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Magnificent May's No-Spend Days Challenge!
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Another one for me
Current No Spend Challenge: 7/13
2025 No Spend Days: 58/150
Bank Loan Original End Date: 08/2030
Current End Date: 01/20303 -
Staying on 11/20 as it's a planned spendy Tuesday 🤗. I'll be back on the NSD train on Wednesday 😏🤑.
Planning to watch another episode of UK Shopaholics this evening, as some episodes are absolutely shocking 😯. I just love the 'Shock' tactics used, which is realistically refreshing and ceratinly puts you off shopping / spending😉.
# No.2 Save 1p A Day Challenge 2026 £295.85 / £667.95 (5)# No.4 Save £12k in 2026 - £7495.78 / £12,000 (5)# £10-a-Day Challenge 2026 - £163.16 / £1825 (5)# No.8 Sealed Pot Challenge 19 (24/10) 286.45 / £400 (5)# No.27 - Top Up EP 2 £865 / £2880 (5).# No.4 £2 Savers Club 2026 - Completed# No.5 Fiver Friday Challenge 2026 - Completed# Make £2026 in 2026 - Completed3 -
An NSD today!
Savings goal by 31/12/24: £22000
Dec 23: £6945.233 -
@Soontobeoap you don't have to count recurring payments/direct debits such as subscriptions, unless you want to. If that's your only spend I'd count that as an NSD.
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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
6/15
beanielou
10/19
cathybird
8/15
crazybeautiful
20
Deb4
8/15
Dizzycap
11/20
GreenFrogMum
10
Honeysucklelou2
1/10
InDebtEnby
7/13
KajiKita
7/20
laurenh1
8/15
LittleMissDetermined
6/20
loopylupin
3/10
Mamma2004
6/16
OptimisticSaver
22
Pinkpieuni
1/10
QueenJess
5/17
Rupacomp
4/10
Sallyp2
7/16
Soontobeoap
6/15
ThriftyPrincess40
6/22
VickyA 2
6/15
WannaBeeFree
1/10
Everyone welcome to join!
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I agree with @cathybird @Soontobeoap - I never count DDs as spends because they are totally necessary monthly bills. My SOs are transfer of funds to savings accounts, so they certainly don't count either 😉.
Anything I set about to pay for by card or cash, I personally count as a spend, even emergency spends i.e the vet because I choose to count every spend outside of monthly DDs & SOs.
# No.2 Save 1p A Day Challenge 2026 £295.85 / £667.95 (5)# No.4 Save £12k in 2026 - £7495.78 / £12,000 (5)# £10-a-Day Challenge 2026 - £163.16 / £1825 (5)# No.8 Sealed Pot Challenge 19 (24/10) 286.45 / £400 (5)# No.27 - Top Up EP 2 £865 / £2880 (5).# No.4 £2 Savers Club 2026 - Completed# No.5 Fiver Friday Challenge 2026 - Completed# Make £2026 in 2026 - Completed0 -
early call on NSD for me, just a work day so will stay on track. 4/10
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glad you like spendaholics. I've done series 1/11 episodes. Its a couple years shy of 20 years old but the spending habits & reason's are still relevant
watch Adeline towards end series 1 - grocery shopping tips. I looked her up and she must have sorted her life out - pleased for her
May 26 NSD 7/16
Mag 26 Grocery challenge £164.16/£310
Debt-Free April 20262 -
started my own cold turkey week yesterday. £50 cash for everything except dog groom thursday for my fur baby
still at £0/£50
May 26 NSD 7/16
Mag 26 Grocery challenge £164.16/£310
Debt-Free April 20262 -
One today.
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