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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. 19months left.3 -
cannot be bothered to walk into town so nsd 11/16 😊
i fear a spend bender in Boots next week … might explore some own brand options over weekend to save £'s
w/c 11 May cold turkey £49.18/£50 = £0.82 rem
May NSD 17/16
May Grocery challenge £249.13/£310
June NSD 0/17
June Grocery challenge £0/£270
Debt-Free April 20264 -
Enjoy your day & lunch 🤗.
@ Sallyp2 - Try looking / shopping at boots online via TopCashBack - Sign-up is easy for both, you can attach your boots points card online and get both extra bonus points and cash back at the same time. The additional benefit is that you can browse and leave items in your basket ready to take another really hard look at 'if it's absolutely essential. ' My Boots shopping is essential because it's not for me, but Madam Babyface 🐩, although I've stocked up on everything that she needs for several months when 50-60% offers were on the table, so I'm not even tempted to browse Boots online or go into my local Boots - Works for me and more importantly, I save money on absolute needed essentials whilst bagging bucket loads of extra Boots bonus points amounting to £18 along with £14.90 Cashback 😉.
--**MONEYFACTS**-- FULL List of Money Comparison Products + News / Guides--Personal MSE 2026 Money Saving Challenges:# Regular Savers 2026- New 7/12 - Total: 29 (5)# 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 - £523.63 / £1825 (5)# No.8 Sealed Pot Challenge 19 (24/10) 286.45 / £400 (5)# No.27 - Top Up EP 2 £1105 / £2880 (5).# Decluttering Challenge (5)# 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 -
Not for me today. Gds birthday present had to be ordered.
GC 2022 = £3154.96 , 2023 = £3334. 84 2024 = £.3221.81 , 2025 = £3974.24 . 2026 £899. 91/£3500, May £187.07 /£250
Decluttering campaign. 2026. 30 /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 = £412.59
NSD in May = 14/153 -
Declaring a NSD today.
2026 decluttering: 1,265 🤑🥉 ⭐️🥈🥇 ⭐️ ⭐️💎 ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️🏆⭐️
2026 use up challenge: 379🥉 ⭐️🥈🥇 ⭐️ ⭐️💎 ⭐️🏆⭐️ 🏅
2026 decluttering goals I Use up Challenge: 🥉52 🥈100 🥇250 💎365 🏆1,000 👑3,000I 🥉25 🥈50 🥇100 💎150 🏆300 👑1,0004 -
not for me today, bought kitchen cupboard paint! I’m
Painting the kitchen cupboards, but a big save in the long run as it’s cheaper than having a new kitchen. Make do and mend (or refurbish in this case)
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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
8/15
beanielou
16/19
cathybird
12/15
crazybeautiful
20
Deb4
10/15
Dizzycap
16/20
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
8/17
Rupacomp
4/10
Sallyp2
11/16
Soontobeoap
8/15
ThriftyPrincess40
9/22
VickyA 2
10/15
WannaBeeFree
3/10
Everyone welcome to join!
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NSD for today (Saturday). I'm declaring whilst I remember during the Eurovision programme! Anyway, now up to 10/15
Sealed Pot Challenge #021 #8 975.71 #9 £881.44 #10 £961.13 #11 £782.13 #12 £741.83 #13 £2135.22 #14 £895.53 #15 £1240.40 #16 £1805.87 #17 £1820.01 #18 £2021.83 declared2 -
Early call for tomorrow.
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. 19months left.2 -
Early call for a 16/20 NSD Sunday - Will be mainly resting today Dr's orders 😣🙄.
--**MONEYFACTS**-- FULL List of Money Comparison Products + News / Guides--Personal MSE 2026 Money Saving Challenges:# Regular Savers 2026- New 7/12 - Total: 29 (5)# 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 - £523.63 / £1825 (5)# No.8 Sealed Pot Challenge 19 (24/10) 286.45 / £400 (5)# No.27 - Top Up EP 2 £1105 / £2880 (5).# Decluttering Challenge (5)# 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'1
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