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The Cutting Down Alcohol Challenge for January & 2026 :)
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Debt owed;Admiral - £0/£8000
DFW Challenges!
PAD #
365 Day 1p Challenge 2026 #8 £31.65
Pay off all your debts by Christmas 2026! #14 £74.77/£8000
Make £2026 in 2026! £390.05/£2026
Savings goal £91.50/£10005 -
Happy New AF Year, and welcome to anyone new to the challenge!
I'm off to a dry start with 1/25.
What would you get if all you got was what you were thankful for?5 -
January AFD challenge 20257 days =
14 days =
21 days =
28 days =
Target reached =
Target beaten =
Entire month =
January targetsBlueJ94 1/18Brie 10cathybird 1/21Dark Sunday 14doingitanyway 1/25Dryjan 18Jellybaby TFleftatthetrafficlights 26maggiem 10maman 10oceandreamer 1/24PriceySOS 23redofromstart 20RobM99 1/30satchmo1 1/25Season of Mist 25sukeyboo 1/10tiddles 25Vanlady 2/21Watty1 25Wishus 20WBF 14🌞 🌞 Newcomers welcome! 🌞 🌞4 -
Annual AFD challenge 202650 days =
100 days =
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300 days =
Target reached =
Target beaten =
2026 targets BlueJ94 200cathybird 275Dark Sunday 160doingitanyway 300Dryjan TFJellybaby TFjivjules1 365leftatthetrafficlights 312maggiem 200maman TFoceandreamer 250PriceySOS 283redofromstart 300RobM99 325Satchmo1 TFsukeyboo TFtiddles 300Vanlady 252Watty1 300WBF 168To see the updated results for 2026 on phone or tablet, click here
🌞 🌞 Newcomers welcome! 🌞 🌞3 -
Hope I’m not too late! I’m going for the year so 365 days I’ve done it once before so I know I can do it I just need to remember how 😂
day 1 done today!6 -
Welcome jivjules1 and Brie!
Yesterday and today AF for me please cathybird.
2/21
Ps. I'm drinking more herbal tea late afternoons which I'm really enjoying!5 -
Happy new year everyone and good luck for this challenge over the coming year. Declaring early today 1/24 please Cathybird.4
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Can I please be put down for 26 days every month please @cathybird? That will make an annual target of 312 😁'Happiness is not a destination but the journey you walk every day'
Jan GC: £74.77/£100
DNF: £510/£6700
Garden sections: 0/21
DNF: 3/45
Save 12k in 2026: #37 £510/£6700
'It's the small compromises you keep making over time that start to add up and get you to a place you don't want to be'4 -
hi @jivjules1
and welcome
to our lovely thread! I've added you to the annual list
Just to let you know, the ongoing annual challenge totals only get totted up at the end of every month, unlike the monthly challenge, which get updated every day. Did you want to join the January challenge as well? You'd be most welcome 4 -
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