October 2025 NSD challenge
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Outstanding October's No-Spend Days Challenge!
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Not one yesterday but one today 😊
KKAs at 15.12.25:
- When bought house £315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now £227,385
- OPs to mortgage = £12,881 Estd. interest saved = £6,203 to date
c. 16 months reduction in term
Fixed rate 3.85% ends October 2030
Read 80 books of target 52 in 2025, as @ 25th December
Produce tracker: £457 of £300 in 2025
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"A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of" Jane Austen in Mansfield Park.
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October targetsAuntieL 4/18
beanielou 4/19
Caeraugirl 10cathybird 3/15
Changeyourlife25 2/10
Crazybee787 2/12
Crazycatlady2 15Dizzycap 4/20
doingitanyway 3/12
Doris17 3/15
Emmel 12InDebtEnby 3/13
KajiKita 3/20
laurenh1 3/18
LittleMissDetermined 2/18
Pinkpieuni 2/10
Prodigal50 10Quantaqa 15QueenJess 3/15
short bird 2/18
Tenar15 10VickyA 2 15To see the updated results for October on phone or tablet, click here
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Anything that isn't a bill I count as spending, otherwise I would overspend, especially on snacks.cathybird said:
@InDebtEnby you don't have to include basic groceries so if that's all you spent I think it's an NSD. It sounds as though you could not have gone with the planned chicken so not a lot of choice. xxInDebtEnby said:I ended up buying meatballs for dinner yesterday since the chicken was looking dodgy. I forgot to use the gift card so it ended up being a spend day 😭Current No Spend Challenge: 11/13
2025 No Spend Days: 158/150
Bank Loan Original End Date: 08/2030
Current End Date: 01/20301 -
One for todayCurrent No Spend Challenge: 11/13
2025 No Spend Days: 158/150
Bank Loan Original End Date: 08/2030
Current End Date: 01/20301 -
Declaring a NSD today.2025 decluttering: 5,544 🌟🥉🌟💐🏅🏅🌟🥈🏅🌟🏅💐💎🌟🏅🏆🌟🏅🌟🌟2025 use up challenge: 513🥉🥈🥇💎🏆 👑Big kitchen declutter challenge 143/1502025 decluttering goals I Use up Challenge: 🥉365 🥈750 🥇1,000 💎2,000 🏆 3,000 👑 8,000 I 🥉12 🥈26 🥇52 💎 100 🏆 250 👑 5001
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NSD yesterday 3/15
Today will be have to do a small grocery shop.
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If you have built castles in the air, your work should not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them
Emergency fund 350/1000
Buffer fund 100/100
Debt Free (again) 25/07/20251 -
3 to report, today being my third 😁1
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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.2
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