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Marvellous March's No-Spend Days Challenge!

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  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 99,344 Ambassador
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Academoney Grad Mortgage-free Glee!

    One today.

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    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.
  • laurenh1
    laurenh1 Posts: 1,133 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper

    One today which gets me to target, hurrah.

  • cathybird
    cathybird Posts: 16,516 Forumite
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    edited 24 March at 2:11PM

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  • cathybird
    cathybird Posts: 16,516 Forumite
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    @laurenh1 yay! (for getting to target) 😀

    @Wanna_Bee_Free I think you are on 14 because you posted 13 yesterday (relating to the day before), but let me know if I'm wrong! xxx image.png

  • Wanna_Bee_Free
    Wanna_Bee_Free Posts: 2,749 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper

    That sounds right, thanks Cathybird!

  • Rupacomp
    Rupacomp Posts: 331 Forumite
    Fifth Anniversary 100 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic

    NSD today 😊

    Savings goal by 31/12/24: £22000
    Dec 23: £6945.23
  • VickyA_2
    VickyA_2 Posts: 4,700 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker

    Another one today, so I'm up to 12/15!

    Sealed Pot Challenge #021 #8 975.71 #9 £881.44 #10 £961.13 #11 £782.13 #12 £741.83 #13 £2135.22 #14 £895.53 #15 £1240.40 #16 £1805.87 #17 £1820.01 #18 £2021.83 declared
  • Pinkpieuni
    Pinkpieuni Posts: 252 Forumite
    100 Posts First Anniversary Name Dropper Photogenic

    Nsd today. Thanks @cathybird

    Challenges

    NSD - April - 12/10

    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

  • KajiKita
    KajiKita Posts: 9,978 Forumite
    Fifth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic

    One today 😊

    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. 
  • Dizzycap
    Dizzycap Posts: 1,802 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Second Anniversary Photogenic Debt-free and Proud!

    UPDATE @cathybird (thank you xx)

    - A very early call for a 21/20 NSD Tuesday - Babyface didn't need any additional medication on Monday afterall, which is fabulous news😉 so it was a NSD😏the same as today (Tueday) Wishing everyone a Tarrific NSD x

    ~ NSD 2026 Challenge April 22/20 (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 £1886.43 / £2026 (4)
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