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Sealed Pot Challenge 2 "The Return"

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  • Morning all
    Put 3 £2 coins into sealed tin today
    have a nice day everyone :santa2:
    Debt @ LBM - £25,722 Debt now - £11,811 DFD - April 2012 :eek: :eek:
    Payment a day challenge - 8/8/08 - £8669.73:jISA - £127.07
    Sealed Pot Challenge #283 £489.50 for 2009//£353 for 2010
    Stopped smoking 1/11/2010 - money saved so far:£515:D
  • Bit late in the day but canI join in too please? I made my piggy using Nykmedia's paper mache recipe (named him Wiggins) about a month ago but didn't get around to joining. He's very heavy already. No special target but it'll probably be for christmas if I haven't done it all by December 2009
  • izzoh
    izzoh Posts: 453 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Kittikins wrote: »
    Confession time - I was naughty and didn't put my grandad's £5 present to me and DD in the pot at the time, used it when we went out to the ballet last Sunday; it had been eating me up all week that I'd gone back on my promise to myself, so last night I realised I had £5 plus change in my purse, so in it all went.

    I agree with the bemusement about having a sealed tin and knowing exactly what's in there, personally if I wanted to know how much was in it, I'd have a separate savings account and put the money straight in there and earn a miniscule amount of interest. But hey, what works for everyone is great by me :):)

    I'm going for the secrecy option and as I'm already getting presents when I see bargainous good things for everyone for next year's birthdays/Christmas, I might have to treat myself to the contents of the sealed pot for something totally frivolous and completely for me as it'll be "free money".

    Blimey, I do like to waffle on don't I.....sorry!!

    Lol Kittikins... you have to treat yourself once in a while, but you made up for the £5!!! It's good to talk :D:D:D
    9 years and counting
  • jenki2
    jenki2 Posts: 51 Forumite
    Well would you believe it, a stroke of pure coincidence perhaps!
    My new housemate walked in today with a money box and handed it to me.

    Just what i was after! So i have my first 6 clunks as the guy overcharged me in Sainsburys so i had some loose change

    What a result! I may even put the money i was going to spend on a money box towards the fund :)

    Hope everyone else is well

    xxx
    LBM: 04/01/13 Total Debt: 19,714 :eek:
    DMP Set up 15/01/13 DFD: 01/2018
  • Got a second tin this weekend - decided to have that for 1p, 2p and 5p coins, and anything 10p and up could go in the bigger tin.

    Went to the pub last night and got 3 £2 coins in my change so they went in the big tin along with a few 20ps. I had a fair few 20ps but gave some to my sister so she could change a bag for a £10 note at the bank tomorrow. I am all heart ;)
  • fedupandskint
    fedupandskint Posts: 10,358 Forumite
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    £1.80 in today from yesterday's change! :j Member 356
    final unsecured debt to repay currently £8333
    Proud to be Dealing With my Debt
    DFW Nerd 1154 Long Haul 155
  • mumoffour77
    mumoffour77 Posts: 1,919 Forumite
    Qiute a few clunks today:)
    Cant wait to get my proper seasled tin tho:)
    :jIm going to be frugal:j
    :DIm going to be frugal:D
    ;)Im going to be frugal;)
    Beetlejuice Beetlejuice...................:rotfl:
  • 8 clunks from tidying up and 5 from my purse so 13 total.
    LBM 10/08 £12510.74/
  • 2p roadkill.
    ..xx
    I am only me, no pretences, no second guesses.. It's the best I can do, I'm sorry if that's not good enough for you... I'm sorry I'm not good enough for you :A
  • cw18
    cw18 Posts: 8,630 Forumite
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    6p change and 7p roadkill for me today
    Cheryl
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