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"Sealed Pot Challenge 3"

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  • Kerry_Woman
    Kerry_Woman Posts: 3,155 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    £2.16 in the pot today.
    Frugal Living Challenge 2025 Mortgage free as of 1st August 2013
  • Hi all, freezing cold and snowy here in Merthyr too, had about £12 in change from last night so that's in the box. Also had an early Christmas present this morning, a speeding ticket through the door, was doing 38mph in a 30 zone. Anyone have any idea how much its gonna cost me? They've only asked for my name and address atm...

    Happy saving all, Paul.
    :cool:
  • Heffi1
    Heffi1 Posts: 1,291 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Combo Breaker
    edited 19 December 2009 at 2:50PM
    Paul - I got caught speeding about five years ago :o and I got three points and £60 fine - I was so annoyed as I saw the cop car with his speed gun going up the hill but forgot all about him on the way back down, I was doing 43 in a 30 :o:o naughty I know I have been so good since then though and my licence should now be clean, I think I need to send it off to be updated though :confused: not too sure about that though so if anyone knows about that I would be grateful.
    :) Been here for a long time and don't often post
  • Hi all

    thanks for the congrats on the bingo win! although don't know if I'll see it in my account this side of xmas!

    A lovely £2 coin in the tin today

    And it's bloody freezing here!
    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
  • dippykitty
    dippykitty Posts: 1,138 Forumite
    £4.32 for the pot today after a trip to town.
    ISA savings: £25,139 Other Savings: £1750 (tied up in bond)
  • elsie52
    elsie52 Posts: 1,902 Forumite
    Hi all,

    £1 into the pot today plus a £5. Mr M voucher.! Does that count.? Any vouchers from Mr M will also be going in ready for next christmas. OMG I am so organised.!! How things have changed.

    Keep warm guys, it was -7 in Yorkshire this morning, and now the wind is getting up again, its going to be cold tonight.!


    June 2010 - 11/56 lbs Weight to lose before May 2011.

  • luckycharlie
    luckycharlie Posts: 1,840 Forumite
    edited 19 December 2009 at 7:27PM
    :santa2: Hi Everyone,

    Just when the kids really believed we would get snow what does it do but rains.!! DH says it will snow tomorrow will wait and see. I have broke two umbrellas this year think I will invest in bright yellow oilskins!!!!
    Well haven't been anywhere exciting. Made a load of snowman soup for the kids and grown ups of course put more pennies in my pot which is already getting heavy!!!

    Made a rash promise to DH not to nag him till after Christmas!! He says it's impossible and he will miss being nagged :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

    I will try but it is hard.

    X LC2


    Hi Sue

    Hope you are feeling better((( Hugs )))

    X LC2
    SEALED POT CHALLANGE No 021 2013 Saved £2570:j:j:j
    Roadkill live too near Sparky to ever get any:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
    Just polishing my stars:staradmin :staradmin:staradmin:staradmin:staradmin:staradmin:staradmin :staradmin:staradmin:staradmin:staradmin
  • elsie52 wrote: »
    Hi all,

    £1 into the pot today plus a £5. Mr M voucher.! Does that count.? Any vouchers from Mr M will also be going in ready for next christmas. OMG I am so organised.!! How things have changed.

    Keep warm guys, it was -7 in Yorkshire this morning, and now the wind is getting up again, its going to be cold tonight.!
    :santa2: Hi Elsie,

    Good to "see" you I always count my vouchers in total . What a difference my pot has made to Christmas this year .Still can't believe how much I saved.Hopefully next year will be as good.

    Keep warm

    X LC2
    SEALED POT CHALLANGE No 021 2013 Saved £2570:j:j:j
    Roadkill live too near Sparky to ever get any:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
    Just polishing my stars:staradmin :staradmin:staradmin:staradmin:staradmin:staradmin:staradmin :staradmin:staradmin:staradmin:staradmin
  • samace83
    samace83 Posts: 256 Forumite
    evening :)
    After my shop-kill find of 5p yesterday I had a trolley-kill find in Iceland today :D Not my problem that the lazy sod in front of me didn't want to remove his trolley....
    So I have put in the wine bottle nearly £13 over the past two days... pleased with myself? I think so.....
    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
  • Hi All,
    Hope it's all right to join you guys - I have set myself a challenge to pay for my lift pass (about £160) when I go skiing in March from my sealed pot (a cat money box I got for Xmas last year) and dooyoo/survey vouchers if I need to use them.

    After I get back I'll start all over again with a new challenge!

    Claire.
    ......
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