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Awesome August's No-Spend Days Challenge!

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  • CrazyBee787
    CrazyBee787 Posts: 1,220 Forumite
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    Not today, I was hungry after brekkie and I had a big day ahead with decorating which I have now done, I do wish I hadn't gone and spent but that is how it isXX
    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.
  • Quantaqa
    Quantaqa Posts: 165 Forumite
    100 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Another one today..13/15 🙂
    Frugal Living challenge 2025
    Grocery Challenge August /£180
    Save £12k in 2025 Challenge - Goal £30k
    August NSD Challenge - 5/15NSDs 
  • InDebtEnby
    InDebtEnby Posts: 184 Forumite
    100 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Another NSD for me
    Current No Spend Challenge: 13/13
    2025 No Spend Days: 127/150
    Bank Loan Original End Date: 08/2030
    Current End Date: 08/2030
  • Pinkpieuni
    Pinkpieuni Posts: 180 Forumite
    100 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Another nsd 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"

  • cathybird
    cathybird Posts: 15,841 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    edited 21 August at 5:41PM
    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 7/10  image  image 

    AuntieL 9/18  image  image 

    beanielou 16/19  image  image  image   image 

    Caeraugirl 8/10  image  image 

    cathybird 17/15  image  image  image   image   image  image

    Changeyourlife25 3/10  image 

    Crazybee787 5/19  image  image 

    Crazycatlady2 15 

    Dizzycap 19/20  image  image  image   image 

    Doris17 1/15  image 

    Emmel 12 

    InDebtEnby 11/13  image  image  image 

    Jay1 2 14 

    KajiKita 15/20  image  image  image   image 

    laurenh1 12/18  image  image  image 

    LittleMissDetermined 15/15  image  image  image   image   image 

    Optimistic Saver 18 

    Pinkpieuni 4/10  image 

    Prodigal50 2/15  image 

    Quantaqa 13/15  image  image  image 

    QueenJess 10/15  image  image  image  

    Scrumpy18 10 

    short bird 12/18   image  image  image  

    thepurplepixie 15  

    Thriftymissus 9/24   image  image 

    VickyA 2 1/10   image 


    To see the updated results for August on phone or tablet, click here :)


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  • Thriftymissus
    Thriftymissus Posts: 283 Forumite
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    I’ve lost the plot with NSDs, this month but life happens x I’m on number nine after not spending today. I’m sure I can get some more as well before the month’s out,  but my high target has gone out the window x 
  • Dizzycap
    Dizzycap Posts: 1,241 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Second Anniversary Photogenic Debt-free and Proud!
    Declaring a spendy day Thursday - emergency food purchase for a sick animal, so staying on 19/20  ;)
    Wishing everyone a Thrashingly Terrific NSD Thursday!  :o:D:D
    ~ NSD 2025 - NSD October 19/20 (9 x💯)
    # Spectos/Royal Mail Monitoring and Posting Panel - On Rest - 2 x £25 Vouchers Redeemed, 29 FREE Books of RM Stamps & Presentation Pack.
    ~ Totally FREE Christmas 2025 - 🎁✉️🏷🎀💐🪪🗒🧺
    ⭐️Completed Challenges 2025:
    # No.36 Make £2025 in 2025 £1278.68 / £2025  (4) 💯💯💯
    # No.12 Save £2 a Day 2025 £730/ £730 💯
    # No.27 Save 1p A Day 2025 £667.95 / £667.95 💯
    # No.19 52 Week Env Challenge £1378 / £1378 💯 
    # No.34 Save £12k in 2025 £20,075.12 / £12,000 💯 (8) - Continuing
  • QueenJess
    QueenJess Posts: 4,617 Forumite
    Eighth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Declaring another NSD today.
    2025 decluttering: 5,256 🌟🥉🌟💐🏅🏅🌟🥈🏅🌟🏅💐💎🌟🏅🏆🌟🏅🌟🌟
    2025 use up challenge: 406🥉🥈🥇💎🏆
    Big kitchen declutter challenge 137/150
    2025 decluttering goals I Use up Challenge: 🥉365 🥈750 🥇1,000 💎2,000 🏆 3,000 👑 8,000 I 🥉12 🥈26 🥇52 💎 100 🏆 250 👑 500
  • LittleMissDetermined
    LittleMissDetermined Posts: 9,872 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Debt-free and Proud! Photogenic
    It's another one for me today please
    LMD x
    Life gets in the way...PADding is addictive...Saving's better than spending...
    My savings diary - Now for a healthier, wealthier me
    2025 1p challenge #41 | Cash envelope challenge #01 | SPC #017
    Sealed pot 2025 £7390 | EF £1000/£1000 | Sabbatical £3677/£6000 | Travel savings £1832 | Sinking pots £3107
  • AuntieL
    AuntieL Posts: 419 Forumite
    100 Posts Second Anniversary Name Dropper Photogenic
    Early call for NSD Thursday 😁
    Debt-free journey started August 2023. DF 02/09/2024 🥳 (except mortgage)
    October 2025 NSD Challenge 10/18

    MFW 2025 #45
    Jan 2016 Mortgage = £149,895
    Current outstanding = £94,306.78
    2024 Overpayment = £675.66
    2025 Overpayment = £645/£700
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