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Joyous January's No-Spend Days Challenge!

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  • KajiKita
    KajiKita Posts: 9,994 Forumite
    Fifth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Not today but aiming to hit target tomorrow 😊

    KK
    As at 17.04.26:
    - When bought house £315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now £216,847
    - OPs to mortgage = £17,793 Estd. interest saved = £9,021 to date
    c. 16 months reduction in term
    Fixed rate 3.85% ends October 2030

    Read 28 books of target 52 in 2026 as @ 23rd April. 
    Produce tracker: £78 of £400 in 2026

    Watch your thoughts, they become your words.
    Watch your words, they become your actions. 
    Watch your actions, they become your reality. 
  • cathybird
    cathybird Posts: 16,519 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    edited 25 January at 3:01PM
    January 2026 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


    January targets


    32b3in2013 7/18  image  image 


    AuntieL 15/15  image  image  image   image  image 


    beanielou 25/19  image  image  image   image  image  image  image


    cathybird 18/15  image  image  image   image  image  image


    Changeyourlife25 5/10  image  image 


    crazybeautiful 19/25  image  image  image   image 


    cuddlymarm 12/15  image  image  image  


    Dizzycap 22/20  image  image  image   image  image  image  image


    doingitanyway 8/12  image  image 


    Doris17 20/20  image  image  image   image  image  image 


    Honeysucklelou2 6/10   image  image 


    ilovetea 20/20  image  image  image   image  image  image 


    InDebtEnby 12/13  image  image  image  


    KajiKita 19/20  image  image  image   image 


    laurenh1 15/18  image  image  image   image 


    leftatthetrafficlights 15 


    LittleMissDetermined 17/20  image  image  image   image 


    loopylupin 12/10  image  image  image   image  image


    Mamma2004 12/10  image  image  image   image  image


    MissMoneyMishap 11/12  image  image  image  


    NeverendingDMP 1/10  image 


    Pinkpieuni 8/10  image  image 


    Prodigal50 12/10  image  image  image   image  image


    RhiBi 10/10  image  image  image   image 


    RollinginClover 15 


    ShelivesintheShire 13/20   image  image  image  


    snugglenush 2/10   image 


    SovereigntyQueen 31  


    Teamjarjar 5  


    Tenar15 8/12   image  image 


    Thriftymissus 21/20  image  image  image   image  image  image  image


    ThriftyPrincess40 21/20  image  image  image   image  image  image  image


    VickyA 2 13/15   image  image  image  


    Wanna Bee Free 17/10   image  image  image   image  image  image


    yellowstickerfan 10/15   image  image  image  



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  • ilovetea
    ilovetea Posts: 1,330 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    2 more NSD's to add, yesterday and today.
    Should have bee a spend day yesterday but my hairdresser couldn't make it :-( .
    Reached target 20/20 

      ilovetea  xx

    Make £2026 in 2026 £212-64
    Declutter 160 items in 2026
    NSD's in Jan. 24/20. Feb 18/20
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 99,365 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*** in ~~Japanese proverb.
    ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger.
    One debt remaining. Home improvement loan. 19months left.
  • Dizzycap
    Dizzycap Posts: 1,807 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Second Anniversary Photogenic Debt-free and Proud!
    It's a very early call for a 22/20 NSD Sunday  :)
    ~ NSD 2026 Challenge April 23/20 (4)
    # No.12 Save £2 a Day 2026 £243.32 / £730 (4)
    # No.2 Save 1p A Day Challenge 2026 £236.68 / £667.95 (4)
    # No.19 52 Week Env Challenge 2026 £520 / £1378 (4)
    # No.4 Save £12k in 2026  £6,234.25 / £12,000 (4)
    # No.4 £2 Savers Club 2026 - (25/12 - 24/10) £100 / £200 (4)
    No.8 Sealed Pot Challenge 19 - 2026 - 24/12 - 24/10 £60+ / £400 (4)
    # Make £2026 in 2026 £1934.27 / £2026 (4)
  • loopylupin
    loopylupin Posts: 66 Forumite
    Sixth Anniversary 10 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    2 more NSD for me, one yesterday and one Friday! I didn’t know if I could count NSD’s over my target. This page keeps me on track thank you.
  • Spend day for me 
    #no 3 Debts off by Xmas 2026 £2175/£15,250
    NSD March 14/22 NSD April 17/22
    #no 13 365 days 1p challenge 2026 90/365
    £40.95/£667.95 
    #no 2 £2 coin savers challenge 2026
     #no 11 SPC 19 £44 banked restart
    2026 PAD challenge  £2175
    1% challenge = 14.2%

    #cc1 700/4100 29%
    #cc2 NatWest 600/3400 29%
    #cc3 Halifax 390/2150 26%
    #cc4. MBNA 485/5600 0% runs out soon
    #loan1 1300/14000  7.2%
    #loan2 858/11000 13%
    #family loan /4000 0%
    #solicitors /8000

    Crisis fund 320/500
  • Wanna_Bee_Free
    Wanna_Bee_Free Posts: 2,751 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Wow Dizzycap were you declaring before going to bed!

    Another one declaring early for today. :)
  • laurenh1
    laurenh1 Posts: 1,133 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    Another 2 to report please :) 
  • An unexpected one for me today :)
    LMD x
    Life gets in the way...PADding is addictive...Saving's better than spending...
    2026 1p challenge #7 | Cash envelope challenge #01 | SPC #017
    EF £1000/£1000 | Sabbatical £4685/£6000
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