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Splendid September's No-Spend Days Challenge!

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  • KajiKita
    KajiKita Posts: 9,999 Forumite
    Fifth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    NSD here 😊

    KK
    As at 17.04.26:
    - When bought house £315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now £216,847
    - OPs to mortgage = £17,793 Estd. interest saved = £9,021 to date
    c. 16 months reduction in term
    Fixed rate 3.85% ends October 2030

    Read 28 books of target 52 in 2026 as @ 23rd April. 
    Produce tracker: £78 of £400 in 2026

    Watch your thoughts, they become your words.
    Watch your words, they become your actions. 
    Watch your actions, they become your reality. 
  • NSD here for me! 
  • cathybird
    cathybird Posts: 16,524 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    edited 12 September 2025 at 6:10PM
    September 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


    September targets


    Afdaff 10 


    AuntieL 8/18  image  image 


    beanielou 11/19  image  image  image  


    Caeraugirl 10 


    cathybird 8/15  image  image 


    Changeyourlife25 2/10  image 


    Crazybee787 8/19  image  image 


    Crazycatlady2 15 


    Dizzycap 11/20  image  image  image  


    Doris17 15 


    Emmel 12 


    InDebtEnby 4/13  image 


    KajiKita 8/20  image  image 


    laurenh1 7/18  image  image 


    LittleMissDetermined 6/15  image  image 


    Pinkpieuni 7/10  image  image 


    Prodigal50 2/10  image 


    Quantaqa 15 


    QueenJess 9/15  image  image 


    Scrumpy18 10 


    short bird 9/18   image  image 


    Tenar15 5/10   image  image 


    thepurplepixie 15  


    Thriftymissus 24  


    VickyA 2 6/15   image  image 



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  • Dizzycap
    Dizzycap Posts: 1,813 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Second Anniversary Photogenic Debt-free and Proud!
    Good morning all  <3 Great going with all the NSD's this month - We can smash September  :D
    Declaring an 11/20 NSD Friday - finishing off the back garden bulbing inbetween the on/off rain showers  :D
    ~ NSD 2026 Challenge April 23/20 (4)
    # No.12 Save £2 a Day 2026 £243.32 / £730 (4)
    # No.2 Save 1p A Day Challenge 2026 £236.68 / £667.95 (4)
    # No.19 52 Week Env Challenge 2026 £520 / £1378 (4)
    # No.4 Save £12k in 2026  £6,234.25 / £12,000 (4)
    # No.4 £2 Savers Club 2026 - (25/12 - 24/10) £100 / £200 (4)
    No.8 Sealed Pot Challenge 19 - 2026 - 24/12 - 24/10 £60+ / £400 (4)
    # Make £2026 in 2026 £1934.27 / £2026 (4)
  • 8/19 For yesterday please @cathybird Thank youXX
  • Finally another NSD for me today :)
    LMD x
    Life gets in the way...PADding is addictive...Saving's better than spending...
    2026 1p challenge #7 | Cash envelope challenge #01 | SPC #017
    EF £1000/£1000 | Sabbatical £4685/£6000
  • QueenJess
    QueenJess Posts: 4,775 Forumite
    Eighth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Declaring a NSD for yesterday and another one for today.
    2026 decluttering: 1,120 🤑🥉 ⭐️🥈🥇 ⭐️ ⭐️💎 ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️🏆⭐️
    2026 use up challenge: 317🥉 ⭐️🥈🥇 ⭐️ ⭐️💎 ⭐️🏆⭐️
    2026 decluttering goals I Use up Challenge: 🥉52 🥈100 🥇250 💎365 🏆1,000 👑3,000I 🥉25 🥈50 🥇100 💎150 🏆300 👑1,000
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 99,378 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.

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    ***Fall down seven times,stand up eight*** in ~~Japanese proverb.
    ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger.
    One debt remaining. Home improvement loan. 19months left.
  • AuntieL
    AuntieL Posts: 502 Forumite
    500 Posts Second Anniversary Name Dropper Photogenic
    NSD Friday
    Debt-free journey started August 2023. DF 02/09/2024 🥳 (except mortgage)
    April 2026 NSD Challenge 0/15

    MFW 2025 #45
    Jan 2016 Mortgage = £150,894 (23years 0months)
    Current outstanding = £90,256.60 (10years 1month)
    2024 Overpayment = £675.66
    2025 Overpayment = £710/£700
    2026 Overpayment = £357.72/£1000
  • short_bird
    short_bird Posts: 4,068 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    I thought I'd mentioned it was day 9 but obviously not  :D
    ‘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.
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