'Virtual sealed pot' Challenge until Dec 1st 2009

Sweetpeanut

:DCount me in! started 1st jan, £2, a-day, more if im feeling flushed, my tubs rattling quite nicely up to yet:D, not opening until 1/12/09, so should have a good amount by then, will keep you up-dated:beer:

sam89

sistercas wrote: »

I am a bit confused .Is this a weekly or daily challenge ? or is it when you can afford to put some away?

I dont think I could afford to do it daily. what are others doing?

As others have said everyone is doing this differently but at least we're all saving money we would probably not account for .

I'm transferring the "odds" above the nearest £10 every Sunday. I don't have an actual target but if it averages £5 I should have £260 which will cover all my Christmas present shopping :j.

Sam,
x.

elliemoo

Another £2.06 to the mortgage for me, small but everything helps.

eSparkles

sistercas wrote: »

I am a bit confused .Is this a weekly or daily challenge ? or is it when you can afford to put some away?

I dont think I could afford to do it daily. what are others doing?

because my memory is so bad and my income is so low, I log into my bank every morning - just to make sure there is enough in and that no payments have come out that I have forgotten about (or to make sure that certain payments have indeed gone!)
If there are spare pennies in then I will send them to my savers account.
I get money paid into my bank every Thursday and Monday (well its due Monday but always goes in on Sat) so chances are they are the 2 days that pennies will actually be transferred.
The only other times will be if quidco pays out.
oh ..and I just got a letter from the family allowance people saying that its going up to £20 a week from £18.80so when that goes in every 4 weeks I will put the difference in because I wont miss it if I've not had it will I.
oh eck . .am rambling again lol xxx

edit: transferred an amazing £1.74p tonight lol

spam.jam

Sweetpeanut wrote: »

:DCount me in! started 1st jan, £2, a-day, more if im feeling flushed, my tubs rattling quite nicely up to yet:D, not opening until 1/12/09, so should have a good amount by then, will keep you up-dated:beer:

hello and welcome! you are #029 best of luck

spam.jam

Good morning folksies
Its my day to transfer, it was quite a biggie today £9+ so iv updated my sig. I can't believe its not even half way through jan and iv already saved over £40. at this rate my daughters and I are going to have a fab xmas 2009:j
Good luck everyone xxxxx spam

eSparkles

spam.jam wrote: »

Good morning folksies
Its my day to transfer, it was quite a biggie today £9+ so iv updated my sig. I can't believe its not even half way through jan and iv already saved over £40. at this rate my daughters and I are going to have a fab xmas 2009:j
Good luck everyone xxxxx spam

oooo thats brilliant Spam .. well done xx

spam.jam

eSparkles wrote: »

oooo thats brilliant Spam .. well done xx

thanks and well done everyone taking part we are ALL doing brilliantly.:j

im going to look at my other current account today and check my other savings account is still working, iv got a book for it which says its got £1.42 in it but that was in 1999!! so it could be less or more with interest. so im hoping to have two virtual sealed pots woohoo xx

eSparkles

spam.jam wrote: »

thanks and well done everyone taking part we are ALL doing brilliantly.:j

im going to look at my other current account today and check my other savings account is still working, iv got a book for it which says its got £1.42 in it but that was in 1999!! so it could be less or more with interest. so im hoping to have two virtual sealed pots woohoo xx

oooooo you've just reminded me .. i have 2 passbooks upstairs .. one is for the Northern Rock and has maybe a couple of pound in it .. the other is one from the post office (is it national savings or something like that) .. that one has about £15 in it .. the post office one i sent off a couple of years ago for interest to be added, and know that on is still alive .. the NR one i dont know about tho .. wonder if it will be worthwhile closing them and adding them to this one xx

Nicki_Sue

Another £6.64 moved into Isa today (set a reminder on my phone for every Friday "Virtul Pot" so I dont forget and let the weeks merge into one another!