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The Cutting Down Alcohol Challenge for April & 2026 :)
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23/25 for me today please.
Busy day with haircut (wildly needed), dog walking my own dog and my sister's very lively dog - just managed to dodge the rain, then getting ready for tomorrow's indoor "boot" sale to raise money for our local community market.What would you get if all you got was what you were thankful for?5 -
January 2026 AFD challenge7 days =
14 days =
21 days =
28 days =
Target reached =
Target beaten =
Entire month =
January targetsBlueJ94 7/18
Brie 1/10cathybird 21/21
Dark Sunday 10/14
doingitanyway 18/25
Dryjan 18Jellybaby 14/TF
jivjules1 20/31
leftatthetrafficlights 18/26
LzzyIsGod 14/21
maggiem 11/10
maman 12/10
oceandreamer 19/24
PriceySOS 7/23
redofromstart 20/20
RobM99 23/30
satchmo1 24/25
Season of Mist 19/25
SpireCaptain 15/23
sukeyboo 11/10
tiddles 21/25
Vanlady 22/21
Watty1 25Wishus 20WBF 7/14
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Not A/F tonight but lovely evening with friends. May not make tomorrow night but aiming for Sunday.
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Good morning everyone, another one for me today. 7/14 please Cathybird.
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6621582/ynab-robber-needs-help-to-execute-the-plan/p1
April NSD challenge 12/10
April AFD challenge 6/144 -
Just realised I didn’t put in 11/10 for Thursday. Sorry Cathybird.5
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Another emoji coming up for both of us Maggiem!
Going to be an AF Saturday for me, so 22/21 please cathybird x5 -
14 for today please Cathybird.4
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Have only managed 1 AFD so far which means I can't reach the monthly target of 10. Not that I won't keep trying of course.
Meanwhile I'm reflecting on 2 very different comments from 2 very different brothers. 1 said he'd found a very efficient way to get drunk. Thankfully he doesn't really drink much ever.
The other said he had found out the difference between not drinking and being sober. He's been with AA for about 10 years now and knows that he can't/shouldn't drink but to achieve that he had to understand what was leading him to drink. I think that's a very difficult thing for many people.
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18/25 please (although I really do feel like two glugs of red wine...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 1400/1000
Buffer fund 100/100
Debt Free (again) 25/07/20254 -
24/25 for me today please.
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