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Joyful July's No-Spend Days Challenge!

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  • crazybeautiful
    crazybeautiful Posts: 66 Forumite
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    Current total 7 NSDs for July

    Make £2026 in 2026 Current total £221.92
    Save £1 per book read in 2026 Current total £9

    Emergency fund Current total £290.33/£500

    Pay off by Xmas 2026 Current total left £658.07/£1300

    January 2026 NSDs 29/25 February 2026 NSDs 22/20 March 2026 NSDs 26/20
    April 2026 NSDs 23/20 May 2026 NSDs 21/20 June 2026 NSDs 18/20 July 2026 7/15

    Decluttering 365 items 50/365
  • LittleMissDetermined
    LittleMissDetermined Posts: 10,857 Forumite
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    more please for Sunday, Monday and 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 £5189/£6000
  • cathybird
    cathybird Posts: 16,780 Forumite
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    July totals updated here  Untitled Image       

  • KajiKita
    KajiKita Posts: 10,439 Forumite
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    One for today 😊

    KK

    As at 16.07.26:
    - When bought house £315,995 mortgage debt and end date at start = October 2039 - now £213,042
    - 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 51 books of target 52 in 2026 as @ 20th July. 
    Produce tracker: £180 of £400 in 2026

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    Watch your words, they become your actions. 
    Watch your actions, they become your reality. 
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 100,571 Ambassador
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    Not one today.

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  • LittleMissDetermined
    LittleMissDetermined Posts: 10,857 Forumite
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    Day 12 for me today. I'm poorly so not going anywhere but back to bed.

    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 £5189/£6000
  • Soontobeoap
    Soontobeoap Posts: 1,730 Forumite
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    Get well soon @LittleMissDetermined .

    NSD for me today please


    GC 2022 = £3154.96 ,  2023 = £3334. 841
       2024 = £.3221.81 ,   2025 = £3974.24 .  2026    £1362.47/£3500, July £193
    .12/£250
    Decluttering campaign. 2026. 41/74 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 = £572.79
    NSD in M = 18,  J = 15, J = 10/15
  • laurenh1
    laurenh1 Posts: 1,178 Forumite
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    One for yesterday, not today. Bought my son a congratulations card for finishing school xx

  • cathybird
    cathybird Posts: 16,780 Forumite
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    @LittleMissDetermined sorry to hear you're not well, hope you feel better soon x

    @laurenh1 congratulations to your son! image.png

  • Sallyp2
    Sallyp2 Posts: 638 Forumite
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    edited 16 July at 6:54PM

    8/18 today yay 😇

    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

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