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August 2025 NSD Challenge 10/18
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Magnificent May's No-Spend Days Challenge!
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11/19 Please @cathybird Thank youXXMission 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!2 -
Not today went out for coffee £5.00, expensive coffee.
Challenges
NSD August- 8/10
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) 307 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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After an expensive weekend, I have hit my target today of 10/10August No Spend Challenge: 13/13
2025 No Spend Days: 100/100
Bank Loan Original End Date: 08/2030
Current End Date: 08/20302 -
NSD Tuesday 😁MFW 2025 #45
Jan 2016 Mortgage = £149,895
Current outstanding = £97,725
2024 Overpayment = £675.66
2025 Overpayment = £593/£7001 -
May 2025 NSD challengeOff to a start =
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May targetsAuntieL 10/18
BadBookkeeper 10/15
beanielou 18/19
birdsfoottrefoil 2/10
Caeraugirl 3/20
cathybird 11/15
Crazybee787 11/19
Crazycatlady2 10/15
cuddlymarm 12/15
Dizzycap 9/20
doingitanyway 10Doris17 4/15
ET22 2/10
InDebtEnby 10/10
Jay1 2 7/14
KajiKita 15/20
laura lau 20laurenh1 5/15
library0602 3/10
LittleMissDetermined 14/15
Louise600 10Money Choices 10Optimistic Saver 12/20
Pinkpieuni 13/10
Quantaqa 9/10
QueenJess 12/15
SecondStar 5/15
short bird 12/18
thepurplepixie 10/15
Thriftymissus 11/TF
viczs123 10To see the updated results for May on phone or tablet, click here
🌞 🌞 Newcomers welcome! 🌞 🌞2 -
Forgot to report one yesterday and declaring early for today 😊
KKAs 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 45 books of target 52 in 2025, as @ 27th 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.1 -
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 me2025 1p challenge #41 | Cash envelope challenge #01 | SPC #017Sealed pot 2025 £6573 | EF £1000/£1000 | Sabbatical £3364/£6000 | Travel savings £1508 | Sinking pots £25711 -
Nsd wednesday for me.
Challenges
NSD August- 8/10
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) 307 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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12/20 NSDs to date, including today.
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: £58,471.881 -
Hi, another one for me today. 9/10 🙂Frugal Living challenge 2025
Grocery Challenge August /£180
Save £12k in 2025 Challenge - Goal £30k
August NSD Challenge - 5/15NSDs2
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