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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. 13 months left.2 -
NSD for me today. 8/15
GC 2022 = £3154.96 , 2023 = £3334. 841
2024 = £.3221.81 , 2025 = £3974.24 . 2026 £ 2295.02/£3500, September £93.91/£150
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 = £726. 79
NSD in M = 18, J = 15, J = 15 September 5/152 -
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
8/15
beanielou
14/19
cathybird
11/15
crazybeautiful
20
Deb4
10/15
Dizzycap
15/20
GreenFrogMum
10
Honeysucklelou2
1/10
InDebtEnby
8/13
KajiKita
12/20
laurenh1
11/15
LittleMissDetermined
6/20
loopylupin
4/10
Mamma2004
8/16
OptimisticSaver
22
Pinkpieuni
1/10
QueenJess
7/17
Rupacomp
4/10
Sallyp2
10/16
Soontobeoap
8/15
ThriftyPrincess40
9/22
VickyA 2
9/15
WannaBeeFree
3/10
Everyone welcome to join!
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another one for me at 8/15 :)
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One on Thursday and another one today,
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6621582/ynab-robber-needs-help-to-execute-the-plan/p1
September NSD challenge 2/10
September AFD challenge 1/102 -
NSD 10/16 … yay new emoji … and i won £5 on a scratchcard i didn't pay for!
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 20262 -
Another one for me
Current No Spend Challenge: 3/13
2025 No Spend Days: 108/150
Bank Loan Original End Date: 08/2030
Current End Date: 01/20302 -
Early call for a 15/20 NSD Saturday - No spends planned over the weekend 🤗
--**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 -
small spend today 🤦🏻♀️
#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 -
3 more. Not today because it’s my turn to pay for lunch with my friend 😊
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
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