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Magnificent May's No-Spend Days Challenge!

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Dizzycap Posts: 1,058 Forumite

3 May at 12:42AM edited 3 May at 12:43AM

Declaring a very early 3/20 NSD Saturday!
Wishing everyone a Super NSD Saturday - Enjoy the wether!

~ NSD 2025 - NSD July 19/20 (6 x💯)
# Spectos/Royal Mail Monitoring and Posting Panel - Ongoing
~ Totally FREE Christmas 2025 - 🎁✉️🏷🎀💐🪪🗒🧺
⭐️Completed Challenges 2025:
# No.36 Make £2025 in 2025 £1634.34 / £2025 (58%) (3) 💯💯+
# No.12 Save £2 a Day 2025 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 £13,429.74 / £12,000 💯 - Continuing
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cuddlymarm Posts: 2,205 Forumite

3 May at 6:57AM

Good morning
One for me today please

June NSD 8/15
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BadBookkeeper Posts: 804 Forumite

3 May at 8:45AM

NSD 2/15 as had one yesterday will check in later for today 😎

Lightbulb moment - 17/08/2017 £17,033. Current CC debt £0.00 DFD 31/7/24 🥳. Member #8 of Fiver Friday Challenge £150/£260
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Thriftymissus Posts: 269 Forumite

3 May at 11:07AM

Not one for me today, just spent £1.50 in a corner shop close to a hotel I’m staying in — still at least £18.50 less than I’d have paid for 2 breakfasts here 👍

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LittleMissDetermined Posts: 9,599 Forumite

3 May at 11:37AM

It was one yesterday
LMD x

Life gets in the way...PADding is addictive...Saving's better than spending...
My savings diary - Now for a healthier, wealthier me

2025 1p challenge #41 | Cash envelope challenge #01 | SPC #017

Sealed pot 2025 £5678 | EF £1000/£1000 | Sabbatical £3188/£6000 | Travel savings £1924 | Sinking pots £2126

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Pinkpieuni Posts: 139 Forumite

3 May at 1:19PM

NSD today.

Challenges
NSD July- 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 £742/£1,378 -(28/52)

The Save £12k in 2025 challenge #4 £12,317/£30,500
2025 Mortgage-Free Wannabes #61 £10,224/£38,000 (mortgage offset)
Mortgage - Jan 2025 £75,600- current bal £66,136 Target MF (Jun 26) 351 days.
Loan - Jan 2025 £4,095 - Current balance £2,531
"Look after the pennies and the pounds will look after themselves"
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Quantaqa Posts: 134 Forumite

3 May at 1:39PM

Just checking in. I am still on 1 NSD. Tomorrow will be a spend day as I'm doing the Race for Life with my Sister, BIL and two nieces and we'll probably hit the food truck once we're finished😄.

Frugal Living challenge 2025
Grocery Challenge June /£200
Save £12k in 2025 Challenge - Goal £30k
June NSD Challenge - 2/12NSDs
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CrazyBee787 Posts: 855 Forumite

3 May at 3:24PM

Not today thank you @cathybird Because I purchased onions and ginger for tonights dinner!

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beanielou Posts: 95,389 Ambassador

3 May at 5:37PM

One today.

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cathybird Posts: 15,590 Forumite

3 May at 5:44PM

May 2025 NSD challenge

Off to a start =

5 days =

10 days =

15 days =

20 days =

Target reached =

Target beaten =

May targets

AuntieL 1/18

BadBookkeeper 2/15

beanielou 3/19

birdsfoottrefoil 10

Caeraugirl 20

cathybird 1/15

Crazybee787 2/19

Crazycatlady2 1/15

cuddlymarm 2/15

Dizzycap 3/20

doingitanyway 10

Doris17 1/15

ET22 10

InDebtEnby 1/10

Jay1 2 14

KajiKita 2/20

laura lau 20

laurenh1 1/15

library0602 1/10

LittleMissDetermined 1/15

Louise600 10

Money Choices 10

Optimistic Saver 1/20

Pinkpieuni 2/10

Quantaqa 1/10

QueenJess 2/15

SecondStar 15

short bird 2/18

thepurplepixie 1/15

Thriftymissus 2/TF

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