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  • cathybird
    cathybird Posts: 16,033 Forumite
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    edited 27 November at 3:33PM
    @QueenJess good to hear from you, hope everything is OK xx :)
  • Not one today, I'm off for a weekend shopping with the girls :)

    Can I go for 15 in December please?
    LMD x
    Life gets in the way...PADding is addictive...Saving's better than spending...
    2025 1p challenge #41 | Cash envelope challenge #01 | SPC #017
    EF £1000/£1000 | Sabbatical £4055/£6000
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 97,493 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.
  • cathybird
    cathybird Posts: 16,033 Forumite
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    edited 28 November at 4:55PM
    November 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


    November targets


    AuntieL 15/18  image  image  image   image 


    beanielou 25/19  image  image  image   image  image  image  image


    BogStandardBob 4/12  image 


    cathybird 18/15  image  image  image   image  image  image


    Changeyourlife25 10 


    Crazybee787 5/12  image  image 


    Dizzycap 24/15  image  image  image   image  image  image  image


    doingitanyway 1/12  image 


    Doris17 6/15  image  image 


    InDebtEnby 10/13  image  image  image  


    KajiKita 21/20  image  image  image   image  image  image  image


    laurenh1 20/18  image  image  image   image  image  image  image


    leftatthetrafficlights 21/15  image  image  image   image  image  image  image


    LittleMissDetermined 16/12  image  image  image   image  image  image


    Pinkpieuni 9/10  image  image 


    Prodigal50 10 


    QueenJess 15 


    short bird 18  


    VickyA 2 11/15   image  image  image  


    woodyemm 10  



    To see the updated results for November on phone or tablet, click here :)


    🌞 🌞  Newcomers welcome! 🌞 🌞
  • cathybird
    cathybird Posts: 16,033 Forumite
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    edited 28 November at 4:56PM
    December targets

    AuntieL 15
    beanielou 19
    BogStandardBob 12
    cathybird 15
    Dizzycap 20
    doingitanyway 12
    Doris17 15
    InDebtEnby 13
    KajiKita 18
    laurenh1 18
    leftatthetrafficlights 15
    LittleMissDetermined 15
    Pinkpieuni 10
    Prodigal50 10
    QueenJess 15
    short bird 18
    VickyA 2 15


    🌞 🌞  Everyone welcome to join! 🌞 🌞

  • AuntieL
    AuntieL Posts: 457 Forumite
    100 Posts Second Anniversary Name Dropper Photogenic
    NSD Thursday 😁
    Debt-free journey started August 2023. DF 02/09/2024 🥳 (except mortgage)
    December 2025 NSD Challenge 1/15

    MFW 2025 #45
    Jan 2016 Mortgage = £150,894 (23years 0months)
    Current outstanding = £93,038.66 (10years 5months)
    2024 Overpayment = £675.66
    2025 Overpayment = £710/£700
    2026 Overpayment = /£1000
  • KajiKita
    KajiKita Posts: 9,025 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Fourth Anniversary Name Dropper Photogenic
    One today 😊

    KK
    As 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

    Watch your thoughts, they become your words.
    Watch your words, they become your actions. 
    Watch your actions, they become your reality. 
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 97,493 Ambassador
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Academoney Grad Mortgage-free Glee!
    Not one tomorrow. Going out for lunch. 
    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.
  • Dizzycap
    Dizzycap Posts: 1,379 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Second Anniversary Photogenic Debt-free and Proud!
    Had a 23 /15 NSD on Wednesday; change of meeting plan & gathered at my house  :D  & 24/15 today  :D
    @cathybird - I'd like to increase my December NSD target to 20, please  :p:D
    ~ NSD 2026 - NSD January 0/20 (1)
    # Spectos/Royal Mail Monitoring and Posting Panel 2026 - On Rest
    # No.36 Make £2026 in 2026 £0 / £2026 (1)
    # No.12 Save £2 a Day 2026 £0 / £730 (1)
    # No.2 Save 1p A Day 2026 £0 / £667.95 (1)
    # No.19 52 Week Env Challenge 2026 £0 / £1378 (1)
    # No.4 Save £12k in 2026 £0 / £12,000 (1)
    # No.8 Sealed (Christmas) Pot Challenge 19 - 2026 - 24/12/25 - 24/10/26 £50+ / £400 (1)
    # No.4 £2 Savers Club 2026 - 25/12/25 - 24/10/26 £0 / £200 (1)
  • Dizzycap
    Dizzycap Posts: 1,379 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Second Anniversary Photogenic Debt-free and Proud!
    KajiKita said:
    Another today and reached target! 😊

    KK
    AWESOME! Well done  <3

    ~ NSD 2026 - NSD January 0/20 (1)
    # Spectos/Royal Mail Monitoring and Posting Panel 2026 - On Rest
    # No.36 Make £2026 in 2026 £0 / £2026 (1)
    # No.12 Save £2 a Day 2026 £0 / £730 (1)
    # No.2 Save 1p A Day 2026 £0 / £667.95 (1)
    # No.19 52 Week Env Challenge 2026 £0 / £1378 (1)
    # No.4 Save £12k in 2026 £0 / £12,000 (1)
    # No.8 Sealed (Christmas) Pot Challenge 19 - 2026 - 24/12/25 - 24/10/26 £50+ / £400 (1)
    # No.4 £2 Savers Club 2026 - 25/12/25 - 24/10/26 £0 / £200 (1)
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