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The "Every Penny's a Prisoner" Thread

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  • jet9cat
    jet9cat Posts: 1,657 Forumite
    Just found 1 whole penny :D

    K xx


    Snap - found a penny on the way to work this morning. It's joining a depleted colony in the jar today as I had a count up over the weekend and released 700 pennies from the jar - but only as far as the credit card bill:)
    Every penny's a prisoner
    PADding is addictive
    MFW August 2023 - unless I get my butt into gear :D
  • Sligo
    Sligo Posts: 210 Forumite
    1 whole cent on the floor in Mr L*dl! I proudly picked it up thinking of this thread!
  • freebyfifty
    freebyfifty Posts: 3,189 Forumite
    Good Morning :)


    1080 pennies received from clothesforcash :) That's my third bag I've sent to them and the fourth is being collected today :o All my family have been clearing out their wardrobes for me :) And every little bit helps to win the battle.


    Have a great day :D
    Free by Fifty
    Debt of the Moment -
    August NSD Challenge 14/15
  • CT19720
    CT19720 Posts: 1,482 Forumite
    the pennies were out in force yesterday at Chessington world of adventures, as I managed to capture 28p worth. They are now having a new adventure at my house in a big whiskey bottle.
    2016 is the year I am going to find time for me, and cherish the time I spend with my friends and family.
    It is also time to save - Aim £4,000 - So far this year - £230/£4,000
  • Wellyboots6
    Wellyboots6 Posts: 2,735 Forumite
    500 pennies captured in voucher form from a lady knocking at the door to do a survey.

    I checked and it is all legit too!

    (Apparently I had a letter saying she was coming to do a survey a month back, must have missed it :/ )
  • Ooooh not long now till I can count those pennies and bank them :)

    My silvers prison has been dipped in to quite a few times over the year, and the coppers prison got emptied and banked about 6 months ago when it was full, so I am not that hopeful of having captured millions!

    Looking forward to emptying my 5p whiskey bottle though, that is filling up nicely.

    Now, if I empty and count on New Years day, do I bank or do I keep and use as a start for the New Year?
  • woop found 45 whole pennies on hubbies bedside table.. he didn't want them so in the pot they went! :) Happy New Year to all on this thread x
    "There's a little witch in all of us"🔮🪬🧿
    DEBT FREE 06/2018
    Mrs SD’s Decluttering 2025 ⭐️ 🥇
  • kellbobs
    kellbobs Posts: 83 Forumite
    Not sure if this thread is still in use but just wanted to say so far this month i've found as much as i have for the year to date :j
    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
  • Wellyboots6
    Wellyboots6 Posts: 2,735 Forumite
    This is the one challenge I have managed to keep up with throughout my recent lapse.

    I am now returning to the DFW board hanging my head, but also proud to announce that during my lapse I have managed to fill and empty my coppers jar twice :) (not sure that makes up for things, but I need to motivate myself to think I can change things, even in a small way!)
  • Wellyboots6
    Wellyboots6 Posts: 2,735 Forumite
    How wrong is it to wander through the arcades and rescue the pennies that have fallen on the floor or been dished out by the machines and gone unclaimed....?

    Over £1 rescued so far!
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