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Magnificent May's No-Spend Days Challenge!
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small spend day yesterday as I treated myself to an iced coffee. Spend day today for woofer things.
#no 3 Debts off by Xmas 2026 £1500/£12,500NSD Sept 1/18
#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% £110003 -
One for me for yesterday
Current No Spend Challenge: 0/13
2025 No Spend Days: 105/150
Bank Loan Original End Date: 08/2030
Current End Date: 01/20304 -
early call on a nsd for today, no plans to go anywhere so no temptation. 2/10
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one today x
Life gets in the way...PADding is addictive...Saving's better than spending...My savings diary - Now for a healthier, wealthier me2026 1p challenge #7 | Cash envelope challenge #01 | SPC #017EF £1000/£1000 | Sabbatical £5189/£60002 -
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
6/15
crazybeautiful
20
Deb4
5/15
Dizzycap
10/20
GreenFrogMum
10
Honeysucklelou2
1/10
InDebtEnby
5/13
KajiKita
7/20
laurenh1
6/15
LittleMissDetermined
6/20
loopylupin
2/10
Mamma2004
6/16
OptimisticSaver
22
Pinkpieuni
1/10
QueenJess
4/17
Rupacomp
3/10
Sallyp2
6/16
Soontobeoap
5/15
ThriftyPrincess40
5/22
VickyA 2
4/15
WannaBeeFree
10
Everyone welcome to join!
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6/16
pj day … although need to get dressed to walk dog! She has standards
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 20264 -
Not one today - I popped out to get some tomato compost bags as I had a lot more tomato seeds germinate than I thought and now don't have anywhere to put them!
2026 decluttering: 8,498 🤑🥉 ⭐️🥈🥇 ⭐️ ⭐️💎 ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️🏆⭐️👑⭐️🏅⭐️🏅
2026 use up challenge: 826🥉 ⭐️🥈🥇 ⭐️ ⭐️💎 ⭐️🏆⭐️ 🏅👑 ⭐️
2026 decluttering goals I Use up Challenge: 🥉52 🥈100 🥇250 💎365 🏆1,000 👑3,000I 🥉25 🥈50 🥇100 💎150 🏆300 👑5004 -
Fussy dog! 😂😂❤️
One yesterday and today (I may go to the plant centre, but if I do I will use pocket money cash).
KK
As at 18.08.26:
- When bought house £315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now £211,813
- OPs to mortgage = £19,809 Estd. interest saved = £10,180 to date
c. 16 months reduction in term
Fixed rate 3.85% ends October 2030
Read 64 books of target 52 in 2026 as @ 2nd September.
Produce tracker: £315 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.4 -
@cathybird - It's a 10/20 - NSD Sunday - Thank you:-)
Wishing everyone a Super NSD xxx
--**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'3 -
😂😂🤣🤣 - So does mine; and they're exceedingly high 🐶🐩, but she's used to the PJ country lane late night walk now, and so is everyone else 😂.
--**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'4
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