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The "Every Penny's a Prisoner" Thread

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  • miggy
    miggy Posts: 4,328 Forumite
    Nothing in the way of stray pennies... must clean sofa. :D

    Kellbobs - enjoy the new cooker and hopefully the old one will indeed yield pennies and the new one will save them through efficiencies or whatever new ones have. :) I am convinced a large part of the power of my new(ish) cooker is that the door seal actually works. :D
    Miggy

    MEMBER OF MIKE'S MOB!
    Every Penny a Prisoner

    This article is about coffeehouse bartenders. For lawyers, see Barrister. (Wikipedia)
  • Chrisblue1962
    Chrisblue1962 Posts: 1,203 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    jet9cat wrote: »
    Snaffled ten pennies this morning from OH's jeans while sorting hte wash - well if he can't look after them properly I certainly can!!:rotfl:

    Lol Penny Prisioner logic strikes again !!!
    DFW'er - Lightbulb moment : 31st July 2009 - £18,499
    28th October 2019 -     £13,505 - 27% paid off.
    Demolishing my House of Debt.. one brick at a time!! :)
    Thinking of spending???..YNAB says "NO!!!!"


  • kellbobs
    kellbobs Posts: 83 Forumite
    No stray coins lurking under the old cooker but on my way to work I captured 25p so not a bad day after all!
    Debt free, aim to be MF by 50 (Sept 2026)
    No more buying books...Read 33/40 Bought too many!
    EVERY PENNY'S A PRISONER :D
    Take lunch to work #60
  • Chrisblue1962
    Chrisblue1962 Posts: 1,203 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Saved 240 pennies by going to work on train instead of using car :D

    Spent 7166 pennies fixing mixer shower and buying replacement dvd drive for laptop :(

    But..fitted new mixer thermostat for shower and dvd drive myself so saved unknown pennies and the satisfaction of doing it myself instead of paying somebody else to do it ... :D
    DFW'er - Lightbulb moment : 31st July 2009 - £18,499
    28th October 2019 -     £13,505 - 27% paid off.
    Demolishing my House of Debt.. one brick at a time!! :)
    Thinking of spending???..YNAB says "NO!!!!"


  • jet9cat
    jet9cat Posts: 1,657 Forumite
    :) Hi fellow penny guarders!

    No roadkill for a while - funny how it seems to come in batches.

    However, I did save 500 pennies this week with an unexpected discount at the hairdressers. Also saved 400 pennies at Mr T's due to coupon use.
    Every penny's a prisoner
    PADding is addictive
    MFW August 2023 - unless I get my butt into gear :D
  • miggy
    miggy Posts: 4,328 Forumite
    Captured 621 pennies today courtesy of reduced foods. :)
    Miggy

    MEMBER OF MIKE'S MOB!
    Every Penny a Prisoner

    This article is about coffeehouse bartenders. For lawyers, see Barrister. (Wikipedia)
  • jet9cat
    jet9cat Posts: 1,657 Forumite
    My roadkill drought is over - a whole penny found today:D
    Every penny's a prisoner
    PADding is addictive
    MFW August 2023 - unless I get my butt into gear :D
  • jet9cat
    jet9cat Posts: 1,657 Forumite
    doubled up on the roadkill today and found tuppence:j:j
    Every penny's a prisoner
    PADding is addictive
    MFW August 2023 - unless I get my butt into gear :D
  • Chrisblue1962
    Chrisblue1962 Posts: 1,203 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Hi folks,

    Found a penny on top of a litter bin - does that mean somebody put it there? :think:

    Saved 420 pennies as bought 4 cat flea treatments online for £11.80 as opposed to getting 1 every month from the vets for £4.00 :D - same brand, same treatment :T
    DFW'er - Lightbulb moment : 31st July 2009 - £18,499
    28th October 2019 -     £13,505 - 27% paid off.
    Demolishing my House of Debt.. one brick at a time!! :)
    Thinking of spending???..YNAB says "NO!!!!"


  • freebyfifty
    freebyfifty Posts: 3,189 Forumite
    My taking penny prisoners seems to have come to a crashing halt. :(

    If the cost of living goes up any further it'll be me that's getting locked up. :eek: Does anyone have a balaclava????? :rotfl: Or even an old stocking :rotfl:
    Free by Fifty
    Debt of the Moment -
    August NSD Challenge 14/15
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