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Amazing April's No-Spend Days Challenge!

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  • KajiKita
    KajiKita Posts: 10,003 Forumite
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    NSD Thursday here 😊

    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. 
  • cathybird
    cathybird Posts: 16,528 Forumite
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    edited 24 April at 11:18PM

    April 2026 NSD totals

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    5/10

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  • Deb4
    Deb4 Posts: 343 Forumite
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    Early call for NSD today taking me to 13/10


    Make £2026 in 2026 #19
    February NSD 
  • QueenJess
    QueenJess Posts: 4,775 Forumite
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    Only spend today will be an essential food up of yogurt, eggs and milk. So declaring a NSD.

    2026 decluttering: 1,120 🤑🥉 ⭐️🥈🥇 ⭐️ ⭐️💎 ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️🏆⭐️
    2026 use up challenge: 317🥉 ⭐️🥈🥇 ⭐️ ⭐️💎 ⭐️🏆⭐️
    2026 decluttering goals I Use up Challenge: 🥉52 🥈100 🥇250 💎365 🏆1,000 👑3,000I 🥉25 🥈50 🥇100 💎150 🏆300 👑1,000
  • Optimistic_Saver
    Optimistic_Saver Posts: 366 Forumite
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    Today will be another spend-free day - NSD #17/22

    I agree with others that it would be interesting to add an extra 25 target emoji - and see how it goes. I’m not sure I’ll make those heady heights myself, but maybe it will be an incentive.

    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
  • LittleMissDetermined
    LittleMissDetermined Posts: 10,600 Forumite
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    edited 24 April at 8:34AM

    Morning - it's a No Spend Fri-yay for me today 😊

    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 £1000/£1000 | Sabbatical £4685/£6000
  • loopylupin
    loopylupin Posts: 67 Forumite
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    Just a small spend on medicine today so that can count as an essential spend. So claiming a nsd.

  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 99,387 Ambassador
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    Not one today.

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  • KajiKita
    KajiKita Posts: 10,003 Forumite
    Fifth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic

    Friday NSD 😊

    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. 
  • I will be working tomorrow - so calling my spend-free day now. NSD #18/22

    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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