"Sealed Pot Challenge 3"

sparky0107

Morning everyone
£12 in £2 coins & £1.50 in 50p coins for the Summer 2011 fund, also about £1 into the sealed pot, plus 6p in road change found at Mr. M's this morning.

Finally feeling warm after sitting here dithering in work for about 4 hours

Hope everyone has got their money bags ready for next Wednesday, only 6 more days to go peeps, also only 7 more sleeps until we start SPC4 the Mega return!

Stay safe and keep saving everyone

frasersmum123

Can I join in the challenge - trying to get back on track slowly but surely. I would love to save £500 by December 2011.

sparky0107

frasersmum123 wrote: »

Can I join in the challenge - trying to get back on track slowly but surely. I would love to save £500 by December 2011.

Welcome frasersmum
Sue will be back online later to allocate you a members number, consider yourself "IN", as we don't turn anyone away from SPC. Get yourself off to Home & Bargain, B&M's or one of the other bargain stores, buy yourself one of the sealed pots (to take away temptation!) and get rady to start saving with us, you'll find us all friendly and there for you if you need a shoulder/rant/hug or anything else.

frasersmum123

sparky0107 wrote: »

Welcome frasersmum
Sue will be back online later to allocate you a members number, consider yourself "IN", as we don't turn anyone away from SPC. Get yourself off to Home & Bargain, B&M's or one of the other bargain stores, buy yourself one of the sealed pots (to take away temptation!) and get rady to start saving with us, you'll find us all friendly and there for you if you need a shoulder/rant/hug or anything else.

Thank you

Have already got a sealed tin (well 2 actually) that are supposed to hold £500 in £1 coins - so I am going to have 1 for pounds and 1 for the rest.

dooleysdollymix88

Hello!!!

I would really like to join in if thats ok?:D
My mum bought me a sealed pot (one of the really nice...too expensive, pot ones thats a shame to break!) for my birthday in Jan but I started using it a few months ago. Mainly putting notes,£1 & £2 coins in it.
Have no idea how much is in there, I havent kept track but thats all the fun!!
I really want to save for a house deposit and aiming high, £6000:eek: saved for one years time from today!! :T

sparky0107

dooleysdollymix88 wrote: »

Hello!!!

I would really like to join in if thats ok?:D
My mum bought me a sealed pot (one of the really nice...too expensive, pot ones thats a shame to break!) for my birthday in Jan but I started using it a few months ago. Mainly putting notes,£1 & £2 coins in it.
Have no idea how much is in there, I havent kept track but thats all the fun!!
I really want to save for a house deposit and aiming high, £6000:eek: saved for one years time from today!! :T

Welcome to you DDM88
Again Sue will be along later to allocate you a number, she will also give you some great advice about how to get your money out of your pot without breaking it, also expert tips on raiding the pockets of your loved one :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:, you see she's the best "Pocket Raider" there is.

Enjoy the banter but most of all enjoy saving for your new house

dooleysdollymix88

Thank you for your warm welcome Sparky!!

Im looking forward to the tips especially if i can get it out and use it again...very MSE:money:!!
I raid my OH pockets for those extra pennies all the time!!:rotfl:
Looking forward to getting my number!:)

frasersmum123

I dont have an OH - so no pocket raiding for me, but I am no ashamed to pick up coins in the street - a 1p that someone else doesnt want is a 1p towards my debts - we live close to a corner shop and a Mcdonalds - both great hunting grounds

Sue-UU

A very warm welcome to the thread frasersmum123 and dooleysdollymix88! That one just about beats em all, surely!;) It's lovely to have you here with us. Have fun saving in 2011 or as soon as you're ready! You'll find your numbers at the bottom of the list on post 3 of page 1. Please read through posts 1 & 2 as it'll let you know exactly what to do with the challenge. Please pop your number on your sig, it helps so very much

You'll both see I've put your Targets in with red, but that's only to remind me to NOT take them off with the other targets for this year. You'll see be in the black girls!

frasersmum123, nothing shameful about picking up what others drop - daft not to! We call it roadkill, but it's saving by any name!

dooleysdollymix88even though they say you can smash the pots - PLEASE DON'T as it's only a ploy to get you to buy another from them. Do they think we Sealed Potters are bonkers???? :mad: Keep that lovely gift from your Mum for as long as is possible! When you want to empty it, sit at a table with a thin bladed knife...tilt the jar up til the money comes to the top and gently slide the knife in and (almost, but not quite) out gently and it'll soon start to pour out. Have a drink with you and have the arm muscles worked out a bit - you'll know you've done it after, but by golly it's worth it!!

Back later folks, Tea Time calls!!

Sue x Anyone else wishing to join - it's NEVER too late. So, just say the word and you're in for next year too! :xmassmile

dooleysdollymix88

I think I need to open my eyes...I never spot any money on the floor!
Found out how to update my sig...feeling at home already!
Will the knife trick still work with lots of folded up notes? I hope so It is a very pretty pot with poem and it would be great if I didnt have to spend before saving each year!