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"Sealed Pot Challenge 4" ~ Part 2 ~

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  • dippykitty
    dippykitty Posts: 1,138 Forumite
    11p for the pot today.
    ISA savings: £25,139 Other Savings: £1750 (tied up in bond)
  • mcjordi
    mcjordi Posts: 4,238 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    mines getting heavier by the day.. and have been increasingly putting £1 and £2 coins in so looking forward to emptying the pot december 1st...
    Sealed pot challenger # 10
    1v100 £15/300
  • Siouxsie32
    Siouxsie32 Posts: 1,987 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Cashback Cashier
    Have you tried one of those tool things that people use to crack open paint pots with? I hope mine isn't the same come 1st December - please don't say you have a spongebob tin!

    I'm visiting a friend this weekend who's a bit of a DIY buff so I'll take it with me and see what we can do with his bits and pieces.

    Mine's a plain white tin from the poundshop with a picture of a fiver on it! Think I'd have preferred Spongebob though!!!
  • susie-sue wrote: »
    I'm visiting a friend this weekend who's a bit of a DIY buff so I'll take it with me and see what we can do with his bits and pieces.

    Mine's a plain white tin from the poundshop with a picture of a fiver on it! Think I'd have preferred Spongebob though!!!

    Oh no that sounds just like the one I've got. OH will have to open it on 1st Dec then.

    Had a great day at Trafford centre today. I was impressed with my money saving skills. In boots bought something to get my £5 voucher off No 7. Saw that someone had made 2 separate transactions on another thread so thought I would do that and I got 2 vouchers! Bought 2 items that came to £22.50, needed to spend £22 to receive a free gift. I used my £5 voucher so only cost me £17.50! To top that off I was given another £5 voucher!

    Then I bought another lipstick for £10 and again used my £5 voucher and got another £5 voucher back. It is also 10 points for a £1 spend.

    Before joining on here and reading loads of threads I would not have thought to do that.

    Enough waffle.....and feeling slightly chuffed with myself am putting £10 in the pot that I saved. yay :T:T:T:T
    [SIZE=2]SPC4 #1395 Aug 11 £135.75/£150
    SPC5 #1395 Shower fund used £13.60 31/7/12 Banked Farepack administrators cheque £301 19/10/12 £326.40 in the tin....TOTAL £641
    SPC6 #1395 Total £144.62
    SPC7 # 051 Banked so far £100 TOTAL £142[/SIZE]
    SPC8 #051 £46 :(SPC9 #51 £1091.34 :T:T
  • Oh no that sounds just like the one I've got. OH will have to open it on 1st Dec then.

    Had a great day at Trafford centre today. I was impressed with my money saving skills. In boots bought something to get my £5 voucher off No 7. Saw that someone had made 2 separate transactions on another thread so thought I would do that and I got 2 vouchers! Bought 2 items that came to £22.50, needed to spend £22 to receive a free gift. I used my £5 voucher so only cost me £17.50! To top that off I was given another £5 voucher!

    Then I bought another lipstick for £10 and again used my £5 voucher and got another £5 voucher back. It is also 10 points for a £1 spend.

    Before joining on here and reading loads of threads I would not have thought to do that.

    Enough waffle.....and feeling slightly chuffed with myself am putting £10 in the pot that I saved. yay :T:T:T:T


    must point out that did need the items that I bought to get the vouchers in the first place. Make up items were a little treat for myself and DD1! :rotfl:
    [SIZE=2]SPC4 #1395 Aug 11 £135.75/£150
    SPC5 #1395 Shower fund used £13.60 31/7/12 Banked Farepack administrators cheque £301 19/10/12 £326.40 in the tin....TOTAL £641
    SPC6 #1395 Total £144.62
    SPC7 # 051 Banked so far £100 TOTAL £142[/SIZE]
    SPC8 #051 £46 :(SPC9 #51 £1091.34 :T:T
  • I've not had anything to put in for a few days, but managed £6.31 today for the pot.
    2nd Purse #036 £46.69/£50.00 :) 3rd Purse £30.02
  • susie-sue wrote: »
    I'm visiting a friend this weekend who's a bit of a DIY buff so I'll take it with me and see what we can do with his bits and pieces.

    Mine's a plain white tin from the poundshop with a picture of a fiver on it! Think I'd have preferred Spongebob though!!!
    Oh no!! My one's the same design except a little skinnier, I actually had the £5 one in my hand until I got to the till and saw Spongebob. I hope my tin opening skills can crack it, sadly I struggle to open a tin of spaghetti hoops let alone a money tin!
    Thank you competition posters!
  • e4rub
    e4rub Posts: 720 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Combo Breaker Debt-free and Proud!
    73p for my pot today ~ pot total so far £5.01:j
    Debt Free Date 1st August 2016 Sealed Pot Challenge #14
  • Elmo1985
    Elmo1985 Posts: 380 Forumite
    Morning all,

    I've raided my purse again - it fits so much better in my handbag once ive emptied it! £10.10 in the pot for me today xx
    Sealed Pot challenge" member #1342 Online Saver £60.00
    :mad:DEMONS :mad:: Lookagain £1358 // Debenhams £
    [STRIKE]767[/STRIKE] // Cap1 [STRIKE]£141.00[/STRIKE] // OD £800.00
    Official DFW Nerd #1385 - Proud to be dealing with my debt!
    Pay one debt 2012! £0 / £800

    :jBaby Girl born 25/09/11:j

  • 18p in the pot this morning
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