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Awesome August's No-Spend Days Challenge!

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Prodigal50 Posts: 122 Forumite

7 August at 8:58AM

First no spend day yesterday :-)

Jan 2022
Owed approx 70,000 in consumer debt

Dec 2024/August 2025
Loan 1 4750/0
Loan 2 10690/0
Card 1 10764/7578
Card 2 5674/4230
Card 3 5158/0
Total 37036/11803

Emergency Fund 0/2000

2022 Over 70k debt. Time to change!
2022-25 Paying off debt.
2025 Cash lump sum used to pay down debt quicker than hoped.
2025+???? Stay happy and in control of my finances

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laurenh1 Posts: 1,030 Forumite

7 August at 11:14AM

One today please off out for tea tonight but my friend is treating me

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CrazyBee787 Posts: 1,224 Forumite

7 August at 1:09PM

Not today or yesterday, MOT and snacks and take out yesterdayXX

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.
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beanielou Posts: 96,679 Ambassador

7 August at 1:21PM

One today.

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KajiKita Posts: 8,443 Forumite

7 August at 5:13PM

One today 😊

KK

As at 15.10.25:
- When bought house £315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now £229,702
- OPs to mortgage = £12,345 Estd. interest saved = £5,863 to date
Fixed rate 3.85% ends October 2030

Read 59books of target 52 in 2025, as @ 18th October
Produce tracker: £426 of £300 in 2025

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Dizzycap Posts: 1,241 Forumite

7 August at 5:32PM

Declaring a 7/20 NSD Thursday

~ 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
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cathybird Posts: 15,843 Forumite

7 August at 6:25PM edited 7 August at 10:55PM

August 2025 NSD challenge

Off to a start =

5 days =

10 days =

15 days =

20 days =

Target reached =

Target beaten =

August targets

Afdaff 2/10

AuntieL 18

beanielou 7/19

Caeraugirl 3/10

cathybird 7/15

Changeyourlife25 2/10

Crazybee787 3/19

Crazycatlady2 15

Dizzycap 7/20

Doris17 1/15

Emmel 12

InDebtEnby 5/13

Jay1 2 14

KajiKita 5/20

laurenh1 6/18

LittleMissDetermined 5/15

Optimistic Saver 18

Pinkpieuni 1/10

Prodigal50 1/15

Quantaqa 3/15

QueenJess 1/15

Scrumpy18 10

short bird 5/18

thepurplepixie 15

Thriftymissus 3/24

VickyA 2 1/10

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

🌞 🌞 Newcomers welcome! 🌞 🌞

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Afdaff Posts: 39 Forumite

7 August at 8:10PM

May I join in a little late, as a first timer? I’m going to try for 10 NSD and have managed my first two yesterday and today.

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InDebtEnby Posts: 186 Forumite

7 August at 10:20PM

Another one for me

Current No Spend Challenge: 16/13
2025 No Spend Days: 130/150
Bank Loan Original End Date: 08/2030
Current End Date: 08/2030
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cathybird Posts: 15,843 Forumite

7 August at 10:58PM

hi Afdaff and welcome to our lovely thread! I've added you to the list, hope you enjoy the challenge!

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