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Awesome August's No-Spend Days Challenge!

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  • beanielou
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    edited 18 May at 9:42AM
    cathybird said:
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    Hi all, I need more milk & garlic as it is grocery items are you okay when I get this tomorrow, providing this is all I buy to make it a no spend day? It will give me the motivation I need to try? I think the answer will be yes, so I will try...Thank youXX
    @[Deleted User] definitely yes! xx :)
    Hi @cathybird thank you, but I have decided to buy a few other things which are not strictly groceries, I just think this morning that I would quite like not to cook or bake, so I will buy, I am trying to get into a good place for Monday (for my new job!). So plenty of R&R as my body is still complaining about the decorating I did last week! 😒
  • AuntieL
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  • Quantaqa
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    @Cathybird, I'm not going to take part in the September challenge. I've got a health situation going on and not logging in th MSE much at the moment. Best of luck to everyone taking part next month x
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  • [Deleted User]
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    Quantaqa said:
    @Cathybird, I'm not going to take part in the September challenge. I've got a health situation going on and not logging in th MSE much at the moment. Best of luck to everyone taking part next month x
    Hi Quantaqa I hope your health problem rights itself, all the bestXX
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    Two more to add to August.  Not too unhappy, considering the holiday away!
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  • Changeyourlife25
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    edited 30 August 2025 at 7:07PM

    3/10 



    Well, a fail this month from me! 
    Next months a winner I bet! 

  • KajiKita
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    Not an NSD here, but worth it 😊

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    As at 16.10.26:
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    - OPs to mortgage = £20,180 Estd. interest saved = £10,393 to date
    c. 17 months reduction in term
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    @Quantaqa very sorry to hear it, I hope you recover soon, would be lovely to see you on the thread for October if your health allows xxx 
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