"Sealed Pot Challenge 4"

Sue-UU

dooleysdollymix88 wrote: »

I found out that a £20 has been taken out im worried that I may have some in SPC3's savings But still havent been able to get to the damn bank yet! Tomorrow hopefully!!

Say nowt ddm and hope for the best, not much else you can do. Fingers crossed for you. Failing that.....use it for somebody's Christmas present!!

Ah..Decluttering, I see what you mean. I didn't realise it was in a can. Why not put notes somewhere more accessible, but still try and seal it but in a way that if you need to, you can get into it. Best to be on the safe side.

Sue x Anyone else wishing to join, please say the word, you're most welcome. :xmassmile

juno

dooleysdollymix88 wrote: »

I found out that a £20 has been taken out im worried that I may have some in SPC3's savings But still havent been able to get to the damn bank yet! Tomorrow hopefully!!

Banks will accept them for at least six months after the note has been withdrawn and the Bank of England say that they give three months notice of withdrawing notes. But they also let the old and new notes circulate together for a while before withdrawing the old one. In summary, you don't need to worry.

If they did introduce a new style note you might want to only save that style, but since they don't seem to have any intention of doing this currently (apart from the £50 note which I doubt you'll be saving) it's unlikely to happen fast enough for it to be a problem.

Sue-UU

Of course you can join us lippy1923! A warm welcome to the thread and lovely to have you with us. Have fun saving now and in 2011. 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.

lippy1923,well done on getting you first house, be happy in it.


juno, thank you for that. My DH just said exactly that, so 2 wise cogs!

Kerfuffle...back so soon, wonderful! There was me not really thinking you'd be looking at the Target on yours. I'll have to be careful what I type eh! Back to you in a mo, just seen you there.

Sue x Anyone else wishing to join, please say the word, you're most welcome. :xmassmile

Lula-Hula

Hi SueUU :hello:,

having played a major role in helping me to stop smoking :A I am now entrusting you with helping me to save for christmas.

No pressure then

I really need this thread - have been wondering why on earth I didnt save up for christmas this year :doh:

Not aiming for a specific amount, but hope to achieve about £350.

I already have £30 saved up in £2 coins & have already pledged to keep going with that collection until the end of next year so will just add any extra coinage & notes to the pot as well.

*lines up in readiness for numbering*

Kerfuffle

fishcakes wrote: »

Very cheeky doing that sparky yu made me go all giddy.

Yeah our Sparky, he's a total tease

ruby_eskimo wrote: »

Have a great Sunday everyone! /QUOTE]

Have a great Sunday yourself Ruby, I noticed you've got a Debt Diary in your signature, so I've subscribed and guess what I'll be doing for the rest of the day :T

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

Yep, I think that was me actually :A

Toodles

Kerfuffle

Sue-UU wrote: »

Also for the closing date try:

"Remember, remember pot ends 1st December"

AND for the next one:

"Remember, remember pot starts 2nd December"

I'm almost like Keats..Wordsworth and the like.... I missed me vocation and am off to bed before they take me away. :rotfl:

With my memory it would be something more like " Remember, remember there's something to remember in December, or was it November?" :rotfl:

sparky0107 wrote: »

kerfuffle lovely to have you back hun, hope your life has settled down.

Thanks Sparky, it's good to be back. Glad to see you're still here with Sue working as a team to keep us all in line. :T

frasersmum123 wrote: »

£7.00 into my pot today - have spent the afternoon wrapping pressies and now I have loads of paper cuts

Papers cuts from christmas wrapping paper? You must be using the posh stuff.

I had another quote which hasn't quoted and was really important so I'll go back and find it again.

Tootles off to look.

Kerfuffle

Here it is...........

luckycharlie wrote: »

:santa2:
Going to make my snowman soup and dustpan cookies, that will probably take all day!!!

X LC2

I think I know what Snowman Soup is, but I haven't got a clue about the Dustpan Cookies, please share the details, they sound like fun.

Toodles

Kerfuffle

Sue-UU wrote: »

Kerfuffle...back so soon, wonderful! There was me not really thinking you'd be looking at the Target on yours. I'll have to be careful what I type eh! Back to you in a mo, just seen you there.

:xmassmile

Well it is still the weekend, and I am still being lazy........lol, and yes your comment against my target total made me chuckle, you tried to sneak that one in eh?

And just for you, an extra " Toodles xx"

Toodles.

Kerfuffle

Sorry everybody for hijacking the thread, but I've seen so many posts that I just have to reply to.

Doingmybest2bgoodhurrah wrote: »

Hello

I went into town today & had a bit of a mooch round for a suitable pot for this challenge. Everything I liked was silly money :eek:, so I went to afew charity shops but it appeared everyone had got there before me!

So, when I got home & actually defrosted, I raked out a humungous glass jar (originally contained my Dad's home made pickled onions). My OH has cut a slot in the lid for me with one of his contraptions in the inner sanctum ( the shed!) & gaffer taped the lid on firmly Harry Houdini style. I then spent a pleasant afternoon sticking pictures & photographs all over it so that I can't see the contents. The pictures are all things to make me smile each time I feed the jar.

Don't know why I told you all that; you're probably wondering the same!! Good luck everyone x

Thanks DMB2BGH (that took a bit of doing, lol) for sharing your news, I for one am pleased you did as, a) I didn't know how to spell 'humungous', in fact a few weeks ago I tried to find it in the dictionary and couldn't because obviously I couldn't spell it. And b) I didn't know that Houdini's first name was Harry (Harold).

So thanks for those tid-bits.

This thread truly is the fountain of knowledge.

Toodles

Blakesmummy

40p added to my sealed pot today, have a 50p piggy bank going for my little boy of 11 months when it get filled I put it in his savings account added a £1.50 to that today and we both have terrAmundi pots strictly for £1 coins which will be totalled when they are full - hoping to make 2011 a year of saving a much as possible.