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Splendid September's No-Spend Days Challenge!

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  • CrazyBee787
    CrazyBee787 Posts: 1,212 Forumite
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    Not today @cathybird I splurged on fish & chips very naughty, I figured if Thurs & Fri are good that would be 4/5 I did enjoy the food, and it was neededXX
    Missions for the rest of the year:-

    1) Build up an emergency fund (EF) 
    2) Improve spending habits.
    3) Create a budget that is compatible to me.
    4) Buy healthier snacks to avoid junk food splurges.
  • Tenar15
    Tenar15 Posts: 12 Forumite
    10 Posts Photogenic
    Another for me today, please  :) 
  • KajiKita
    KajiKita Posts: 8,399 Forumite
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    One here 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

    Watch your thoughts, they become your words.
    Watch your words, they become your actions. 
    Watch your actions, they become your reality. 
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 96,638 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.
  • short_bird
    short_bird Posts: 4,065 Forumite
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    Day 3 today.
    ‘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.
  • cathybird
    cathybird Posts: 15,837 Forumite
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    edited 4 September at 3:45PM
    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 1/18  image 


    beanielou 4/19  image 


    Caeraugirl 10 


    cathybird 2/15  image 


    Changeyourlife25 10 


    Crazybee787 2/19  image 


    Crazycatlady2 15 


    Dizzycap 3/20  image 


    Doris17 15 


    Emmel 12 


    InDebtEnby 2/13  image 


    KajiKita 3/20  image 


    laurenh1 3/18  image 


    LittleMissDetermined 2/15  image 


    Pinkpieuni 2/10  image 


    Prodigal50 1/10  image 


    Quantaqa 15 


    QueenJess 2/15  image 


    Scrumpy18 10 


    short bird 3/18   image 


    Tenar15 2/10   image 


    thepurplepixie 15  


    Thriftymissus 24  


    VickyA 2 1/15   image 



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  • InDebtEnby
    InDebtEnby Posts: 183 Forumite
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    Another one for me 
    Current No Spend Challenge: 13/13
    2025 No Spend Days: 127/150
    Bank Loan Original End Date: 08/2030
    Current End Date: 08/2030
  • Dizzycap
    Dizzycap Posts: 1,239 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Second Anniversary Photogenic Debt-free and Proud!
    edited 4 September at 12:26AM
    Great NSD going all xxxx
     @Thriftymissus - Hope everything is ok & sending big ((hugs))) xx
    Today will be a spendy day as having trees removed & hedges cut in back garden, so will be doing a couple of online essential stock up shops; now, which have been sweetend even more by 65% discounts, extra loyalty card bonus points, & the use of a bundle of free Amazon gift cards I've received through TCB  ;)
    ~ NSD 2025 - NSD October 18/20 (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
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 96,638 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.
  • Prodigal50
    Prodigal50 Posts: 122 Forumite
    100 Posts Second Anniversary Name Dropper
    Day one done 👍 
    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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