July 2025 NSD challenge
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Joyful July's No-Spend Days Challenge!
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NSD Sunday 12/8.2
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Not today - bought a rose for niece and her partner.KKAs at 17.04.26:
- When bought house £315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now £216,847
- OPs to mortgage = £17,793 Estd. interest saved = £9,021 to date
c. 16 months reduction in term
Fixed rate 3.85% ends October 2030
Read 28 books of target 52 in 2026 as @ 23rd April.
Produce tracker: £78 of £400 in 2026
Watch your thoughts, they become your words.
Watch your words, they become your actions.Watch your actions, they become your reality.2 -
Declaring a NSD today.2026 decluttering: 1,120 🤑🥉 ⭐️🥈🥇 ⭐️ ⭐️💎 ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️🏆⭐️
2026 use up challenge: 317🥉 ⭐️🥈🥇 ⭐️ ⭐️💎 ⭐️🏆⭐️
2026 decluttering goals I Use up Challenge: 🥉52 🥈100 🥇250 💎365 🏆1,000 👑3,000I 🥉25 🥈50 🥇100 💎150 🏆300 👑1,0002 -
NSD — treated to pub lunch by Mother-in-law. That’s no. 13 😍1
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@Thriftymissus you declared 13 yesterday so think today is 14? Let me know if wrong xx
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July targetsAuntieL 2/18
beanielou 20/19
BridgetTheCat 12/8
Caeraugirl 10cathybird 10/15
Changeyourlife25 7/10
Crazybee787 3/19
Crazycatlady2 3/15
cuddlymarm 15CynicalPinnacle 10Dizzycap 19/20
Doris17 7/15
InDebtEnby 6/12
IRunFar 10Jay1 2 10/14
KajiKita 14/15
laurenh1 12/18
LittleMissDetermined 15Money Choices 12Optimistic Saver 6/18
Pinkpieuni 8/10
QueenJess 7/15
short bird 11/18
thepurplepixie 6/15
Thriftymissus 14/TF
VickyA 2 5/10
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Declaring a very early NSD 19/20 Monday! Manic day of appointments, so absolutely no chnce of spending a penny on so many levels! Far too much detailWishing everyone a Marvellous NSD Monday!
# No.2 Save 1p A Day Challenge 2026 £236.68 / £667.95 (4)# No.4 Save £12k in 2026 £6,234.25 / £12,000 (4)# No.4 £2 Savers Club 2026 - (25/12 - 24/10) £100 / £200 (4)# No.8 Sealed Pot Challenge 19 - 2026 - 24/12 - 24/10 £60+ / £400 (4)# No.5 Fiver Friday Challenge 2026 £85/£230 (4)# Make £2026 in 2026 £1934.27 / £2026 (4)2 -
It was beautiful slightly scented, yellow-orange one, mid sized DA one (I find the big ones flop). They did appreciate it 😊cathybird said:
KKAs at 17.04.26:
- When bought house £315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now £216,847
- OPs to mortgage = £17,793 Estd. interest saved = £9,021 to date
c. 16 months reduction in term
Fixed rate 3.85% ends October 2030
Read 28 books of target 52 in 2026 as @ 23rd April.
Produce tracker: £78 of £400 in 2026
Watch your thoughts, they become your words.
Watch your words, they become your actions.Watch your actions, they become your reality.2 -
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