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Amazing April's No-Spend Days Challenge!

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Mamma2004 Posts: 110 Forumite

11 April at 10:26AM

6/14 for me please 🤗

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beanielou Posts: 99,171 Ambassador

11 April at 10:52AM

One today.

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QueenJess Posts: 4,737 Forumite

11 April at 12:12PM

Declaring another NSD today. Mainly at home today, so absolutely nothing spent.

2026 decluttering: 1,025 🤑🥉 ⭐️🥈🥇 ⭐️ ⭐️💎 ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️🏆⭐️
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ThriftyPrincess40 Posts: 320 Forumite

11 April at 12:26PM

another NSD for me today 💪🏻

#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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11 April at 2:27PM edited 11 April at 9:45PM

April 2026 NSD totals

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

AuntieL	15
beanielou	10/19
BlueKelpie26	14
cathybird	9/15
Deb4	5/10
Dizzycap	9/10
Doris17	20
ET22	1/20
GreenFrogMum	1/10
Honeysucklelou2	3/10
InDebtEnby	5/13
KajiKita	8/20
laurenh1	7/18
LittleMissDetermined	7/20
loopylupin	3/12
Mamma2004	6/14
OptimisticSaver	8/22
Pinkpieuni	7/10
QueenJess	6/15
RhiBi	15
Rupacomp	1/10
ThriftyPrincess40	11/22
VickyA 2	2/15
WannaBeeFree	4/10

Everyone welcome to join!

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Dizzycap Posts: 1,747 Forumite

11 April at 5:12PM edited 11 April at 5:13PM

Call for a 9/10 NSD Saturday. @cathybird, I will be increasing my target to 20 from tomorrow xxx
Hope everyone has had a Super NSD Saturday xx

~ NSD 2026 Challenge April 9/10 (4)
# Spectos/Royal Mail Monitoring 2026 - Rest.
# 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)
# No.5 Fiver Friday Challenge 2026 £85/£230 (4)
# Make £2026 in 2026 £1834.93 / £2026 (4)
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Deb4 Posts: 329 Forumite

11 April at 6:23PM

Finally can report NSD number 5 for the month

Make £2026 in 2026 #19
February NSD
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loopylupin Posts: 57 Forumite

11 April at 6:46PM

essential food shopping only today so claiming a NSD

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KajiKita Posts: 9,910 Forumite

11 April at 9:31PM

3 more, including 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 25 books of target 52 in 2026 as @ 5th April.
Produce tracker: £73 of £400 in 2026

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InDebtEnby Posts: 293 Forumite

11 April at 10:56PM

Another one for me

Current No Spend Challenge: 6/13
2025 No Spend Days: 44/150
Bank Loan Original End Date: 08/2030
Current End Date: 01/2030
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