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"Sealed Pot Challenge 3"

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  • bigrob2
    bigrob2 Posts: 28 Forumite
    £1.50 going into the sealed pot!

    I cheated and counted my open pot yesterday, £35 ish made up of anything under 20p! Although this has been going since about September.
    Debt Free by December 2012 [STRIKE]£14873.20[/STRIKE]£9,916.92
    Dad @ January 1st 2010 [STRIKE]£5390[/STRIKE]£2500
    Halifax CC @ January 1st 2010 [STRIKE]£4811.05[/STRIKE]£0
    January 1st 2010 [STRIKE]£6000[/STRIKE]£4058.
    Tesco CC @ December 2011 [STRIKE] £3,453.39 [STRIKE] £3,294.49
    Sealed Pot Challenge - 777
  • dippykitty
    dippykitty Posts: 1,138 Forumite
    Hi all! Just 2p for the pot today.
    ISA savings: £25,139 Other Savings: £1750 (tied up in bond)
  • pammyj74
    pammyj74 Posts: 3,290 Forumite
    Put another £1.10 in there today,
    I would be tempted to count it half way through the year I think, but i might open mine in Oct/Nov as that is when I buy xmas pressies mostly, we'll see how hard up I am nearer the time :o
    MPs left feb '08 276- Dec 13 36 :T MB Jan 10 ~ £82,377 Dec 13 ~ £29987
    EMFD was Feb 32 :eek: NOW Dec 2013 its Dec 2016
    MF new target Dec 16 REACHED!! :j
  • oopalah
    oopalah Posts: 396 Forumite
    Found £2.00 in change in my coat pocket, now in my pot!
    Sealed Pot challenge #59
    SPC5 total £473.60
  • knithappens
    knithappens Posts: 1,850 Forumite
    22p today. last of the big spenders me lol
  • helen_jelly
    helen_jelly Posts: 2,982 Forumite
    pammyj74 wrote: »
    i might open mine in Oct/Nov as that is when I buy xmas pressies mostly,

    Hi
    Thats when I plan to open mine as I do most of my shopping in Oct/Nov

    More in the pot over the last couple of days, can't do much at this time of the year but will hit it hard come January

    Helen x
    Projects made for craft fair - 40 :)
    1st fair on 13/4/14 :j
  • 20p for me today.
    Sealed Pot Challenge #016
  • Skippycat
    Skippycat Posts: 5,976 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Evening all :j

    I put £3 in my tin today (profit from selling a book on Amazon). Also had a spare 10p in my purse so popped that in the tin as well
    :beer:
    2022 wins include.... £1,000 cheque £150 ASDA gift card £250 Impericon gift voucher £100 cheque £100 of plant bulbs £100 Bower Collective voucher
  • £2 for me today:j



    :bdaycake:Belated Happy Birthday for yesterday Stunty :bdaycake:
    Debt @ LBM - £25,722 Debt now - £11,811 DFD - April 2012 :eek: :eek:
    Payment a day challenge - 8/8/08 - £8669.73:jISA - £127.07
    Sealed Pot Challenge #283 £489.50 for 2009//£353 for 2010
    Stopped smoking 1/11/2010 - money saved so far:£515:D
  • mcjordi
    mcjordi Posts: 4,238 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    another 50 odd p to mine
    Sealed pot challenger # 10
    1v100 £15/300
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