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Splendid September's No-Spend Days Challenge!

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  • VickyA_2
    VickyA_2 Posts: 4,614 Forumite
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    Another 2 NSDs to add! 
    Sealed Pot Challenge #021 #8 975.71 #9 £881.44 #10 £961.13 #11 £782.13 #12 £741.83 #13 £2135.22 #14 £895.53 #15 £1240.40 #16 £1805.87 #17 £1820.01 declared
  • cathybird
    cathybird Posts: 15,846 Forumite
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    CrazyBee787 said:
    Hi @cathybird does spending £7348 on a car count as a spend 🤣🤣 I didn't spend on anything else
    @CrazyBee787 ha, sadly yes it does :) congrats on the new car though! 
  • cathybird
    cathybird Posts: 15,846 Forumite
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    edited 23 September at 10:16PM
    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 14/18  image  image  image  

    beanielou 21/19  image  image  image   image  image  image  image

    Caeraugirl 10 

    cathybird 17/15  image  image  image   image  image  image

    Changeyourlife25 5/10  image  image 

    Crazybee787 10/19  image  image  image  

    Crazycatlady2 15 

    Dizzycap 21/20  image  image  image   image  image  image  image

    Doris17 15 

    Emmel 12 

    InDebtEnby 10/13  image  image  image  

    KajiKita 17/20  image  image  image   image 

    laurenh1 15/18  image  image  image   image 

    LittleMissDetermined 13/15  image  image  image  

    Pinkpieuni 13/10  image  image  image   image  image

    Prodigal50 8/10  image  image 

    Quantaqa 15 

    QueenJess 15/15  image  image  image   image  image 

    Scrumpy18 10 

    short bird 15/18   image  image  image   image 

    Tenar15 8/10   image  image 

    thepurplepixie 15  

    Thriftymissus 24  

    VickyA 2 12/15   image  image  image  


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  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 96,693 Ambassador
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Academoney Grad Mortgage-free Glee!
    One today. 
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  • Dizzycap
    Dizzycap Posts: 1,242 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Second Anniversary Photogenic Debt-free and Proud!
    Declaring a 21/20 NSD Tuesday!  :D - Toot! I've got my walking the crazy doggie emoji  <3:D

    ~ NSD 2025 - NSD October 21/20 (10 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
  • Pinkpieuni
    Pinkpieuni Posts: 180 Forumite
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    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"

  • laurenh1
    laurenh1 Posts: 1,031 Forumite
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    An early call for today please :) 
  • short_bird
    short_bird Posts: 4,066 Forumite
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    Tuesday is day 15.
    ‘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.
  • InDebtEnby
    InDebtEnby Posts: 187 Forumite
    100 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    I seem to have been stuck on 9 for a while. One today despite getting McDonald's for lunch as I forgot to defrost bread, but paid using points and a freebie from the monopoly prizes.
    Current No Spend Challenge: 17/13
    2025 No Spend Days: 131/150
    Bank Loan Original End Date: 08/2030
    Current End Date: 08/2030
  • CrazyBee787
    CrazyBee787 Posts: 1,230 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Not today, I needed more food while at work 😒
    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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