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  • gothrockchic1
    gothrockchic1 Posts: 1,959 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker Photogenic
    So I am back from Download, I used up two shampoo samples, a pack of Baby Wipes, a mascara and eyeliner so thats £5 to the pot!
  • Eltee12
    Eltee12 Posts: 768 Forumite
    Mortgage-free Glee! Debt-free and Proud!
    Another lot of shower gel used - another £1 in the pot :)
    2018 AFD 23/240
    2018 CCC #11 £38.40/£250
    Mortgage-free since 2013

    Debt-free since Nov 2017
  • fedupandskint
    fedupandskint Posts: 10,358 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    A face scrub used up and another £1 in to make £39
    final unsecured debt to repay currently £8333
    Proud to be Dealing With my Debt
    DFW Nerd 1154 Long Haul 155
  • cloudatlas
    cloudatlas Posts: 37 Forumite
    A conditioner, hand cream, little body cream sample and a shower gel used up over the weekend. Plus threw away a grotty body cream nicked from a hotel many years ago that I am clearly never going to use so am counting that too! Think that brings me up to £18 in the pot!
    Current debts: CC 3,900.49 Student Loan 6,591.77 :eek:
    Sealed pot challenge member 1345 100 day challenge - No buying toiletries, cleaning products or using CC! Crazy 2011 Clothes Challenge - £14.25/£100
    When you are ready to learn, a teacher will appear.
  • Eltee12
    Eltee12 Posts: 768 Forumite
    Mortgage-free Glee! Debt-free and Proud!
    finished another lurking can of anti-p, still got 2 left.....

    £10 for the pot so far!
    2018 AFD 23/240
    2018 CCC #11 £38.40/£250
    Mortgage-free since 2013

    Debt-free since Nov 2017
  • gothrockchic1
    gothrockchic1 Posts: 1,959 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker Photogenic
    I cleaned up my stash of old make up yesterday! I have thrown loads out but kept a few bits as I will use them or pass them on! My challenge is to use 3 eyeshadows this year x
  • Kerry_Woman
    Kerry_Woman Posts: 3,155 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Have used handcream, a handcream sample and hairspray.
    Frugal Living Challenge 2025 Mortgage free as of 1st August 2013
  • gothrockchic1
    gothrockchic1 Posts: 1,959 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker Photogenic
    Have used a shampoo sample, body lotion sample! £2 in the pot!
  • Kerry_Woman
    Kerry_Woman Posts: 3,155 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Have used up a shampoo. Still need to use up somethings. Can't believe that I have been using up things for roughly one and a half years.
    Frugal Living Challenge 2025 Mortgage free as of 1st August 2013
  • fedupandskint
    fedupandskint Posts: 10,358 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    On holiday I used up a serum, body lotion, sm face cream and something else I can't quite remember

    £4 into the pot then.

    I used the £40 I saved up on holiday to go towards a new coat and only had to put £12.50 towards it. I was very pleased and am now restarting my £1 pot again

    Great idea whoever it was who thought of it - thank you so much!
    final unsecured debt to repay currently £8333
    Proud to be Dealing With my Debt
    DFW Nerd 1154 Long Haul 155
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