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Splendid September's No-Spend Days Challenge!

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LittleMissDetermined Posts: 9,760 Forumite

5 September at 7:37AM

It's one for me today
LMD x

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AuntieL Posts: 394 Forumite

5 September at 1:04PM

NSD Friday 😁

Debt-free journey started August 2023. DF 02/09/2024 🥳 (except mortgage)
August 2025 NSD Challenge 10/18

MFW 2025 #45
Jan 2016 Mortgage = £149,895
Current outstanding = £94,980.28
2024 Overpayment = £675.66
2025 Overpayment = £622/£700
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Changeyourlife25 Posts: 83 Forumite

5 September at 2:36PM

2 for me please
(Monday and Tuesday)

September GC 🥨🍕 - £243.88/£600

PAD Sept 💪 - £99.06
PAD August 🤑 - £151.90
PAD July 💷 - £305.60

NSD Sept 🙏 - 2/10
NSD August ✋ - 3/10
NSD July 🚫 - 12/10

Debt Marstons - paid off (June 25)
Debt Clearpay - paid off (July 25)
Debt Ovo - paid off (July 25)
Debt Klarna- paid off (September 25)
Debt Capitol one- £263.98
Debt Barclaycard - £1,069.33
Debt Uksl - £1,399.83

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cathybird Posts: 15,750 Forumite

5 September at 5:30PM edited 6 September at 4:21PM

September 2025 NSD challenge

Off to a start =

5 days =

10 days =

15 days =

20 days =

Target reached =

Target beaten =

September targets

Afdaff 10

AuntieL 3/18

beanielou 5/19

Caeraugirl 10

cathybird 3/15

Changeyourlife25 2/10

Crazybee787 3/19

Crazycatlady2 15

Dizzycap 4/20

Doris17 15

Emmel 12

InDebtEnby 4/13

KajiKita 4/20

laurenh1 3/18

LittleMissDetermined 3/15

Pinkpieuni 3/10

Prodigal50 1/10

Quantaqa 15

QueenJess 4/15

Scrumpy18 10

short bird 4/18

Tenar15 3/10

thepurplepixie 15

Thriftymissus 24

VickyA 2 1/15

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

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CrazyBee787 Posts: 1,092 Forumite

5 September at 5:38PM

3/19 Please @cathybird Thank you

Mission Number One: Get a job!
Mission Number Two: Get a lodger!
Mission Number Three: Clear debt, starting balance: £1997.17, balance now: £1800.00
Mission Number Four: Keep Job!
Once accomplished all four missions come back and start new missions!
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Tenar15 Posts: 7 Forumite

5 September at 6:52PM

None for me today unfortunately, as I've well and truly pushed the contents of my fridge to their limits, and the OH has been looking longingly at crumbs in the cupboards!

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QueenJess Posts: 4,572 Forumite

5 September at 8:18PM

Declaring another NSD for today.

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2025 use up challenge: 362🥉🥈🥇💎🏆
Mini freezer challenge +4/-20
Big kitchen declutter challenge 120/150
2025 decluttering goals I Use up Challenge: 🥉365 🥈750 🥇1,000 💎2,000 🏆 3,000 👑 8,000 I 🥉12 🥈26 🥇52 💎 100 🏆 250 👑 500
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beanielou Posts: 96,083 Ambassador

5 September at 8:32PM

One today.

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Dizzycap Posts: 1,183 Forumite

5 September at 9:05PM

It's a 4/20 NSD Friday!

~ NSD 2025 - NSD September 12/20 (9 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 £635.80 / £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)
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InDebtEnby Posts: 140 Forumite

5 September at 11:20PM

Another one for me today

Current No Spend Challenge: 4/13
2025 No Spend Days: 106/100
Bank Loan Original End Date: 08/2030
Current End Date: 08/2030
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