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Joyful July's No-Spend Days Challenge!
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NSD Sunday here 😊
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 = £12,048 Interest saved £5,675 to date
Fixed rate 3.85% ends October 2030
Read 44 books of target 52 in 2025, as @ 21st August
Produce tracker: £299 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 -
Declaring a NSD for yesterday, but not one today as DD needed shoes and clothes.2025 decluttering: 4,022 🌟🥉🌟💐🏅🏅🌟🥈🏅🌟🏅💐💎🌟🏅🏆🌟🏅🌟
2025 use up challenge: 345🥉🥈🥇💎🏆
Big kitchen declutter challenge 115/150
2025 decluttering goals I Use up Challenge: 🥉365 🥈750 🥇1,000 💎2,000 🏆 3,000 👑 8,000 I 🥉12 🥈26 🥇52 💎 100 🏆 250 👑 5001 -
So I have a few days to claim. 2nd 3rd 5th 6th 11th and 12th. That makes 6 days so far.1
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NSDs for the 10th, 12th and 13th (had a supermarket delivery on the 11th).1
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NSD Sunday for a total of 9.‘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 -
July 2025 NSD challengeOff to a start =5 days =10 days =15 days =20 days =Target reached =Target beaten =July targetsAuntieL 2/18beanielou 11/19BridgetTheCat 8/8Caeraugirl 10cathybird 7/15Changeyourlife25 6/10Crazybee787 3/19Crazycatlady2 3/15cuddlymarm 15CynicalPinnacle 10Dizzycap 12/20Doris17 7/15InDebtEnby 2/12IRunFar 10Jay1 2 10/14KajiKita 11/15laurenh1 9/18LittleMissDetermined 15Money Choices 12Optimistic Saver 6/18Pinkpieuni 6/10QueenJess 5/15short bird 9/18thepurplepixie 6/15Thriftymissus 8/TFVickyA 2 5/10To see the updated results for July on phone or tablet, click here🌞 🌞 Newcomers welcome! 🌞 🌞2
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Not today I have gone over budget on grocery shop, naughty me!1
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Not one today, I am buying some wallpaper from Facebook marketplace! It is a bargain though haha and it will keep hubby out of trouble!2
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Nsd for me today.
Challenges
NSD August- 4/10
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) 314 days.
Loan - Jan 2025 £4,095 - Current balance £2,309
"Look after the pennies and the pounds will look after themselves"
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Two more for me since I last posted, that’s 8 altogether. Just doing my best x2
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