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Awesome August's No-Spend Days Challenge!

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  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 97,691 Ambassador
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Academoney Grad Mortgage-free Glee!
    One Friday & yesterday. One today. 
    I am a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Mortgage Free Wannabe & Local Money Saving Scotland & Disability Money Matters. If you need any help on those boards, do let me know.Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any post you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button , or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own & not the official line of Money Saving Expert.

    Lou~ Debt free Wanabe No 55 DF 03/14.**Credit card debt free 30/06/10~** MFW. Finally mortgage free O2/ 2021****
    "A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of" Jane Austen in Mansfield Park.

    ***Fall down seven times,stand up eight*** ~~Japanese proverb.
    ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger. ***Be the difference.***
    One debt remaining. Home improvement loan.
  • laurenh1
    laurenh1 Posts: 1,067 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    One for yesterday please :) 
  • cathybird
    cathybird Posts: 16,131 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    edited 12 August 2025 at 9:43PM
    August 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


    August targets


    Afdaff 2/10  image 


    AuntieL 2/18  image 


    beanielou 11/19  image  image  image 


    Caeraugirl 4/10  image 


    cathybird 10/15  image  image  image 


    Changeyourlife25 3/10  image 


    Crazybee787 4/19  image 


    Crazycatlady2 15 


    Dizzycap 12/20  image  image  image 


    Doris17 1/15  image 


    Emmel 12 


    InDebtEnby 6/13  image  image 


    Jay1 2 14 


    KajiKita 8/20  image  image 


    laurenh1 7/18  image  image 


    LittleMissDetermined 9/15  image  image 


    Optimistic Saver 18 


    Pinkpieuni 1/10  image 


    Prodigal50 2/15  image 


    Quantaqa 5/15  image  image 


    QueenJess 2/15  image 


    Scrumpy18 10 


    short bird 7/18   image  image 


    thepurplepixie 15  


    Thriftymissus 6/24   image  image 


    VickyA 2 1/10   image 



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  • Number 3 for me please 
    thanks 
    Jan 26 GC 🥞🧇 £172.30/£500

    Debt free in 2026 - £437.18 of £4,226.52
    NSD JAN 2/10
    PAD JAN £29.75

  • Quantaqa
    Quantaqa Posts: 177 Forumite
    100 Posts First Anniversary Name Dropper Photogenic
    NSD today 5/15. 
    Frugal Living challenge 2026
    Ssve £12k in 2026
    Grocery Challenge January 2026
    Declutter Challenge 2026


  • KajiKita
    KajiKita Posts: 9,157 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Fourth Anniversary Name Dropper Photogenic
    One for today 😊

    KK
    As at 15.12.25:
    - When bought house £315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now £227,385
    - OPs to mortgage = £12,881 Estd. interest saved = £6,203 to date
    c. 16 months reduction in term
    Fixed rate 3.85% ends October 2030

    Read 2 books of target 52 in 2026 as @ 4th January 
    Produce tracker: £10 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. 
  • QueenJess
    QueenJess Posts: 4,668 Forumite
    Eighth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Declaring a NSD today.
    2026 decluttering: 53 🤑🥉
    2026 use up challenge: 24
    2026 decluttering goals I Use up Challenge: 🥉52 🥈100 🥇250 💎365 I 🥉25 🥈50 🥇100 💎150
  • Dizzycap
    Dizzycap Posts: 1,465 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Second Anniversary Photogenic Debt-free and Proud!
    Awesome going folks!  :) Declaring a very early 12/20 NSD Birthday Tuesday  :D:D It's free treats for me all day!  :D
    ~ NSD 2026 Challenge January 8/20 (1)
    # No.12 Save £2 a Day 2026 £60.83 / £730 (1)
    # No.2 Save 1p A Day Challenge 2026 £59.17 / £667.95 (1)
    # No.19 52 Week Env Challenge 2026 £130 / £1378 (1)
    # No.4 Save £12k in 2026  £2454.88 / £12,000 (1)
    # No.4 £2 Savers Club 2026 - 25/12 - 24/10 £26 / £200 (1)
    No.8 Sealed Pot Challenge 19 - 2026 - 24/12 - 24/10 £50+ / £400 (1)
    # Make £2026 in 2026 £602.92 / £2026 (1)
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 97,691 Ambassador
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Academoney Grad Mortgage-free Glee!
    One today. 
    I am a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Mortgage Free Wannabe & Local Money Saving Scotland & Disability Money Matters. If you need any help on those boards, do let me know.Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any post you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button , or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own & not the official line of Money Saving Expert.

    Lou~ Debt free Wanabe No 55 DF 03/14.**Credit card debt free 30/06/10~** MFW. Finally mortgage free O2/ 2021****
    "A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of" Jane Austen in Mansfield Park.

    ***Fall down seven times,stand up eight*** ~~Japanese proverb.
    ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger. ***Be the difference.***
    One debt remaining. Home improvement loan.
  • It's another for me today, hubby is on SSP so we are really having to curb any spending. He's being discharged this week though - yay!
    LMD x
    Life gets in the way...PADding is addictive...Saving's better than spending...
    2026 1p challenge #7 | Cash envelope challenge #01 | SPC #017
    EF £1000/£1000 | Sabbatical £4220/£6000
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