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"Sealed Pot Challenge 5"

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  • nanto3girls
    nanto3girls Posts: 5,975 Forumite
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    Must remember to pot my daily pound.
  • samtoby
    samtoby Posts: 2,438 Forumite
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    What a day :(
    3 Children - 2004 :heart2: 2014 :heart2: 2017 :heart2:
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  • sparky0107
    sparky0107 Posts: 3,496 Forumite
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    £2 coin update - 8 of the shiny things going into the Chicago & New York 2013 spending fund. Also a lonely 5p tea room floor change into the road change pot, well it's actually going to the side of it because I can't get any more in. :j

    Sue how warm is it now? The weather's strange ;)

    LC2 if you're near Mr M's about 8am in Friday, I'll see you there, I'll be the one with my nose to the pavement :rotfl:

    Take care everyone, stay safe & keep saving :D
    Sparky0107 - Sealed pot challenge member #002. Total for SPC3 £1,030.57 Total For SPC 4 £2247.00 Total for SPC 5 £2574.62 :T Total for SPC 6 £4552.91:T
    :rotfl:LC2 & Jakes-Mum are off their heads :rotfl
    :j DEBT FREE AS OF 20/01/2012 :j
  • sparky0107
    sparky0107 Posts: 3,496 Forumite
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    edited 22 March 2012 at 4:25PM
    samtoby wrote: »
    What a day :(


    ((HUGS)) samtoby as the song says things can only get better ;)
    Sparky0107 - Sealed pot challenge member #002. Total for SPC3 £1,030.57 Total For SPC 4 £2247.00 Total for SPC 5 £2574.62 :T Total for SPC 6 £4552.91:T
    :rotfl:LC2 & Jakes-Mum are off their heads :rotfl
    :j DEBT FREE AS OF 20/01/2012 :j
  • Kerfuffle
    Kerfuffle Posts: 1,384 Forumite
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    rosyq wrote: »
    I seem to have run out of steam with my potting :( Also I was hoping to pay a bit off my mortgage this month, following Sparky's good example, but it looks like I won't have any money left! Hey ho. Maybe it'll get better next month.
    Welcome back to zafiro1984 and luckycharlie, missed you.
    :grouphug: to those that need them and enjoy the sunshine everyone :)
    Rx

    Hi rosyq,

    I seem to have run out of steam too. Currently living on a tight budget to pay off debts, build an emergency fund and then tackle the mortgage, so it doesn't leave a great deal of opportunity for potting.

    Having said that, 2 x 1 cent pieces roadkill have gone into the pot recently :) and hubby and I only need to put petrol in the car/truck 3 more times and then we'll get some cash back, which will be a great boost :T

    I'm still coming by here daily and reading how well everybody else is doing, and you all seem to be doing very well :T a couple of hiccups but that's to be expected 4 months into the challenge, it's not a race, it's a journey being shared so just keep at it.
  • jakes-mum
    jakes-mum Posts: 4,646 Forumite
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    a lonely 1p found on the floor of the post office today . . its not lonely anymore ;)
    SPC No 002 SPC(3) £285/£250 (4) £519.84/£500 (5) £768.32/£500 (6) £911.30/£600 (7) £913.23/£600 (8) £1184.82/£750 (9) £2864.04/£750 (10) £3846.25/£1000 (11) £1779.72/£1000 (12) £1596.55/£1000 (13) £1534.70/£1000 (14) £775.60/£1000 (15) £700.20/£1000 (16) £2081.34/£1000 (17) £1691.15/£1000 (18) £2470.95/£1000 (19) £0/£1000
  • System
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    Kerfuffle wrote: »
    Hi rosyq,

    I seem to have run out of steam too. Currently living on a tight budget to pay off debts, build an emergency fund and then tackle the mortgage, so it doesn't leave a great deal of opportunity for potting.

    Having said that, 2 x 1 cent pieces roadkill have gone into the pot recently :) and hubby and I only need to put petrol in the car/truck 3 more times and then we'll get some cash back, which will be a great boost :T

    I'm still coming by here daily and reading how well everybody else is doing, and you all seem to be doing very well :T a couple of hiccups but that's to be expected 4 months into the challenge, it's not a race, it's a journey being shared so just keep at it.

    You're right of course - and as if to prove it, I got a lovely pound in my change at lunchtime so it's in the pot now :j Just gotta keep going!

    Hugs to all and welcome home Kerfuffle

    Rx
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  • crimson.addict
    crimson.addict Posts: 1,198 Forumite
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    rosyq wrote: »
    I seem to have run out of steam with my potting
    Kerfuffle wrote: »
    I seem to have run out of steam too.

    I think what you should do is get £1 and change it into 1ps or small amounts of moneys. Then get a child/friend/OH to hide them all around the house/garden/car so you find them occasionally. Then every time you find one it will make you smile and you can pot it. When you are struggling with money i think it is a lot nicer to pot it that way than just 1 whole pound. :)

    Just an idea

    Ruth x
    Sealed Pot Challenge member #071 VSP #4
    £723.44(SPC5) - £753.77(SPC6) - £857.19(SPC7) - £1,632.19(SPC8) - £2,707.15(SPC9) - £2,950.30(SPC10) - £0(SPC11)...so far
    I love LC2 and Jakes-Mum :rotfl:
    Star's from Sue :staradmin x28
    CC Debt     - £2,927.14 Savings - EF - £4,797.21/£5,000 - H2B - £4,691.03/£12,000
  • System
    System Posts: 178,390 Community Admin
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    edited 22 March 2012 at 6:20PM
    crimson.addict wrote: »
    I think what you should do is get £1 and change it into 1ps or small amounts of moneys. Then get a child/friend/OH to hide them all around the house/garden/car so you find them occasionally. Then every time you find one it will make you smile and you can pot it. When you are struggling with money i think it is a lot nicer to pot it that way than just 1 whole pound. :)

    Just an idea

    Ruth x

    That's a good idea :) I might try that, thanks :)
    Rx
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  • luckycharlie
    luckycharlie Posts: 1,840 Forumite
    sparky0107 wrote: »
    £2 coin update - 8 of the shiny things going into the Chicago & New York 2013 spending fund. Also a lonely 5p tea room floor change into the road change pot, well it's actually going to the side of it because I can't get any more in. :j

    Sue how warm is it now? The weather's strange ;)

    LC2 if you're near Mr M's about 8am in Friday, I'll see you there, I'll be the one with my nose to the pavement :rotfl:

    Take care everyone, stay safe & keep saving :D



    I hope I don't fall over you!!:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

    X LC2
    SEALED POT CHALLANGE No 021 2013 Saved £2570:j:j:j
    Roadkill live too near Sparky to ever get any:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
    Just polishing my stars:staradmin :staradmin:staradmin:staradmin:staradmin:staradmin:staradmin :staradmin:staradmin:staradmin:staradmin
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