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Awesome August's No-Spend Days Challenge!

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  • Dizzycap
    Dizzycap Posts: 1,476 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Second Anniversary Photogenic Debt-free and Proud!
    Great going with all the NSD everyone  <3CrazyBee787 - You can crack the monthly NSD  ;) Just think about the lunch you've just paid for that wasn't worth your money  :/:s;)
    Declaring a very early NSD 17/20 Monday - Far too busy to spend time spending today  :D
    ~ NSD 2026 Challenge January 10/20 (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 £28 / £200 (1)
    No.8 Sealed Pot Challenge 19 - 2026 - 24/12 - 24/10 £50+ / £400 (1)
    # Make £2026 in 2026 £627.92 / £2026 (1)
  • QueenJess
    QueenJess Posts: 4,674 Forumite
    Eighth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Declaring a NSD today.
    2026 decluttering: 59 🤑🥉 ⭐️
    2026 use up challenge: 27🥉
    2026 decluttering goals I Use up Challenge: 🥉52 🥈100 🥇250 💎365 I 🥉25 🥈50 🥇100 💎150

  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 97,748 Ambassador
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Academoney Grad Mortgage-free Glee!
    One today. 
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  • Quantaqa
    Quantaqa Posts: 178 Forumite
    100 Posts First Anniversary Name Dropper Photogenic
    Today is NSD no 11/15 🙂
    Frugal Living challenge 2026
    Ssve £12k in 2026
    Grocery Challenge January 2026



  • laurenh1
    laurenh1 Posts: 1,068 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    One for today please x
  • AuntieL
    AuntieL Posts: 470 Forumite
    100 Posts Second Anniversary Name Dropper Photogenic
    NSD Monday 😁
    Debt-free journey started August 2023. DF 02/09/2024 🥳 (except mortgage)
    January 2026 NSD Challenge 5/15

    MFW 2025 #45
    Jan 2016 Mortgage = £150,894 (23years 0months)
    Current outstanding = £92,396.89 (10years 4months)
    2024 Overpayment = £675.66
    2025 Overpayment = £710/£700
    2026 Overpayment = £44.43/ £1000
  • cathybird
    cathybird Posts: 16,146 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    edited 18 August 2025 at 9:56PM
    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 6/10  image  image 


    AuntieL 7/18  image  image 


    beanielou 16/19  image  image  image   image 


    Caeraugirl 8/10  image  image 


    cathybird 16/15  image  image  image   image   image  image


    Changeyourlife25 3/10  image 


    Crazybee787 5/19  image  image 


    Crazycatlady2 15 


    Dizzycap 17/20  image  image  image   image 


    Doris17 1/15  image 


    Emmel 12 


    InDebtEnby 9/13  image  image 


    Jay1 2 14 


    KajiKita 13/20  image  image  image 


    laurenh1 11/18  image  image  image 


    LittleMissDetermined 13/15  image  image  image 


    Optimistic Saver 18 


    Pinkpieuni 2/10  image 


    Prodigal50 2/15  image 


    Quantaqa 11/15  image  image  image 


    QueenJess 8/15  image  image 


    Scrumpy18 10 


    short bird 11/18   image  image  image  


    thepurplepixie 15  


    Thriftymissus 8/24   image  image 


    VickyA 2 1/10   image 



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  • short_bird
    short_bird Posts: 4,068 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Monday is day 11.
    ‘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.
  • CrazyBee787
    CrazyBee787 Posts: 1,442 Forumite
    1,000 Posts First Anniversary Name Dropper Photogenic
    5/19 Please @cathybird Thank youXX
    Goal 1: Get a permenant job that sticks.
    Goal 2: Aim 15 No spend days in January or above actual so far - 0
    Goal 3: Get a lodger
    Goal 4: Once goal 1 & 3 complete add 1K to the EF
    Goal 5: Once goal 4 complete save for my own car as I do need one.
  • KajiKita
    KajiKita Posts: 9,190 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Fourth Anniversary Name Dropper Photogenic
    NSD here 😊

    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 3 books of target 52 in 2026 as @ 10th January 
    Produce tracker: £18 of £400 in 2026

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