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"Sealed Pot Challenge 4"

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  • tinah
    tinah Posts: 50 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10 Posts
    Signing in for another year,will try and save a bit more loose change this year.:j
  • Doingmybest2bgoodhurrah
    Doingmybest2bgoodhurrah Posts: 128 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Sue-UU wrote: »
    Ah, I truly think that's so beautiful and surely is more likely to help you want to save. Good for you, Doingmybest. :D Certainly far more likely to keep on re-using it again that way. I'll bet someone sees that and does the same. I'll bet your Dad will be/would be so happy about it too.

    I'm not sure that he will be that pleased, having thought about it; I've got a feeling my Mum said a while ago that he'd like it back to do some more pickled onions in! I think I will have to beg one from a nice person at the chippy. Never mind, its worth it for this challenge - I needed to have a pot for my pennies didn't I??

    Have been having a read - sounds like people are getting off to a flying start!
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 1,843 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    I have made my 1st sealed pot payment of this thread! £1.16 safely in the jar - would have been more BUT my car is still snowed in and I still need to bus it to work this week! :(
    P
    X
  • mischiefbec
    mischiefbec Posts: 79 Forumite
    Hiya Sue,

    Thanks for that! We have set ourselves a target of £300 ready for next Christmas and think our number is a good omen... 1072, My birthday is the 10th and the house I grew up in (where my parents still live) is number 72!

    85p already in and a rather swanky tub made from and old spagetti jar wrapped in Chrstmas paper with a picture of my boys dressed up for Christmas on the front!

    Happy saving guys!
    xxx
    Bargain hunting Mommy!
    Elijah Joseph - 20/12/2007 - 15 weeks early, 1lb 15oz and our little Christmas miracle.
    Noah Patrick - 22/07/2010 - Term baby we never thought we'd get, 7lb 10oz and a mini eating machine.
    Redeems this year so far: Valued Opinions £10 amazon voucher, Swagbucks £5 amazon voucher
  • teeni
    teeni Posts: 1,193 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Just wanted to say Thankyou to whoever dropped a £20 note in Pembroke Dock's Asda Carpark this morning.
    It has now found its way into my sealed tin 2011.

    Thankyou
  • ruby_eskimo
    ruby_eskimo Posts: 4,829 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    teeni wrote: »
    Just wanted to say Thankyou to whoever dropped a £20 note in Pembroke Dock's Asda Carpark this morning.
    It has now found its way into my sealed tin 2011.

    Thankyou

    Wow that's a pretty good bit of road kill!
    Emergency Fund - £8572.39 / £10,000 :: Mortgage OP 2025 - £
    LISA 24/25 - £3200 / £4000 :: NSD 2025 - 2 / 150 :: Books Read: 1 / 52 :: Decluttering - 4 / 1000
    Engaged 9th December 2010 :: Married 29th October 2015 :: Bought a House 13th January 2017
  • claireylulu
    claireylulu Posts: 329 Forumite
    Hi, Please could I join. I have really struggled this year with getting organised for Christmas and having not saved any money I have really struggled. This sounds a great idea and great motivation.
    GC 2015: Aug £272.21 /£300 Sept £112.41 /£300

    NSD Aug: 6/12 Sept: 3 /10
  • mooomin
    mooomin Posts: 13,703 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    58p change from my trip to Asda into my pot please :D
  • frasersmum123
    frasersmum123 Posts: 862 Forumite
    £7.00 into my pot today - have spent the afternoon wrapping pressies and now I have loads of paper cuts :(
    Moving on up :o SPC #382 ~ £40 banked
    12k in 2016 #15. £541.91/£3000
  • Jackies
    Jackies Posts: 213 Forumite
    teeni wrote: »
    Just wanted to say Thankyou to whoever dropped a £20 note in Pembroke Dock's Asda Carpark this morning.
    It has now found its way into my sealed tin 2011.

    Thankyou
    Impressive!!!

    No monies for me today as I ended up using my card for everything when i went to Westfields lol
    Sealed Pot Challenge (1031) 2012 = 148.17
    Virtual Sealed Pot Challenge -     2012 191.39
    Emergency Fund:     £9798.81/£12,280
    2013 Goal: Overpay mortgage:     £1745/£6000 (MFW 2013 No 49)
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