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Fabulous February's No-Spend Days Challenge!

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  • a NSD today thank heavens 💕

    #no 3 Debts off by Xmas 2026 £2175/£15,250
    NSD March 14/22 NSD April 17/22
    #no 13 365 days 1p challenge 2026 90/365
    £40.95/£667.95 
    #no 2 £2 coin savers challenge 2026
     #no 11 SPC 19 £44 banked restart
    2026 PAD challenge  £2175
    1% challenge = 14.2%

    #cc1 700/4100 29%
    #cc2 NatWest 600/3400 29%
    #cc3 Halifax 390/2150 26%
    #cc4. MBNA 485/5600 0% runs out soon
    #loan1 1300/14000  7.2%
    #loan2 858/11000 13%
    #family loan /4000 0%
    #solicitors /8000

    Crisis fund 320/500
  • beanielou
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    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Academoney Grad Mortgage-free Glee!

    Not one today. Girls night out tonight.

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  • cathybird
    cathybird Posts: 16,536 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    edited 28 February at 1:08PM

    February 2026 NSD totals

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  • cathybird
    cathybird Posts: 16,536 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic

    @ThriftyPrincess40 fair enough, hope the fish will be OK xx :)

  • KajiKita
    KajiKita Posts: 10,011 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Fifth Anniversary Name Dropper Photogenic

    Not today.
    Happy with 20 as a target for March 😊 Thank you @cathybird ❤️

    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 = £17,793 Estd. interest saved = £9,021 to date
    c. 16 months reduction in term
    Fixed rate 3.85% ends October 2030

    Read 28 books of target 52 in 2026 as @ 23rd April. 
    Produce tracker: £78 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. 
  • Mamma2004
    Mamma2004 Posts: 123 Forumite
    100 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    edited 27 February at 9:24PM

    15/10 for me 🥰

    I'll go for 14 for March please

    Thanks 💞

  • Thriftymissus
    Thriftymissus Posts: 363 Forumite
    100 Posts First Anniversary Photogenic Name Dropper

    one for me today, 18/20 for February 🤗

  • NSD for me today, hurrah 💪🏻

    #no 3 Debts off by Xmas 2026 £2175/£15,250
    NSD March 14/22 NSD April 17/22
    #no 13 365 days 1p challenge 2026 90/365
    £40.95/£667.95 
    #no 2 £2 coin savers challenge 2026
     #no 11 SPC 19 £44 banked restart
    2026 PAD challenge  £2175
    1% challenge = 14.2%

    #cc1 700/4100 29%
    #cc2 NatWest 600/3400 29%
    #cc3 Halifax 390/2150 26%
    #cc4. MBNA 485/5600 0% runs out soon
    #loan1 1300/14000  7.2%
    #loan2 858/11000 13%
    #family loan /4000 0%
    #solicitors /8000

    Crisis fund 320/500
  • KajiKita
    KajiKita Posts: 10,011 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Fifth Anniversary Name Dropper Photogenic

    Sadly not today as I am taking Mr KK out for dinner for his birthday 🎉❤️

    Back on it tomorrow though! 💪

    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 = £17,793 Estd. interest saved = £9,021 to date
    c. 16 months reduction in term
    Fixed rate 3.85% ends October 2030

    Read 28 books of target 52 in 2026 as @ 23rd April. 
    Produce tracker: £78 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. 
  • A final one for me today please Cathybird

    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 £4685/£6000
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