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Amazing April's No-Spend Days Challenge!

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  • laurenh1
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    One today :)

  • spend day today for me, always small though 👍

    #no 3 Debts off by Xmas 2026 £1500/£12,500 (40000 paid restart)
    NSD Oct
    #no 13 365 days 1p challenge 2026 Jan Feb March April May June July paid 
    #no 2 £2 coin savers challenge 2026
     #no 11 SPC 19 £44 banked restart
    2026 PAD challenge  £12,500
    1% challenge = £12,500
    1% - £125 12% 

    loan 6% £11000

  • Deb4
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    Another NSD for me today taking me to 9/10


    Make £2026 in 2026 #19
    February NSD 
  • beanielou
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    One today.

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  • KajiKita
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    1 today.

    KK

    As at 26.09.26:
    - When bought house £315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now £210,560
    - OPs to mortgage = £20,180 Estd. interest saved = £10,393 to date
    c. 17 months reduction in term
    Fixed rate 3.85% ends October 2030

    Read 74 books of target 52 in 2026 as @ 14th October. 
    Produce tracker: £329 of £400 in 2026

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  • VickyA_2
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    Well, I wasn't expecting today to be a NSD, but a NSD it was! Winning! 7/15

    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
  • Dizzycap
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    Early call for a 15/20 NSD Friday. I'm expecting a spendy day on Saturday, if I'm up to it. Wishing everyone a Fabulous NSD Friday xx

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       Personal MSE 2026 Money Saving Challenges:
    ~ NSD 2026 Challenge May 12/20 (6)
    # Regular Savers 2026- New 9/12 - Total: 31 (6)
    # No.12 Save £2 a Day 2026 £364.98 / £730 (6)
    # No.2 Save 1p A Day Challenge 2026 £355.02 / £667.95 (6)
    # No.4 Save £12k in 2026 - £8492.37 / £12,000 (6)
    # £10-a-Day Challenge 2026 - £710.56 / £1825 (6)
    # No.8 Sealed Pot Challenge 19 (22/10) 426 / £400 (6)
    # No.27 - Top Up EP 2 £1255 / £2880 (6).
    # Make £2026 in 2026 - Completed
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  • cathybird
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    edited 17 April at 2:38PM

    April 2026 NSD totals

    NSD-ers

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    15

    beanielou

    14/19

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    BlueKelpie26

    14

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    13/15

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    9/10

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    Dizzycap

    15/20

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    Doris17

    20

    ET22

    1/20

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    GreenFrogMum

    2/10

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    Honeysucklelou2

    3/10

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    InDebtEnby

    8/13

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    KajiKita

    13/20

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    laurenh1

    11/18

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    LittleMissDetermined

    12/20

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    loopylupin

    6/12

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    Mamma2004

    10/14

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    OptimisticSaver

    12/22

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    Pinkpieuni

    8/10

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    QueenJess

    9/15

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    Rupacomp

    3/10

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    ThriftyPrincess40

    14/22

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    VickyA 2

    7/15

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    5/10

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  • LittleMissDetermined
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    One for me again 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 £1050/£1000 | Sabbatical £5664/£6000
  • Optimistic_Saver
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    Another one for me, please - NSD #12/22

    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
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