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Magnificent May's No-Spend Days Challenge!

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  • KajiKita
    KajiKita Posts: 10,090 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Fifth Anniversary Name Dropper Photogenic

    Not yesterday, declaring early for today.

    KK

    As at 17.04.26:
    - When bought house £315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now £216,847
    - 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 31 books of target 52 in 2026 as @ 7th May. 
    Produce tracker: £108 of £400 in 2026

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  • laurenh1
    laurenh1 Posts: 1,143 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper

    One yesterday and an early call for today.

  • LittleMissDetermined
    LittleMissDetermined Posts: 10,646 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Debt-free and Proud! Photogenic

    It's another one for me today

    LMD x

    Life gets in the way...PADding is addictive...Saving's better than spending...
    2026 1p challenge #7 | Cash envelope challenge #01 | SPC #017
    EF £1000/£1000 | Sabbatical £4861/£6000
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 99,601 Ambassador
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Academoney Grad Mortgage-free Glee!

    One today.

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  • Deb4
    Deb4 Posts: 352 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper

    Reporting number 5 for today x


    Make £2026 in 2026 #19
    February NSD 
  • Soontobeoap
    Soontobeoap Posts: 1,588 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Fourth Anniversary Photogenic Homepage Hero

    Staying at home to out house back together so a NSD for me please.

    4/15


    GC 2022 = £3154.96 ,  2023 = £3334. 84   2024 = £.3221.81 ,   2025 = £3974.24 .  2026    £899. 91/£3500, May £154.26 /£250
    Decluttering campaign. 2026. 39 /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 = 6/15
  • QueenJess
    QueenJess Posts: 4,806 Forumite
    Eighth Anniversary 1,000 Posts Name Dropper

    Declaring a NSD today.

    2026 decluttering: 1,156 🤑🥉 ⭐️🥈🥇 ⭐️ ⭐️💎 ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️🏆⭐️
    2026 use up challenge: 335🥉 ⭐️🥈🥇 ⭐️ ⭐️💎 ⭐️🏆⭐️
    2026 decluttering goals I Use up Challenge: 🥉52 🥈100 🥇250 💎365 🏆1,000 👑3,000I 🥉25 🥈50 🥇100 💎150 🏆300 👑1,000
  • cathybird
    cathybird Posts: 16,584 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    edited 6 May at 10:06PM

    May 2026 NSD totals

    NSD-ers

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    ArgyllLady

    3/15

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    beanielou

    6/19

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    cathybird

    4/15

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    crazybeautiful

    20

    Deb4

    5/15

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    Dizzycap

    6/10

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    GreenFrogMum

    10

    Honeysucklelou2

    1/10

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    InDebtEnby

    4/13

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    KajiKita

    4/20

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    laurenh1

    4/15

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    LittleMissDetermined

    4/20

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    loopylupin

    1/10

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    Mamma2004

    4/16

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    OptimisticSaver

    22

    Pinkpieuni

    10

    QueenJess

    2/17

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    Rupacomp

    1/10

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    Sallyp2

    3/16

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    Soontobeoap

    4/15

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    ThriftyPrincess40

    2/22

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    VickyA 2

    3/15

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    WannaBeeFree

    10

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  • ArgyllLady
    ArgyllLady Posts: 14 Forumite
    10 Posts Name Dropper

    A NSD again for me today so up to 3/15 :)

  • Mamma2004
    Mamma2004 Posts: 133 Forumite
    100 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic

    4/16 for me today please 🥰

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