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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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One for me today please
Sept Turtle 6/16 NSDs
Sept PADs £2852 -
Third day for me so 3/15. I know I'm going to have 3 spending days now so hopefully day 4 will be Thursday2
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Back on the NSD horse with number 4.
spent on a bus fare but nothing else and did that with loose change rather than on a card for my groaning bank account. Chuffed as I was expecting to spend today.2 -
NSD today.
Challenges
NSD - Sept 10/10
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 £52,516 Target MF (Jun 26) 289 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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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 -
Reporting 2 NSDs - Saturday and Sunday 😁MFW 2025 #45
Jan 2016 Mortgage = £149,895
Current outstanding = £94,980.28
2024 Overpayment = £675.66
2025 Overpayment = £622/£7002 -
Today is an unexpected NSD after all. Did my Race for Life but didn't go to the food truck after all. Now on 2/10.😃Frugal Living challenge 2025
Grocery Challenge August /£180
Save £12k in 2025 Challenge - Goal £30k
August NSD Challenge - 5/15NSDs1 -
Not Today I have treated myself to a long awaited takeawayXXMission Number One: Get a job!
Mission Number Two: Get a lodger!
Mission Number Three: Clear debt, starting balance: £1997.17, balance now: £1800.00
Mission Number Four: Keep Job!
Once accomplished all four missions come back and start new missions!2 -
May 2025 NSD challengeOff to a start =
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May targetsAuntieL 3/18
BadBookkeeper 2/15
beanielou 4/19
birdsfoottrefoil 10Caeraugirl 2/20
cathybird 1/15
Crazybee787 2/19
Crazycatlady2 1/15
cuddlymarm 3/15
Dizzycap 4/20
doingitanyway 10Doris17 1/15
ET22 10InDebtEnby 2/10
Jay1 2 1/14
KajiKita 3/20
laura lau 20laurenh1 1/15
library0602 1/10
LittleMissDetermined 1/15
Louise600 10Money Choices 10Optimistic Saver 2/20
Pinkpieuni 3/10
Quantaqa 2/10
QueenJess 2/15
SecondStar 15short bird 2/18
thepurplepixie 3/15
Thriftymissus 4/TF
To see the updated results for May on phone or tablet, click here
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Not 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 50 books of target 52 in 2025, as @ 13th September
Produce tracker: £385 of £300 in 2025
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Watch your words, they become your actions.Watch your actions, they become your reality.1
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