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The "Loose Change Pays Your Debt 2009" Challenge

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  • AliJ72
    AliJ72 Posts: 75 Forumite
    Can I join too? My pig saves 1s, 2s and 5s and my wellie boot (which is my shoe fund :D ) 10s.
    Never look down on anybody unless you are helping them up.
  • rosepink1984
    rosepink1984 Posts: 2,753 Forumite
    Hi everyone, I found 5p on the floor under the pay phone in Sainsbury's yesterday! Yipppeeeee! I was pathetically excited! And I saved £1 by not parking in a pay and display car park, so that's gone into the pot too. Yay!
    Night all, going to have an early night because I have day 2 of a course tmrw and today was exhausting.
    "Snowflakes are one of nature's most fragile things, but just look what they can do when they stick together."
    Sealed pot challenge no.576 Loose change pays your debt challenge #2 no.1 Wannabe flylady
    Weight lost since 9 June 2009: [STRIKE]5.5[/STRIKE] 6 lbs
  • madmich666
    madmich666 Posts: 216 Forumite
    LouBlue I don't know where one of those machines are near Brighton but I wouldn't use them. They take a percentage of what you put in and when I worked at Tescos we had one there and it didn't give you any money back it just printed out a barcode that you could use at the till for your shopping.

    Hope that helps.

    Madmich666
    DFW Nerd No: 758 :cool: Proud to be dealing with my debts!:T Proud mum to Bon-Scott my amazing 10/10/10 baby :p
  • rosepink1984
    rosepink1984 Posts: 2,753 Forumite
    Hi guys, hows it going? I went shopping today and got lots of change so that's gone in my pot. I counted up how much I have and divided it equally with the sealed pot challenge, and I have £11 in each one now. It's not bad in a month, especially as we are super skint this month. OH's work is seasonal and winter ain't the season! He has enough to tick over but can't wait for it all to kick off in the spring and get our debts paid off. Hope you don't mind me chatting on here, it's not banned on this thread is it?
    How are you all getting on?
    "Snowflakes are one of nature's most fragile things, but just look what they can do when they stick together."
    Sealed pot challenge no.576 Loose change pays your debt challenge #2 no.1 Wannabe flylady
    Weight lost since 9 June 2009: [STRIKE]5.5[/STRIKE] 6 lbs
  • LouBlue
    LouBlue Posts: 53,538 Forumite
    madmich666 wrote: »
    LouBlue I don't know where one of those machines are near Brighton but I wouldn't use them. They take a percentage of what you put in and when I worked at Tescos we had one there and it didn't give you any money back it just printed out a barcode that you could use at the till for your shopping.

    Hope that helps.

    Madmich666

    Thank you. Oh well, had better stop being so lazy then and get some money bags from the Bank. :D
    A cloudy day is no match for a sunny disposition
    ~ William Arthur Ward ~
  • alexsmum
    alexsmum Posts: 1 Newbie
    i thought my OH was the only one who called small change shrapnel til now!!! LOL

    I'm in!!

    Michele
  • Guesty6
    Guesty6 Posts: 136 Forumite
    Nice one, will get a Member list together ASAP. My next mission is to get some Money Bags from the bank and cash it in!
    DEBT FREE - FEB 2010 :beer: (LBM £24,000)
    House Deposit 2010 - £2500 / £10,000 Saved
  • rosepink1984
    rosepink1984 Posts: 2,753 Forumite
    Guesty6 wrote: »
    Nice one, will get a Member list together ASAP. My next mission is to get some Money Bags from the bank and cash it in!
    That will be great to get a member list, then I can add this thread to my sig!

    Well done on what you have saved, it will be very satisfying to cash it all in! Don't forget to get some more money bags when you take your money to the bank ready for next time!:T
    "Snowflakes are one of nature's most fragile things, but just look what they can do when they stick together."
    Sealed pot challenge no.576 Loose change pays your debt challenge #2 no.1 Wannabe flylady
    Weight lost since 9 June 2009: [STRIKE]5.5[/STRIKE] 6 lbs
  • Guesty6
    Guesty6 Posts: 136 Forumite
    Member List

    1. Guesty6
    2. Buffythedebtslayer
    3. Lewby
    4. Different Corner
    5.madmich666
    6.tinypawz
    7.Sunshine&Stars
    8. debt free me
    9. Sharon87
    10.carlislelass
    11. Rosepink1984
    12. lemma1968
    13. piranhalikethat
    14. dizzybee
    15. 2652147
    16. notenoughcash
    17. AliJ72
    18. alexsmum

    TOTALS UPDATED WHEN PAID TOWARDS DEBT
    DEBT FREE - FEB 2010 :beer: (LBM £24,000)
    House Deposit 2010 - £2500 / £10,000 Saved
  • Guesty6
    Guesty6 Posts: 136 Forumite
    Also added the above to the first post, please update me with the total amount you have used to pay off your debt so far and I will add it :money:
    DEBT FREE - FEB 2010 :beer: (LBM £24,000)
    House Deposit 2010 - £2500 / £10,000 Saved
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