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Magnificent May's No-Spend Days Challenge!
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One today.
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Lou~ Debt free Wanabe No 55 DF 03/14.**Credit card debt free 30/06/10~** MFW. Finally mortgage free O2/ 2021****
"A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of" Jane Austen in Mansfield Park.
***Fall down seven times,stand up eight*** in ~~Japanese proverb. ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger.
One debt remaining. Home improvement loan.[/b] [11 months left.[/b]4 -
May 2026 NSD totals
NSD-ers
Totals
Off to
a start
5 days
10 days
15 days
20 days
25 days
Target reached
Target
beaten
ArgyllLady
5/15
beanielou
8/19
cathybird
5/15
crazybeautiful
20
Deb4
5/15
Dizzycap
9/10
GreenFrogMum
10
Honeysucklelou2
1/10
InDebtEnby
4/13
KajiKita
5/20
laurenh1
6/15
LittleMissDetermined
5/20
loopylupin
1/10
Mamma2004
6/16
OptimisticSaver
22
Pinkpieuni
1/10
QueenJess
4/17
Rupacomp
3/10
Sallyp2
5/16
Soontobeoap
5/15
ThriftyPrincess40
5/22
VickyA 2
4/15
WannaBeeFree
10
Everyone welcome to join!
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Another one for me today :)
Realised around 10pm last night I didn’t have anything ready for lunch today but knowing I wanted to get a NSD in today made me get a bagel out of the freezer instead of leaving it and eating out 😆
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One for yesterday, not for today.
KK
As at 16.10.26:
- When bought house £315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now £209,304
- 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: £348 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.3 -
NSD for me today. = 5/15
GC 2022 = £3154.96 , 2023 = £3334. 841
2024 = £.3221.81 , 2025 = £3974.24 . 2026 £ 2493.92/£3500, October £152.45/£200
Decluttering campaign. 2026. 42/74 storage places, book cases, drawers cupboards and sheds. Also tidying / clearing front and back gardens , giving bathroom and kitchen a bit of a spruce up. Me🏅🏅🏅🏅🏅⭐⭐⭐ ⭐DH🏅🏅🏅
Make £600 in 2026 = £876. 79
NSD in M = 18, J = 15, J = 15 S10 aug
Ocrober /152 -
Calling tomorrow early. It won’t be one.
I am a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Mortgage Free Wannabe & Local Money Saving Scotland & Disability Money Matters. If you need any help on those boards, do let me know.Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any post you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button , or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own & not the official line of Money Saving Expert.
Lou~ Debt free Wanabe No 55 DF 03/14.**Credit card debt free 30/06/10~** MFW. Finally mortgage free O2/ 2021****
"A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of" Jane Austen in Mansfield Park.
***Fall down seven times,stand up eight*** in ~~Japanese proverb. ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger.
One debt remaining. Home improvement loan.[/b] [11 months left.[/b]2 -
6/16 for me today please 🥰
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Chuffed with myself - NSD 5 - wanted to reach 5 today so it kept me from:
- buying lunch while out doing a few card service store calls
- buying ys/rtc in sainsburys AND morrisons - don't have to buy just because its reduced
- taking the mattress topper to the launderette for its summer wash - next week will be fine
- buying a chippy tea for me & dog while oh is out for the evening
Cheap Friday night in with dog / homemade supper / tv = beechgrove & greatest gardens & gardeners world
x
July NSD 10/18
July Grocery challenge £76.08/£279 = £202.92 rem
w/c 8 June 4 weekly cold turkey week £59.70/£60 = £0.30 rem / June NSD 18/18 / June Grocery challenge £424.19/£270 = £154.19 over
w/c 11 May cold turkey week £49.18/£50 = £0.82 rem / May NSD 20/16 / May Grocery challenge £379.04/£310 = £69.04 over
Debt-Free April 20266 -
@ Sallyp2 - Congratulations & a great inspiration for others 😉.
@ QueenJess - So glad you're feeling better 🤗. Dark / sunglasses can also help with screen glare. I found them very useful when I recently had conjuntivitis and the screen glare gave kept giving me a headache, even at 40%.
I'm calling a very early 9/10 NSD Saturday. @cathybird - I will extend the number of NSDs for May to 20 once I reach 10 and I'll highlight it just to remind you xx
I have a scheduled spendy day on Tuesday when I'm doing a stock up home delivery shop, taking babyface for a blood test, and putting some petrol in the car, if needed. Hopefully, I'll only have one more spendy day in May, but things happen / change 😋😉.
--**MONEYFACTS**-- FULL List of Money Comparison Products + News / Guides--Personal MSE 2026 Money Saving Challenges:# Regular Savers 2026- New 9/12 - Total: 31 (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).# Decluttering Challenge (6)# No.4 £2 Savers Club 2026 - Completed# No.5 Fiver Friday Challenge 2026 - Completed# Make £2026 in 2026 - Completed# Spectos Mailagent - ReadyMotto: 'SAVE before you spend on Non-essentials'2 -
Another NSD today 😊
Savings goal by 31/12/24: £22000
Dec 23: £6945.233
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