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Amazing April's No-Spend Days Challenge!

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  • Wanna_Bee_Free
    Wanna_Bee_Free Posts: 2,779 Forumite
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    5/10 for yesterday please Cathybird

  • Pinkpieuni
    Pinkpieuni Posts: 259 Forumite
    100 Posts First Anniversary Name Dropper Photogenic

    Another one today.

    Challenges

    NSD - May - 1/10

    1. 2026 Mortgage-Free Wannabes #61 £19,133.06/£29,000, MF target June 2026, current mortgage balance - £9,500

    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 - £1,292

  • one for me again today 👍

    #no 3 Debts off by Xmas 2026 £12,500
    NSD May 11/22
    #no 13 365 days 1p challenge 2026 120/ 365
    #no 2 £2 coin savers challenge 2026
     #no 11 SPC 19 £44 banked restart
    2026 PAD challenge  £12,500
    1% challenge = £12,500
    1% - 

    #cc4. MBNA 0/2000 0% runs out soon
    #loan2 0/10,500 13%


  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 99,749 Ambassador
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Academoney Grad Mortgage-free Glee!

    One today.

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  • Optimistic_Saver
    Optimistic_Saver Posts: 367 Forumite
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    Yesterday was a bit spendy - back on track today with NSD #9/22

    March 26:
    MBNA 6,130 - 0% Feb 28
    HAL 10,125.91 - 0% Jul 27
    BL 320 - Ends Jul 26
    Total: 16,575.91 less 7,000 Marcus savings = 9,575.91
    ⬇️ to pay down by Oct 27

    NSD March 15/22
    Make 2026 in 2026:
    173.01/2,026
    Vinted, YouGov, Bank Int & Fairer Share, Prolific, Quidco, Cheddar & SnapMyEats

    Savings accounts:
    Co-op 273.01/3,000
    Principality 600/1,200
    FD 2,000/2,000
    Santander Saver 400/2,400
    Lloyds 800/4,800
    Cahoot 50/3,000
    Invest 349.93
    🏆 ⬆️ Total: £4,472.94

    Mortgage: £54,048.73
  • cathybird
    cathybird Posts: 16,609 Forumite
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    edited 12 April at 9:36PM

    April 2026 NSD totals

    NSD-ers

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    AuntieL

    15

    beanielou

    11/19

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    BlueKelpie26

    14

    cathybird

    10/15

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    Deb4

    5/10

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    Dizzycap

    10/20

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    Doris17

    20

    ET22

    1/20

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    GreenFrogMum

    1/10

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    Honeysucklelou2

    3/10

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    InDebtEnby

    6/13

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    KajiKita

    9/20

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    laurenh1

    7/18

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    LittleMissDetermined

    7/20

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    loopylupin

    3/12

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    Mamma2004

    6/14

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    OptimisticSaver

    9/22

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    Pinkpieuni

    8/10

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    QueenJess

    6/15

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    RhiBi

    15

    Rupacomp

    1/10

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    ThriftyPrincess40

    12/22

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    4/15

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    WannaBeeFree

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  • QueenJess
    QueenJess Posts: 4,826 Forumite
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    Not one for me today - spent on some garden compost that wasn't strictly necessary. Back to it tomorrow.

    2026 decluttering: 1,244 🤑🥉 ⭐️🥈🥇 ⭐️ ⭐️💎 ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️🏆⭐️
    2026 use up challenge: 365🥉 ⭐️🥈🥇 ⭐️ ⭐️💎 ⭐️🏆⭐️ 🏅
    2026 decluttering goals I Use up Challenge: 🥉52 🥈100 🥇250 💎365 🏆1,000 👑3,000I 🥉25 🥈50 🥇100 💎150 🏆300 👑1,000
  • KajiKita
    KajiKita Posts: 10,125 Forumite
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    One today 😊

    KK

    As at 21.05.26:
    - When bought house £315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now £215,607
    - OPs to mortgage = £18,925 Estd. interest saved = £9,670 to date
    c. 16 months reduction in term
    Fixed rate 3.85% ends October 2030

    Read 33 books of target 52 in 2026 as @ 20th May. 
    Produce tracker: £119 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: 2,013 Ambassador
    1,000 Posts Third Anniversary Photogenic Debt-free and Proud!
    edited 12 April at 8:16PM

    @cathybird: It's a 10/20 NSD Sunday. Hoping everyone had a wonderful NSD Sunday xxxx

       Personal MSE 2026 Money Saving Challenges:
    ~ NSD 2026 Challenge May 20/20 (5)
    # No.12 Save £2 a Day 2026 £304.15 / £730 (5)
    # No.2 Save 1p A Day Challenge 2026 £295.85 / £667.95 (5)
    # No.4 Save £12k in 2026 - £7495.78 / £12,000 (5)
    £10-a-Day Challenge 2026 - £522.44 / £1825 (5)
    No.8 Sealed Pot Challenge 19 (24/10) 286.45 / £400 (5)
    # No.27 - Top Up EP 2 £1105 / £2880 (5).
    # Make £2026 in 2026 - Completed
    Motto 'SAVE before you spend'
  • VickyA_2
    VickyA_2 Posts: 4,718 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker

    Another two NSDs to add. 4/15 so far!

    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
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