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Joyful July's No-Spend Days Challenge!

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  • beanielou
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    laurenh1 said:
    One today. Found out today nothing can be done for my Dad so today feels heavy. Might have to get a take away tomorrow after work but trying to be good under the circumstances xx
    Sorry to hear that. Of course it’s heavy. Take care of yourself. 
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  • KajiKita
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    Hugs @laurenh1

    KK
    As at 15.07.25:
    - When bought house £315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now £233,521
    - OPs to mortgage = £11,338 Interest saved £5225 to date
    Fixed rate 3.85% ends January 2030

    Read 36 books of target 52 in 2025, as @ 19th July
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    Watch your words, they become your actions. 
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  • KajiKita
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    NSD here today 😊

    KK
    As at 15.07.25:
    - When bought house £315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now £233,521
    - OPs to mortgage = £11,338 Interest saved £5225 to date
    Fixed rate 3.85% ends January 2030

    Read 36 books of target 52 in 2025, as @ 19th July
    Produce tracker: £205 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. 
  • Thriftymissus
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    laurenh1 said:
    One today. Found out today nothing can be done for my Dad so today feels heavy. Might have to get a take away tomorrow after work but trying to be good under the circumstances xx
    So sorry to read this — please be as kind to you as you can. ❤️
  • Thriftymissus
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    Number 11 for me today. On a roll x 
  • CrazyBee787
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    Not today, not yesterday and not tomorrow , I am buying extra groceries for pack ups (lunches) for my new job on MondayXX I really need to get back in the right mind setXX
  • cathybird
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    @laurenh1 so very sorry to hear that, it sounds hard, hope you are as OK as circumstances allow xxx 
  • cathybird
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    edited 18 July at 9:40PM
    July 2025 NSD challenge


    Off to a start = image 

    5 days = image 

    10 days = image 

    15 days = image 

    20 days = image 

    Target reached = image 

    Target beaten = image


    July targets


    AuntieL 2/18  image 

    beanielou 16/19  image  image  image  image 

    BridgetTheCat 10/8  image  image  image  image  image

    Caeraugirl 10 

    cathybird 8/15  image  image 

    Changeyourlife25 7/10  image  image 

    Crazybee787 3/19  image 

    Crazycatlady2 3/15  image 

    cuddlymarm 15 

    CynicalPinnacle 10 

    Dizzycap 16/20  image  image  image  image 

    Doris17 7/15  image  image 

    InDebtEnby 6/12  image  image 

    IRunFar 10 

    Jay1 2 10/14  image  image  image 

    KajiKita 14/15  image  image  image 

    laurenh1 11/18  image  image  image 

    LittleMissDetermined 15 

    Money Choices 12 

    Optimistic Saver 6/18  image  image 

    Pinkpieuni 8/10  image  image 

    QueenJess 6/15  image  image 

    short bird 10/18   image  image  image 

    thepurplepixie 6/15   image  image 

    Thriftymissus 11/TF   image  image  image 

    VickyA 2 5/10   image  image 


    To see the updated results for July on phone or tablet, click here :)


    🌞 🌞  Newcomers welcome! 🌞 🌞
  • InDebtEnby
    InDebtEnby Posts: 85 Forumite
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    Another one for me 
  • QueenJess
    QueenJess Posts: 4,465 Forumite
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    Declaring a NSD today. Not sure I’m going to make my target this month!
    2025 decluttering: 3,324🌟🥉🌟💐🏅🏅🌟🥈🏅🌟🏅💐💎🌟🏅🏆🌟🏅
    2025 use up challenge: 280🥉🥈🥇💎🏆
    Big kitchen declutter challenge 77/150
    2025 decluttering goals I Use up Challenge: 🥉365 🥈750 🥇1,000 💎2,000 🏆 3,000 I 🥉12 🥈26 🥇52 💎100 🏆250
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