Sealed Pot Challenge 2 "The Return"

starnac

hi all. am still putting money in my pot but there's not much to go round at the moment as i've just stretched myself paying of the last of the o/d's. but any change that comes through is directed to the pot. it'll be interesting to see how much we've all saved. will we have a grand total once everyone has posted their amounts?

lauraj87

Hi all -

Managed to land myself a Saturday job training in a salon so that's another income to help me put more into the pot! Happy with that Hope everyone is doing well and their pots getting heavy! I need to get some money bags, do you just ask in the bank?

luckycharlie

Hi Starnac

Sparky is in charge of letting everyone know the Total. He has the hat :rotfl::rotfl:

Hi Laura
Well done on the saturday job:T:T

I just asked in the bank for some no problem.

Better get them now they will probably run out on the 1st December:rotfl::rotfl:

Hi Everyone,

Going to have dinner and watch TV Keep warm everyone its wet and cold out there X LC2

pretzelnut

oooh i havent been on this thread for months but my jar has been steadily growing.

My DD who has justturned 2 is a change collector. If she she's coins anywhere she puts them straight in the jar, she even empties my purse into the jar whilst my back is turned. She evn collects change in other peoples houses which at 1st caused problems but now that its been explained to her she doesnt do it anymore.

As we have finished all our xmas shopping courtesy of tesco clubcard points and quidco - we might not open our jar ad continue to save it untul its full - its a massive sealed steel tube that DF made and work and welded together - so we need an angle grinder to open it which isnt an easy thing to do.

Off to trawl through the list to re-cover my number.

found it No 552.

scubaangel

A few small ones in my bottle today, seems to have stalled at 2/3 full though which is a shame but means I can set myself a target of filling it next year instead.

Sue-UU

starnac wrote:

it'll be interesting to see how much we've all saved. will we have a grand total once everyone has posted their amounts?

Hiya starnac, sparky has kindly offered to put everyone's total onto a spreadsheet and, yes, there will be a grand total from us all just as soon as everyone tells sparky their totals. Or from as many as we can possibly get totals from. Not long to go now!

lauraj87 wrote:

I need to get some money bags, do you just ask in the bank?

Well done on your Saturday job Laura! Training in a salon will be a great benefit to you. To answer your question: yes, ask for bags in any bank, even POs too. You might need to take the bags in to change it with them at so much a time. Some of them are a bit 'funny' about it, others are brilliant. We always take ours to our local PO/shop and they change the lot in one go!!!

Well done LC 2, I have to hand it to you, you keep right on plugging away, ever determined to save as much as possible.:T

Much the same with you too Greenbynature! :T

Lovely to see you princesswoo! I well remember that sealed steel tube he made all that time ago, well done on keeping it going, you'd just as well do now you've got so far with it...especially as you've got the Christmas shopping finished! I see you little DD is a right young MSEer..though just as well you drew the line or you can just imagine her at school!!

An expensive week for us as some twit knocked out and smashed the nearside wing mirror of the car = £40! Then DH couldn't get on the internet with his PC so needed a 'something or other', another £40! We're just hoping there won't be a third to come out of the blue! Could have been a lot worse for sure.

Have a great day everyone...run between the spots! Well done scuba!

Sue

Greenbynature

Hi all

£5 for the tin today - made up of 2 x £2 coins lol and a £1

Have been looking for a new sealed tin for next year's challenge and haven't seen any cheapy ones anywhere - begrudge paying £3-£5 for a tin - MSE definitely rubbing off on me now lol none of the pound shops have them in yet!!!

junior_j

:beer:Hello everyone!

Sorry (again) ive been MIA.. Things have been so hetic , at work we were told we were being made redudant but my boss a few weeks later , gave me a job at her other nursery! So i still have a job , yay!

I have spent most the last 3 months in and out of hospital with my lovely growth in my throat!

I had surgery on the Thursday 29th october they removed tonsils and the growth to biopsy it. I then had some bad cardiac events which led to a longer stay and 7 ECGS as well as the cardiac team , not fun being 17 and being told " You might have chronic heart disease"

Luckily enough they think ( i have to go back) my lungs were not ventalating themselves maing my heart rate double xx

Any who my sealed pot is unsealed and mostly has less then a tenner in , i will be good i swear i only have like a month is it before we open them lol!

I am so sorry i have not been around how is every one , sue how are you? Sparky , Stunty , how are yoy guys , hows everyone else .... missed u x

sparky0107

Greenbynature wrote: »

Hi all

£5 for the tin today - made up of 2 x £2 coins lol and a £1

Have been looking for a new sealed tin for next year's challenge and haven't seen any cheapy ones anywhere - begrudge paying £3-£5 for a tin - MSE definitely rubbing off on me now lol none of the pound shops have them in yet!!!

Hiya GBN,
If you've got one near to you, try B&M's, they usually have the large tins you have to open with a tin opener for about £1.99 . I've got mine already, so my celebrations tub will be going into the recycle bin on the 2nd of December , I'll miss it, it's served me so well

sparky0107

junior_j wrote: »

:beer:Hello everyone!

Sorry (again) ive been MIA.. Things have been so hetic , at work we were told we were being made redudant but my boss a few weeks later , gave me a job at her other nursery! So i still have a job , yay!

I have spent most the last 3 months in and out of hospital with my lovely growth in my throat!

I had surgery on the Thursday 29th october they removed tonsils and the growth to biopsy it. I then had some bad cardiac events which led to a longer stay and 7 ECGS as well as the cardiac team , not fun being 17 and being told " You might have chronic heart disease"

Luckily enough they think ( i have to go back) my lungs were not ventalating themselves maing my heart rate double xx

Any who my sealed pot is unsealed and mostly has less then a tenner in , i will be good i swear i only have like a month is it before we open them lol!

I am so sorry i have not been around how is every one , sue how are you? Sparky , Stunty , how are yoy guys , hows everyone else .... missed u x

Hiya Jess,
You've been through the wars haven't you hun! :kisses3:Thats to make you feel better. Hope they get you sorted soon. Good to have you back with us