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£2 Savers Club Part 5 - 2011

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  • still no 2 for me :( must start looking out for them
    debt £emergency savings £0/£1000Sealed pot challenge #54
  • Frogletina
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    Six more for me :j

    Ok, so I changed them (bought them) from takings at a raffle I was collecting for. Still, stops me from spending twelve pounds as I cannot bear to spend a 2 pound coin

    That makes £172 this year so far. Not much hope of getting to £200 though.
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  • still no 2 for me :( must start looking out for them
    Good luck, you just need to tip the odds a little in your favour. When shopping use cash and make sure the amount of change you need is over £2.00. And instead of putting £30 petrol in the car, put in £28.
  • I added another 5 to my already expanding 4 :T

    SIL works at our local club where we were last night so is specifically saving the for DH - He is now refusing to spend them :rotfl: So we have £18 in total ... really must stop counting if I ever want a surprise at the end of the year!!

    I agree about the purchasing in cash - if you buy items at £1 - £2 from £5 you nearly always get a £2 if they have any ... Don't spend though just to get one :o
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  • Observer
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    :) Hi everyone

    Dr Squeeze - It was extremely windy that day but I hope you will be glad to know I did get back in one piece, and dry which was a miracle! Also I too love how the coins add up. Seperatly I would spend them on normal things, but together they add up to a nice sum which can be used for something much more worthwhile, or as alwaysthebusybee said, as a back up plan to be there when required.

    mandz1, Drsqueeze and alwaysthebusybee thanks for the comments re a new thread. I have pm'd PMo2 so if I haven't heard back from her I intend to start a new thread on Thursday and will place a link on here when I do so :D

    Gonnabedebtfree - don't be too disheartened. Because we restrict ourselves to one coin type it is always going to be a bit harder to save them, but have confidence you will start finding them soon!

    Froglitina - £172 is fantastic! You DO still have time to find more before the end of the year, but otherwise don't worry about the £200, think how FAB the £172 is and what it can be used for!!!

    I too cannot bear to spend a £2 coin, and often swap them for other denominations so they can all go in my pot :rotfl:

    Hope everyone is having a productive weekend x
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  • nanto3girls
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    I would love to join this challenge please.iv'e already got 3 £2 coins.
  • Igamogam
    Igamogam Posts: 6,028 Forumite
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    2 more in change today - that brings my total to £102 reaching my target of £100 for Christmas :j

    Hope the £2 savers club will continue in 2012. Going to up my target next year I think. My OH cant understand why I cant spend £2 coins nad want to save them - I think its because its very easy as they dont appear very frequently ( well round here they dont!) and it mounts up quickly without missing it in the purse IYSWIM. If I dont find anymore before Christmas - Nadolig Llawen pawb ( Happy Christmas everyone ) and I hope 2012 is a good one for finding and saving those shiney special coins:xmassmile
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  • Observer
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    Welcome to Nanto3girls :wave: Congrats on finding coins before you have even officially started!!!

    Hi igamogam - I like the sentiment, very well worded and I know exactly what you mean :T Also a BIG well done on beating your 2011 target!! Soon be onto 2012 :D
    Challenge savings 2010-2016 £1564.60:j
    Sealed Pot Challenge #220 :staradmin :staradmin '16 £17.01
  • nanto3girls
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    Thank you for the lovely welcome. Very fortunate that we don't have any debt, but it's surprising how much money just gets frittered away.Iv'e also joined the Sealed Pot Challenge.
  • 1 more little lovely for me makes £10 I think :)
    Life's little instructions- Treat everyone you meet like you want to be treated..Watch a sunrise at least once a year..Strive for excellence not perfection:j
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