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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
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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 20090
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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

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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
xxxLBM: 04/01/13 Total Debt: 19,714 :eek:
DMP Set up 15/01/13 DFD: 01/20180 -
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
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£1.80 in today from yesterday's change! :j Member 356final unsecured debt to repay currently £8333Proud to be Dealing With my DebtDFW Nerd 1154 Long Haul 1550
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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:0 -
8 clunks from tidying up and 5 from my purse so 13 total.LBM 10/08 £12510.74/0
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2p roadkill.
..xxI 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 :A0 -
6p change and 7p roadkill for me todayCheryl0
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