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to open and count my money tin? or not?

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  • newmum1
    newmum1 Posts: 1,341 Forumite
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    No id leave it i have a tin like that which cant be opened decide what you want to spend the money on and wait until you cant squeeze anothe 5p in then open.
  • beanielou
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    Oh well Ill go against the flow & say open it girl!
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  • hazzie123
    hazzie123 Posts: 2,755 Forumite
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    Do you collect copper in the same way? If you do then it might be a better idea to open your copper tin and leave the 5p`s till you cant get a single one out.
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  • LookingAhead
    LookingAhead Posts: 4,633 Forumite
    I would wait until it was full, just making sure that it was on the floor not on a shelf or something else that isn't guaranteed to take the weight.

    Only open it in a dire straits emergency (and I don't mean you get asked out by Mark Knopfler!).

    God I just remembered you are really so much younger than me, that joke will go right over your head I bet...:o
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  • going2die_rich
    going2die_rich Posts: 1,378 Forumite
    Wait till the tin is full else you are just going to have to buy another tin which is going to cost you money!
  • julybride
    julybride Posts: 205 Forumite
    I would attempt to knock the money out through the hole with a knife... so that you can reuse the tin!!!!

    But if you are gonna count it... make sure it is spent, saved, used for what you intended :-)
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  • skylight
    skylight Posts: 10,716 Forumite
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    If its buckling, then perhaps you should open it.

    BUT

    Do not open it until you are completely sure what it is going to be spent on or where it is going!

    Mind you, does that depend on how much is in there??
  • postingalwaysposting
    postingalwaysposting Posts: 13,987 Forumite
    hazzie123 ~ i collect copper in a huge blue pig (similar to the one martin used on one of his programmes) and once thats full/i want to count it i change it into 5ps for this tin :)

    LookingAhead ~ the shelf is ok la... but when that starts bowing i will put it on thr floor... you dont realise how heavy it is... oh and i didn't get that joke either sorry...

    going2die_rich ~ very true but i have got 5 more tins :rolleyes:

    julybride ~ the slot for the tin is too thin for that it wont fit £1 in just £2 and below :) i have a £2 coin tin started too but that never gets added too as i dont spend much :rotfl:

    charlotte664 ~ charlotte... i think thats what is making me leave it closed i have no idea what to do with it... my debt is being paid monthly through a standing order so it will be paid before the 0% ends so really it will go towards my car as it wont be filled up enough for me to use as holiday spends...

    so at the momment it is staying sealed :T i guess it has nearly £50 in there my mum says £80... we will soon find out :)
  • climbgirl
    climbgirl Posts: 1,504 Forumite
    Umm don't you have another thread about retaking your maths GCSE and worrying about where the £177 is going to come from?!!?!?

    Seems like a good reason to open it to me....
  • postingalwaysposting
    postingalwaysposting Posts: 13,987 Forumite
    climbgirl wrote:
    Umm don't you have another thread about retaking your maths GCSE and worrying about where the £177 is going to come from?!!?!?

    Seems like a good reason to open it to me....

    yep climb girl but i have that expense covered now thanks to my no spenders and the tax man :rotfl: but i may open it before the course starts to get supplies etc... also it will cost me more bus fare when i start this :)
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