10: am away for a couple of days so anything might happen.‘Keep your eye on the donut and not on the hole.’ David Lynch.
"It’s a beautiful day with golden sunshine and blue skies all the way.” David Lynch.1 -
I seem to be on a roll... it's another for me today
LMD xLife gets in the way...PADding is addictive...Saving's better than spending...My savings diary - Now for a healthier, wealthier me2026 1p challenge #7 | Cash envelope challenge #01 | SPC #017EF £1000/£1000 | Sabbatical £4685/£60001 -
Good morning
One for me today please
Pay off by Xmas 2026 £175/£2324.67
February NSDs 6/15
February PADs £55
February grocery challenge £67.42/£2001 -
I caved yesterday and bought a snack at work thinking I was going to have to spend money on a taxi anyway, but sports were cancelled so could have been an NSD 😭Current No Spend Challenge: 15/13
2025 No Spend Days: 53/150
Bank Loan Original End Date: 08/2030
Current End Date: 01/20301 -
Nsd for me today.
Challenges
NSD - April - 12/10
1. 2026 Mortgage-Free Wannabes #61 £18,683.06/£29,000, MF target June 2026, current mortgage balance - £10,482.78
mortgage @ Jan 2025 - £75,600
2. Loan - Jan 2026 £1,029.22 - bal £0- fully paid
3.52 Week Envelope Saving Challenge #2 £106/£1,378 -( 1/52)
4. EF - £842
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NSD yesterday (Thursday, although I thought it was Friday all day and was really disappointed when I checked my phone last thing and realised I had another day to go before my day trip!).
Today I bought raspberries and sanitary towels and had to stop myself giggling as I walked home imagining what the result would be if they got squashed together (not that it would happen because they're wrapped in plastic but...).Toodle-pip :hello:2 -
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May targetsAuntieL 9/18
BadBookkeeper 9/15
beanielou 14/19
birdsfoottrefoil 2/10
Caeraugirl 3/20
cathybird 9/15
Crazybee787 7/19
Crazycatlady2 7/15
cuddlymarm 9/15
Dizzycap 9/20
doingitanyway 10Doris17 4/15
ET22 2/10
InDebtEnby 9/10
Jay1 2 7/14
KajiKita 11/20
laura lau 20laurenh1 5/15
library0602 2/10
LittleMissDetermined 11/15
Louise600 10Money Choices 10Optimistic Saver 8/20
Pinkpieuni 9/10
Quantaqa 6/10
QueenJess 10/15
SecondStar 5/15
short bird 10/18
thepurplepixie 7/15
Thriftymissus 7/TF
viczs123 10To see the updated results for May on phone or tablet, click here
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7/19 Please @cathybird Thank youXX1
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Declaring a NSD today.2026 decluttering: 1,145 🤑🥉 ⭐️🥈🥇 ⭐️ ⭐️💎 ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️🏆⭐️
2026 use up challenge: 324🥉 ⭐️🥈🥇 ⭐️ ⭐️💎 ⭐️🏆⭐️
2026 decluttering goals I Use up Challenge: 🥉52 🥈100 🥇250 💎365 🏆1,000 👑3,000I 🥉25 🥈50 🥇100 💎150 🏆300 👑1,0001
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