July 2025 NSD challenge
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Joyful July's No-Spend Days Challenge!
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Number 16 today for me. Pleased to be back on it for a few days.2
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Can I please be put down for another 4?! 😮
11/10
Can’t believe I’ve done it ! I’ve saved so much money this month it’s crazy. I’ll keep the goal at 10 but still keep going with the nsd!!October GC 🧡🫶 £111.19/£400
September GC 🥨🍕 - £475.63/£600
PAD Oct 💰 - £17.30PAD Sept 💪 - £205.50PAD August 🤑 - £151.90
PAD July 💷 - £305.60
NSD Oct 💳 - 2/10
NSD Sept 🙏 - 8/10
NSD August ✋ - 3/10NSD July 🚫 - 12/10
Debt Marstons - paid off (June 25)Debt Clearpay - paid off (July 25)
Debt Ovo - paid off (July 25)
Debt Klarna- paid off (September 25)
Debt Capitol one- £446.13Debt Barclaycard - £1,192.00
Debt Uksl - £1,389.832 -
Not today, I am beautifying myself and lunch out for profile pageXXMissions: -
1) Build up an emergency fund (EF) £2000/£3500 By end of 2025!
2) Pay off Mortgage Starting £58000 (11/04/2017) - Current balance £46985.67 (21/10/2025) Unknown time frame? Start coming soon. ( another 5 years?)
3) Improve the number of no spend days.1 -
Well done, if only we could all do this, it would be greatXXChangeyourlife25 said:Can I please be put down for another 4?! 😮
11/10
Can’t believe I’ve done it ! I’ve saved so much money this month it’s crazy. I’ll keep the goal at 10 but still keep going with the nsd!!Missions: -
1) Build up an emergency fund (EF) £2000/£3500 By end of 2025!
2) Pay off Mortgage Starting £58000 (11/04/2017) - Current balance £46985.67 (21/10/2025) Unknown time frame? Start coming soon. ( another 5 years?)
3) Improve the number of no spend days.1 -
Nsd for me today.
Challenges
NSD - Oct 13/10
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 £27,324.59/£38,000
Mortgage - Jan 2025 £75,600-Current bal £46,226.10 Target MF (Jun 26) 252 days.
Loan - Jan 2025 £4,095 - Current balance £1,799.89
"Look after the pennies and the pounds will look after themselves"
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Tuesday is day 13...‘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 -
Definitely NOT today! 😊 I is officially on holiday (and had forgotten how parking costs add up and up!).
KKAs at 15.10.25:
- When bought house £315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now £229,702
- OPs to mortgage = £12,345 Estd. interest saved = £5,863 to date
Fixed rate 3.85% ends October 2030
Read 59books of target 52 in 2025, as @ 18th October
Produce tracker: £426 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.2 -
14/8 today… I don’t spend much on work days.1
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July targetsAuntieL 2/18
beanielou 21/19
BridgetTheCat 14/8
Caeraugirl 10cathybird 12/15
Changeyourlife25 11/10
Crazybee787 3/19
Crazycatlady2 3/15
cuddlymarm 15CynicalPinnacle 10Dizzycap 20/20
Doris17 7/15
InDebtEnby 8/12
IRunFar 10Jay1 2 10/14
KajiKita 15/15
laurenh1 15/18
LittleMissDetermined 15Money Choices 12Optimistic Saver 6/18
Pinkpieuni 9/10
QueenJess 7/15
short bird 13/18
thepurplepixie 6/15
Thriftymissus 16/TF
VickyA 2 5/10
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🌞 🌞 Newcomers welcome! 🌞 🌞0 -
Number 8 for meCurrent No Spend Challenge: 16/13
2025 No Spend Days: 130/150
Bank Loan Original End Date: 08/2030
Current End Date: 08/20301
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