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Amazing April's No-Spend Days Challenge!

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Dizzycap Posts: 1,742 Forumite

5 April at 11:49PM

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81951128#Comment_81951128

And a very Happy Easter to you too cathybird xxx

~ NSD 2026 Challenge April 8/10 (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 £1834.64 / £2026 (4)
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ThriftyPrincess40 Posts: 318 Forumite

6 April at 12:41AM

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81951126#Comment_81951126

I didn’t go in the end as I couldn’t justify the petrol and spend considering my dire straits atm 🙈

#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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ThriftyPrincess40 Posts: 318 Forumite

6 April at 12:42AM

early call NSD for me 💕 ps thanks @cathybird 👍

#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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Pinkpieuni Posts: 245 Forumite

6 April at 5:17AM

4 nsd so far. (1st, 2nd, yesterday and today)

Challenges
NSD - April - 7/10
1. 2026 Mortgage-Free Wannabes #61 £13,437.76/£29,000, MF target May 2026, current mortgage balance - £15,177
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 - £900
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Optimistic_Saver Posts: 353 Forumite

6 April at 8:24AM

NSD #4/22 for me, please.

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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beanielou Posts: 99,144 Ambassador

6 April at 9:54AM

One today.

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laurenh1 Posts: 1,126 Forumite

6 April at 11:52AM

One yesterday and one today. X

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cathybird Posts: 16,480 Forumite

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6 April at 1:41PM edited 6 April at 10:58PM

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

Everyone welcome to join!

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LittleMissDetermined Posts: 10,548 Forumite

6 April at 3:07PM

2 more for me please, for yesterday and today
LMD x

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2026 1p challenge #7 | Cash envelope challenge #01 | SPC #017

EF £1000/£1000 | Sabbatical £4685/£6000

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Deb4 Posts: 328 Forumite

6 April at 3:16PM

Another NSD for me today 4/10

Make £2026 in 2026 #19
February NSD
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