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"Sealed Pot Challenge 3"

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  • raven-333
    raven-333 Posts: 2,069 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Lookingtothefuture wrote: »
    Hello Everyone!:hello:

    I am back! Thanks for the messages.

    I had a little baby girl on the 3rd of January (my actual due date) weighing 7lb 12 oz. She has a full bill of health, a head full of hair and is absolutely gorgeous! :smileyhea:j

    And of course I am now looking for a little pot/money bank for her to have too!

    So as I have been at home all week (escaped from hospital on Monday! phew! soooo noisy in there!) I haven't spent any money so nothing for the pot from me this week.:money: Maybe next week I'll have something to contribute.

    Happy New Year everyone! Hope that you challenges are going well and the snow isn't causing too many problems for you xxx
    Congratulations great news.
  • toottifrootti
    toottifrootti Posts: 6,427 Forumite
    congratulations Looking to the future - what have you called her.

    and she's another reason to be saving for too - all the very best wishes to you all.
    toots xx
    Peace will be mine
    could do better - must try harder
    Live each day as if its your last
    DFW Nerd #1000 Proud to be dealing with my debts

  • mummytummy
    mummytummy Posts: 973 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Lookingtothefuture wrote: »
    Hello Everyone!:hello:

    I am back! Thanks for the messages.

    I had a little baby girl on the 3rd of January (my actual due date) weighing 7lb 12 oz. She has a full bill of health, a head full of hair and is absolutely gorgeous! :smileyhea:j

    And of course I am now looking for a little pot/money bank for her to have too!

    So as I have been at home all week (escaped from hospital on Monday! phew! soooo noisy in there!) I haven't spent any money so nothing for the pot from me this week.:money: Maybe next week I'll have something to contribute.

    Happy New Year everyone! Hope that you challenges are going well and the snow isn't causing too many problems for you xxx

    :jCongratulations, have you named her yet? if not we could help you:rolleyes: (how about Penny? mse style!)
    MFiT-T7 #17 (Jan 2025) £193k (Apr) £177k (July) £159k (Oct) £139,900 (Jan 2026)

    SPC 19 #6 £29.50
    Regular Saver A/C (24/25) £2800 (25/26) £

    SPC’s (1)£27.19 (2)£728 (3)£1471 (4)£357 (5)£435.18 (6)£1114.92 (7)£1492 (8)£392 (9)£1952 (10)£1866.65 (11)£1177.74 (12)£1445.39 (13)£1608 (14)£603.30 (15)£672 (16)£2563 (17)£1300 (18)£353.50 (19)£
  • fishcakes
    fishcakes Posts: 318 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Only 8p today so i thought i would make the font bigger to make it seem bigger. is that cheating:rotfl:
    Sealed pot (2010) no: 878 £719.60 :jCompleted
    Sealed pot(2011) no: 878 £2323.56 :j Completed
    SPC 7 no:233
    Lets fill those tins :grouphug:
  • Sue-UU
    Sue-UU Posts: 9,721 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    edited 9 January 2010 at 4:42PM
    I shouldn't think so fishcakes! ;)

    Hi larmy, sorry to hear of you week (read part, but just didn't have time to reply), sorry to hear your sad news. I wish you all best wishes to get through this time. Sue x PS. Well done on that great book profit!!! Never look a gift horse etc!

    Ahhh, that's the name sparks!! Thanks a lot for that, it was really getting to me last night as I used to love watching him.Ta!

    Jacki, why not try using smaller text for what you're putting in, other text on there too possibly. Give it a go and see, if not ask one of the 'guides'

    OK LC, I'll find out that name though - I'm sure it's Russia or could it have been Poland or ........?!

    Very manyCongratulationsonyourdarling littlegirl, Lookingtothefuture! :T :jI can so very easily imagine the pride you're both feeling right now. All best wishes for a safe, healthy life for her, her parents too of course! Please give her a kiss and cuddle for me :smileyhea

    £4.20 for me in the pot.

    Sue New friends wishing to join us, please just ask below and I'll be with you ASAP.
    Sealed Pot Challenge 001 [/B] SizeGrand Totals of all members[/B] (2008 uncounted) 2009 = £32.154.32! 2010 = £37.581.47! 2011 = £42.474.34! 2012 = £49.759.46! 2013 = £50.642.78! 2014 = £61.367.88!! 2015 = £52.852.06! 2016 = £52, 002.40!! 2017 = £50,456.23!! 2018 = £47, 815.88! 2019 = £38.538.37!!!! :j2025£39,45.16!!!
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  • Kerry_Woman
    Kerry_Woman Posts: 3,155 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Congrats Lookingtothefuture on the birth of your girl. Hope all is well.

    Have put in £7.63 in the pot. That also included 1p road kill.
    Frugal Living Challenge 2025 Mortgage free as of 1st August 2013
  • BabyBetty
    BabyBetty Posts: 196 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Combo Breaker
    Hi

    Just added £3.00 to the pot.

    Happy new year.

    BB
    Original debt at LBM July 2008, £47, 654.34. Debt at January 2016, £21,443. Barclaycard [STRIKE]£9,000[/STRIKE]£8,756, Tesco cc [STRIKE]£3000[/STRIKE]£1,136. Debenhams storecard [STRIKE]£350[/STRIKE]£263, OD [STRIKE]£3,500[/STRIKE] £3,000, Corp Tax £3,036, Study loan £1,750, Smaller debts £2,000.

    Since my LBM I have not been fully committed so now I have had a 2nd LBM.
    Aiming to be debt free by December 2016:D
  • dippykitty
    dippykitty Posts: 1,138 Forumite
    Congrats Lookingtothefuture!

    5p for my pot today. It's slowly starting to mount up, although I strongly suspect that most of it is 5ps and under so probably won't amount to all that much!
    ISA savings: £25,139 Other Savings: £1750 (tied up in bond)
  • Little_Chicken
    Little_Chicken Posts: 2,798 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Congrats LTF:beer::beer::beer:
    £3.24 into piggie and potties today. Mr LC's trousers were empty:mad::mad::mad:

    LCx
    :grin: Save me from spending...
    Sealed Pot Challenge 2008 - £1004:T 2009 - £1139 2010 - £1260 :j 2011 - £1557 2012 - £740 :beer: No 195 Target £1k
  • sparky0107
    sparky0107 Posts: 3,496 Forumite
    Debt-free and Proud!
    7p in road change, plus a £1 coin left in a shopping trolly
    Sparky0107 - Sealed pot challenge member #002. Total for SPC3 £1,030.57 Total For SPC 4 £2247.00 Total for SPC 5 £2574.62 :T Total for SPC 6 £4552.91:T
    :rotfl:LC2 & Jakes-Mum are off their heads :rotfl
    :j DEBT FREE AS OF 20/01/2012 :j
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