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Marvellous March's No-Spend Days Challenge!

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LittleMissDetermined Posts: 10,566 Forumite

5 March at 8:07AM

Another one for me today
LMD x

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Deb4 Posts: 335 Forumite

5 March at 8:13AM

Number 4 for yesterday

Make £2026 in 2026 #19
February NSD
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Wanna_Bee_Free Posts: 2,741 Forumite

5 March at 9:32AM

I am planning one today

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6621582/ynab-robber-needs-help-to-execute-the-plan/p1
April NSD challenge 6/10
April AFD challenge 5/14
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laurenh1 Posts: 1,129 Forumite

5 March at 11:24AM

One for today!

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beanielou Posts: 99,259 Ambassador

5 March at 3:10PM

One today.

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ThriftyPrincess40 Posts: 324 Forumite

5 March at 4:44PM

yesterday and today NSD so up to 5/22 💪🏻

#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
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Doris17 Posts: 1,050 Forumite

5 March at 5:17PM

NSD for me please 5/20.

"My Life Is About The Journey Not The Destination"

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cathybird Posts: 16,494 Forumite

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5 March at 9:33PM edited 6 March at 9:37PM

March 2026 NSD totals

NSD-ers	Totals	Off to a start	5 days	10 days	15 days	20 days	Target reached	Target beaten

AuntieL	1/15
beanielou	5/19
BlueKelpie26	14
cathybird	15
Changeyourlife25	10
crazybeautiful	4/20
cuddlymarm	15
Deb4	4/15
Dizzycap	5/10
doingitanyway	1/12
Doris17	5/20
Honeysucklelou2	10
ilovetea	20
InDebtEnby	13
KajiKita	5/20
laurenh1	4/18
LittleMissDetermined	4/20
loopylupin	1/12
Mamma2004	3/14
Optimistic Saver	5/22
Pinkpieuni	1/10
RhiBi	1/15
Rupacomp	10
Thriftymissus	4/25
ThriftyPrincess40	5/22
VickyA 2	2/15
WannaBeeFree	4/10

Everyone welcome to join!

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KajiKita Posts: 9,935 Forumite

5 March at 9:51PM

One here today 😊
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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Watch your words, they become your actions.
Watch your actions, they become your reality.
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crazybeautiful Posts: 58 Forumite

5 March at 11:42PM

Tuesday was a spend day. Bought myself a book with a birthday bookshop giftcard. Followed by 2 NSDs.
Current total 4/20 . Tomorrow will be a spend day as meeting up with a friend for coffee.

Make £2026 in 2026 Current total £221.92
Save £1 per book read in 2026 Current total £5

Emergency fund Current total £270.36/£500

Pay off by Xmas 2026 Current total left £1071.86/£1300

January 2026 NSDs 29/25 February 2026 NSDs 22/20 March 2026 NSDs 26/20
April 2026 NSDs

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