The "Loose Change Pays Your Debt 2009" Challenge

Guesty6

Can go towards anything you like, at the end of the day if you spend the money towards something you have saved elsewhere and indirectly helped with the Debts!

Please keep us posted on your totals, my target is £200

madmich666

Hiya

My change counter arrived and my hubby let me have it early so yesterday I sat there for about 30mins putting all my change into the new money pot. My hubby thought that I had lost the plot. I have a massive £6.02 so far. I want to fill the jar and each time it is full I'm going to annoy some bank staff by paying it off a debt.

I'm itching to put more change into it... of to raid hubby's pockets and wallet again.

Sunshine&Stars

Fab idea!

But need to do it DFW way and not buy a counting jar, will try and obtain some other sort of container for free!

We have a massive utterly butterly that is nearly finished! Think I'll use that! LOL!

debt_free_me

Hi I will join please. I have a piggybank that I emptied Sunday and paid in Monday, was £15 something, can't quite remember, but I made it up to £16.34 to even up the money bags. Was £1 coins, 20ps, 10ps, 5ps, 2ps and 1ps. Have started off my next one with a £2 coin as trying to save them all and 2 10ps. Can I include this one in it?

shamac

I use an old ferrero rocher box-once full of change it is near enough £10-bet loads of people have them hanging around after xmas!:rotfl:

tinypawz

I must get round to counting the piggybank (mantle peice - family and friend occasionally put their change in there too!:j ) and a tin effort in my bedroom. I'll do that tonight when lo in bed.

I reckon maybe £5 odds in them.

Sharon87

I'm always collecting change. My friends bought me a Pirates of the Carribean Skull money box lol. Last time I looked I had about !£17, but I've banked £6 of it recently and put it in 'deposit for next rented house' fund.

I'm now trying to get my graduate overdraft down to £1000 from £1500 by September as the interest free portion is being cut to that then.

So I'll save towards that.

carlislelass

I put 5p`s in a jar then when the cc bill comes it goes as an overpayment...£5 first month, £3.95p second month. all helps.

tinypawz

Well just finished counting.....and there is £25.06 and 31cent:j :j

I'm gonna keep saving until St. Patricks day. I hope to bring lo to the parade in Downpatrick.

Gonna update my signature.

Guesty6

Nice One, good to put the little bits and bobs towards something that will make you happy.

Personally I hate change in my wallet as it makes it wider and fills my pocket!

I have my first £50 of the year to cash in, not sure the best way though, will I have to Bag it before I take it to the bank?