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Magnificent May's No-Spend Days Challenge!
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Thanks @Dizzycap 😊
KK
As at 21.05.26:
- When bought house £315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now £215,607
- OPs to mortgage = £18,925 Estd. interest saved = £9,670 to date
c. 16 months reduction in term
Fixed rate 3.85% ends October 2030
Read 38 books of target 52 in 2026 as @ 2nd June.
Produce tracker: £139 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 -
17/16 for me please 🥰
I'll stick with 16 for June please
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quick check in failed yesterday and had spend day on sugar to get me through but today was NSD 🥳
#no 3 Debts off by Xmas 2026 £1444/£12,500NSD May 11/22
#no 13 365 days 1p challenge 2026 120/ 365
#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 @11.5%
#cc4. MBNA 630/2000 0% runs out soon
#loan2 814/ 10,500 13%3 -
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
14/15
beanielou
27/19
cathybird
20/15
Deb4
16/15
Dizzycap
26/20
Doris
2/10
Honeysucklelou2
1/10
InDebtEnby
11/13
KajiKita
21/20
laurenh1
17/15
LittleMissDetermined
18/20
loopylupin
10/10
Mamma2004
17/16
Pinkpieuni
1/10
QueenJess
13/17
Rupacomp
6/10
Sallyp2
19/16
Soontobeoap
16/15
ThriftyPrincess40
17/22
VickyA 2
15/15
WannaBeeFree
10/10
Everyone welcome to join!
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June 2026 NSD targets
ArgyllLady 15
beanielou 19
cathybird 15
Deb 4 15
Dizzycap 10
Doris17 10
Honeysucklelou2 10
InDebtEnby 13
KajiKita 15
laurenh1 15
LittleMissDetermined 20
loopylupin 10
Mamma2004 16
Pinkpieuni 10
QueenJess 15
Rupacomp 10
Sallyp2 18
Soontobeoap 15
ThriftyPrincess40 22
VickyA 2 15
Wanna Bee Free 10
🌞 🌞 Everyone welcome to join! 🌞 🌞4 -
Declaring a 26/20 NSD Thursday. Trip to the vet is planned for Missy Moo Moo, but no expenses incurred today xxx
Wishing everyone a Thrifty NSD Thursday xxxx
--**MONEYFACTS**-- FULL List of Money Comparison Products + News / Guides--Personal MSE 2026 Money Saving Challenges:# Regular Savers 2026- New 7/12 - Total: 29 (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 - £573.56 / £1825 (6)# No.8 Sealed Pot Challenge 19 (24/10) 286.45 / £400 (6)# No.27 - Top Up EP 2 £1105 / £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 -
@cathybird I will stay with 15 for June thank you for running the group
Make £2026 in 2026 #19
February NSD4 -
@cathybird could I have 15 again for June please. I am going to try much harder and add food spends too including when DH decides to just "pop to the shops for bread/ milk/ cereal.
Thanks again.
GC 2022 = £3154.96 , 2023 = £3334. 84 2024 = £.3221.81 , 2025 = £3974.24 . 2026 £1214.38/£3500, June £38.02/£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 = 18 NSD June 1/154 -
One today.
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One debt remaining. Home improvement loan. 19months left.2 -
Another one for me today
LMD x
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