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Joyous January's No-Spend Days Challenge!

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  • KajiKita
    KajiKita Posts: 9,928 Forumite
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    I had one yesterday 😊

    @cathybird, maybe I’m misremembering but I think I asked for a target of 20 for January? 🤔

    KK
    As at 17.03.26:
    - When bought house £315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now £219,071
    - 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 26 books of target 52 in 2026 as @ 12th April. 
    Produce tracker: £78 of £400 in 2026

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  • cuddlymarm
    cuddlymarm Posts: 2,322 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts
    Good morning 
    Another today please making it NSD 2/15

    Pay off by Xmas 2026 £175/£2324.67
    February NSDs 6/15
    February PADs £55
    February grocery challenge £67.42/£200
  • Pinkpieuni
    Pinkpieuni Posts: 248 Forumite
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    Nsd today.

    Challenges

    NSD - April - 8/10

    1. 2026 Mortgage-Free Wannabes #61 £14,031.82/£29,000, MF target May 2026, current mortgage balance - £14,582.78

    mortgage @ Jan 2025 - £75,600

    2. Loan  - Jan 2026 £1,029.22 - bal £0- fully paid 

    3.52 Week Envelope Saving Challenge #2  £106/£1,378 -( 1/52)

    4. EF - £842

  • LittleMissDetermined
    LittleMissDetermined Posts: 10,563 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Debt-free and Proud! Photogenic
    One for me today please
    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
  • NSD today feeling miserable as I made minimum payments end of December and overpayments but my interest amounts for this month have gone up, so I’m back to square one 😢 I’m going to have to reset my signatures 
    #no 3 Debts off by Xmas 2026 £2175/£15,250
    NSD March 14/22 NSD April 8/22
    #no 13 365 days 1p challenge 2026 90/365
    £40.95/£667.95 
    #no 2 £2 coin savers challenge 2026 £24
     #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
  • Doris17
    Doris17 Posts: 1,050 Forumite
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    One for me today 3/15.

    D.x

    "My Life Is About The Journey Not The Destination"



  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 99,238 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.

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    ***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.
  • ilovetea
    ilovetea Posts: 1,330 Forumite
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     Had a spend day yesterday as I had my hair done. Wash, cut and blow dry for the bargain price of £12.
      Wish I hadn't had it cut now as rather cold !!!
    NSD  no. 2 today though

            ilovetea  xx

    Make £2026 in 2026 £212-64
    Declutter 160 items in 2026
    NSD's in Jan. 24/20. Feb 18/20
  • laurenh1
    laurenh1 Posts: 1,129 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    NSD today feeling miserable as I made minimum payments end of December and overpayments but my interest amounts for this month have gone up, so I’m back to square one 😢 I’m going to have to reset my signatures 
    Grr very annoying. Keep at it though 💪 Have you looked to see of any of the debts can be moved to interest free credit cards? X
  • AuntieL
    AuntieL Posts: 502 Forumite
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    NSD Saturday 😁
    Debt-free journey started August 2023. DF 02/09/2024 🥳 (except mortgage)
    April 2026 NSD Challenge 0/15

    MFW 2025 #45
    Jan 2016 Mortgage = £150,894 (23years 0months)
    Current outstanding = £90,256.60 (10years 1month)
    2024 Overpayment = £675.66
    2025 Overpayment = £710/£700
    2026 Overpayment = £357.72/£1000
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