£1 a day for Christmas 2009 (or more or less)

pennyfrog

It really is worth doing this!
I had one of those sealed tins (the type you have to open with a can opener) and I started putting change into it about March this year. I help out at Weight Watchers, and the clerks get a very tiny amount each week, depending on number of members turning up and new members (we get between £1.00 to £3.00 per week- told you it was tiny!). Anyhow, I've put it straight into the tin, along with odd change here and there- and opened it on the 1st of Dec to find £133. Happy me!

The only downside is changing up the coins. it's really difficult to take them to a bank here- (I don't drive and live a fair way from the town, and didn't want to travel on the bus weighed down by coins). I used the coinstar machine in the supermarket near me- but it takes a chunk in commission.

I was considering saving the coins up still in another tin and once a month or so getting the smaller amount changed in the bank- then putting that (ie notes) into the sealed tin. I'm not sure how it'll work yet.
I'd be interested to see what others do.

pavlovs_dog

pennyfrog wrote: »

The only downside is changing up the coins. it's really difficult to take them to a bank here- (I don't drive and live a fair way from the town, and didn't want to travel on the bus weighed down by coins). I used the coinstar machine in the supermarket near me- but it takes a chunk in commission.

I was considering saving the coins up still in another tin and once a month or so getting the smaller amount changed in the bank- then putting that (ie notes) into the sealed tin. I'm not sure how it'll work yet.
I'd be interested to see what others do.

im not saving for christmas, but have several 'piggy banks' on the go, each one has a specific purpose (either a specific project and/or coin denomination).

i have one piggy bank for general loose silver, another for bronze, one is my rainy day fund (home to £2s). this has the bonus of making it that bit easier to sort. i open mine roughly once a quarter and bank what i can, so avoid having a load of change to convert in one go.

happy1234

Count me in.

vickyjayne

count me in too, could do with starting to save a bit

princesspoppypop

Count me in too... got some cash in a jar to start off and I`m going to add loose change to this each day... and any money made from craft sales. x

UKTigerlily

Great idea! I think i'll go for £1.50 a day too!

wendywitch

I'll give it a go but I'm not sure how much I'll be able to put in each week.

JaneLiz

Fab idea! I'm hoping to save atleast £5 per week next year - hopefully more but will be satisfied with that

deborah64

I started mine last week, i put £1 in every morning, and at the end of the day any loose change also goes in, i also have a seperate money box in which i put in all my 1s 2s and 5ps in.
Hopefully it should add up to a good amount this time next year:j

Giggle

I put £2.00 coins in a pot soon adds up