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Joyful July's No-Spend Days Challenge!

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  • Thriftymissus
    Thriftymissus Posts: 283 Forumite
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    Number 16 today for me. Pleased to be back on it for a few days. 
  • Changeyourlife25
    Changeyourlife25 Posts: 83 Forumite
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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!! 
    September GC 🥨🍕 - £243.88/£600 
     
    PAD Sept 💪 - £99.06
    PAD August  🤑 - £151.90 
    PAD July 💷 - £305.60

    NSD Sept 🙏 - 2/10
    NSD August ✋ - 3/10 
    NSD 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- £263.98 
    Debt Barclaycard - £1,069.33
    Debt Uksl  - £1,399.83  

  • CrazyBee787
    CrazyBee787 Posts: 1,104 Forumite
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    Not today, I am beautifying myself and lunch out for profile pageXX
    Mission 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!
  • CrazyBee787
    CrazyBee787 Posts: 1,104 Forumite
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    Changeyourlife25 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!! 
    Well done, if only we could all do this, it would be greatXX
    Mission 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!
  • Pinkpieuni
    Pinkpieuni Posts: 169 Forumite
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    Nsd for me today. 

    Challenges

    NSD - Sept 12/10

    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"

  • short_bird
    short_bird Posts: 4,049 Forumite
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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.
  • KajiKita
    KajiKita Posts: 8,100 Forumite
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    Definitely NOT today! 😊 I is officially on holiday (and had forgotten how parking costs add up and up!).

    KK
    As 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: £389 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. 
  • BridgetTheCat
    BridgetTheCat Posts: 170 Forumite
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    14/8 today… I don’t spend much on work days. 
  • cathybird
    cathybird Posts: 15,756 Forumite
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    edited 23 July at 10:22PM
    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 21/19  image  image  image  image  image  image  image

    BridgetTheCat 14/8  image  image  image  image  image

    Caeraugirl 10 

    cathybird 12/15  image  image  image 

    Changeyourlife25 11/10  image  image  image  image  image

    Crazybee787 3/19  image 

    Crazycatlady2 3/15  image 

    cuddlymarm 15 

    CynicalPinnacle 10 

    Dizzycap 20/20  image  image  image  image  image  image 

    Doris17 7/15  image  image 

    InDebtEnby 8/12  image  image 

    IRunFar 10 

    Jay1 2 10/14  image  image  image 

    KajiKita 15/15  image  image  image  image  image 

    laurenh1 15/18  image  image  image  image 

    LittleMissDetermined 15 

    Money Choices 12 

    Optimistic Saver 6/18  image  image 

    Pinkpieuni 9/10  image  image 

    QueenJess 7/15  image  image 

    short bird 13/18   image  image  image 

    thepurplepixie 6/15   image  image 

    Thriftymissus 16/TF   image  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: 141 Forumite
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    Number 8 for me
    Current No Spend Challenge: 6/13
    2025 No Spend Days: 108/100
    Bank Loan Original End Date: 08/2030
    Current End Date: 08/2030
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