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Awesome August's No-Spend Days Challenge!

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  • Quantaqa
    Quantaqa Posts: 163 Forumite
    100 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    NSD number 3 for me today 😃.  
    Frugal Living challenge 2025
    Grocery Challenge August /£180
    Save £12k in 2025 Challenge - Goal £30k
    August NSD Challenge - 5/15NSDs 
  • laurenh1
    laurenh1 Posts: 1,002 Forumite
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    One for today. Spent yesterday as my youngest needed new trainers and I booked and paid for a crafting workshop for next weekend. We are making clippy mats and lunch is provided for £10. Something I have wanted to try for a while so I am really looking forward to that! xx
  • Caeraugirl
    Caeraugirl Posts: 593 Forumite
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    A further NSD for me yesterday taking me to 3/10, but knew I'd be spending today - hopefully will bag another tomorrow.
    #21 Save £12k in 2025 £16977.35/£20000

    August NSD Challenge 8/10
  • KajiKita
    KajiKita Posts: 7,900 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Fourth Anniversary Name Dropper Photogenic
    NSD today 😊

    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 44 books of target 52 in 2025, as @ 21st August
    Produce tracker: £353 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. 
  • Dizzycap
    Dizzycap Posts: 1,148 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Second Anniversary Photogenic Debt-free and Proud!
    Declaring 6/20 NSD Wednesday  :)
    ~ NSD 2025 - NSD August 22/20 (x💯)
    # Spectos/Royal Mail Monitoring and Posting Panel - Ongoing - 1 x £25 Voucher Redeemed, 24 FREE Books of RM Stamps & Presentation Packs.
    ~ Totally FREE Christmas 2025 - 🎁✉️🏷🎀💐🪪🗒🧺
    ⭐️Completed Challenges 2025:
    # No.36 Make £2025 in 2025 £593.80 / £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 £16,543.30 / £12,000 💯 (8) - Continuing (-30p)
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 95,759 Ambassador
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    Yesterday & today for me.
    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.

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    "A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of" Jane Austen in Mansfield Park.

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  • InDebtEnby
    InDebtEnby Posts: 122 Forumite
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    Number 4 for me
    August No Spend Challenge: 12/13
    2025 No Spend Days: 99/100
    Bank Loan Original End Date: 08/2030
    Current End Date: 08/2030
  • cathybird
    cathybird Posts: 15,692 Forumite
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    edited 7 August at 6:23PM
    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


    AuntieL 18 


    beanielou 7/19  image  image 


    Caeraugirl 3/10  image 


    cathybird 6/15  image  image 


    Changeyourlife25 2/10  image 


    Crazybee787 3/19  image 


    Crazycatlady2 15 


    Dizzycap 6/20  image  image 


    Doris17 1/15  image 


    Emmel 12 


    InDebtEnby 4/13  image 


    Jay1 2 14 


    KajiKita 4/20  image 


    laurenh1 5/18  image  image 


    LittleMissDetermined 5/15  image  image 


    Optimistic Saver 18 


    Pinkpieuni 1/10  image 


    Prodigal50 15 


    Quantaqa 3/15  image 


    QueenJess 1/15  image 


    Scrumpy18 10 


    short bird 5/18   image  image 


    thepurplepixie 15  


    Thriftymissus 3/24   image 


    VickyA 2 1/10   image 



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


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  • short_bird
    short_bird Posts: 4,034 Forumite
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    day 5 on Wednesday.
    ‘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.
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 95,759 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.
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