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"Sealed Pot Challenge 3"

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  • sparky0107
    sparky0107 Posts: 3,496 Forumite
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    Femme456 wrote: »
    Hi All

    Can I join please?

    I had already started doing a sealed pot challenge before finding out about this thread but then I had to break into it to get change for a car boot sale lol. As it happened the heavens decided to give us 3 inches of snow and I decided that bed was the better option so Ive got £128 saved up so far but not in a sealed pot. Was just going to go get a new one but thinking I might actually make one instead, beats watching tv of an evening!

    Stace
    xx
    shughes44 wrote: »
    Hi
    Could you count me in too, this is a fab idea. Hubby has just given up business to become a student for four years, with 4 kiddies the money will come in handy for christmas.:j
    Hi all! Would love to join in with this - hope I can!

    We already have a big bee money bank which is technically my 3 year old's, but as she never has any money I guess I'll have to put it in for her! I'm thinking I'll put my change in and anything we have at the end of the year will go towards the girls' christmas presents. It already has a load of coppers in, but will start keeping track from now and NOT RAID IT!!

    Welcome Femme456, shughes44 & sillyrabbit
    You're all more than welcome to join the sealed pot challenge, Sue will hopefully be along soon, she will allocate you your membership numbers, nobody gets turned away from sealed pot challenge, we're all one big family and are here for support and a bit of banter, enjoy being on here with us and enjoy saving :D
    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
  • sparky0107
    sparky0107 Posts: 3,496 Forumite
    Debt-free and Proud!
    Well I got more than I bargained for on the £2 coin front this week, I got 4 in work, DW brought 4 home, I got 3 in change at the shop and another 1 today £24 in the things, never mind they'll all be banked for our trip to New York
    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
  • Over the past two days I've bagged another £1 worth of pennies :D:D:D
    It might seem silly doind the coppers and 5ps but I really can't afford to save other denominations at the moment.... so £15 bagged so far. Another £2 in 5ps and that takes it up to £20 in two months.... so if I aim for £100 by December that will but the OH the coat he really really wants for christmas.
    Hope everyone's ok. It's raining here in Liverpool......:mad: As the bottoms of my jeans can testify

    Sam x
    Smile and the world smiles with you....and if the world won't then I will :A
    Debt Free Date - 15.12.2014
  • samace83 wrote: »
    Over the past two days I've bagged another £1 worth of pennies :D:D:D
    It might seem silly doind the coppers and 5ps but I really can't afford to save other denominations at the moment.... so £15 bagged so far. Another £2 in 5ps and that takes it up to £20 in two months.... so if I aim for £100 by December that will but the OH the coat he really really wants for christmas.
    Hope everyone's ok. It's raining here in Liverpool......:mad: As the bottoms of my jeans can testify

    Sam x

    Nothing silly about saving the little coins. Take care of the pennies and all that......

    And :T £20 is a really good amount to have collected in small coins in 2 months. Well done!

    I hate the soggy jeans bottoms thing, I often tuck my foot under me without thinking when I sit down so I end up with a wet bum too :o
    £34,547 (Dec 07); Current debt: £zilch (Debt free December 2010)
    Sealed Pot #389 (2010=£133)
  • Gah - just opened my post.

    I was about to make my payment of £112 to my loan (from my naughty opening the tin last week) but the post included the renewal notice for my contents insurance. £128.54. I think I know what the £112 will be going on instead. :(
    £34,547 (Dec 07); Current debt: £zilch (Debt free December 2010)
    Sealed Pot #389 (2010=£133)
  • sparky0107
    sparky0107 Posts: 3,496 Forumite
    Debt-free and Proud!
    Gah - just opened my post.

    I was about to make my payment of £112 to my loan (from my naughty opening the tin last week) but the post included the renewal notice for my contents insurance. £128.54. I think I know what the £112 will be going on instead. :(

    Oh dear PAID
    It doesn't seem to be going your way at the mo hun, I hate it when an unexpected bill comes in, have you tried doiung the quidco thing to see if you can get a better deal, I know one insurance firm is offering £65 cashback, I'm probably trying to teach you to suck eggs, but it's just a thought

    HTH x
    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
  • samace83
    samace83 Posts: 256 Forumite
    Nothing silly about saving the little coins. Take care of the pennies and all that......

    And :T £20 is a really good amount to have collected in small coins in 2 months. Well done!

    I hate the soggy jeans bottoms thing, I often tuck my foot under me without thinking when I sit down so I end up with a wet bum too :o

    :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: I had to laugh at the wet bum thing- sorry couldn't help it.

    I know, it's just I had such good intentions at the start - damn recession and unemployment... :mad:
    Anyway just gone and got another load of pennies for the jar so i'll just plod along...
    Still raining here. Jeans still drenched.
    Sam
    Smile and the world smiles with you....and if the world won't then I will :A
    Debt Free Date - 15.12.2014
  • sparky0107 wrote: »
    Welcome Femme456, shughes44 & sillyrabbit
    You're all more than welcome to join the sealed pot challenge, Sue will hopefully be along soon, she will allocate you your membership numbers, nobody gets turned away from sealed pot challenge, we're all one big family and are here for support and a bit of banter, enjoy being on here with us and enjoy saving :D


    Just wanted to say Hello to Femme456 and sillyrabbit it would be nice to keep track of each other as we seem to have chosen the same day to start the challange.
    My challange has not got off to a great start the wish pot (daughter recieved it for christmas and has never put a penny in it)that we planned to use has just been dropped on te floor and now has a big hole in the bottom:mad:, will have to do a repair job!!
    Hope everyone else had a better day
  • just 2p today for me
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  • emilyka
    emilyka Posts: 220 Forumite
    Add me to the list please! This will be my first challenge. Target of £500- target number 2 will be to make £500 stretch over all the Christmas shopping :-S
    [STRIKE]Saving for a deposit on a flat[/STRIKE]
    :j
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