Sealed Pot Challenge 5 ~ Part 2

peaceandfreedom

Have been potting some cash over the past few days. Can't WAIT until Thursday. :j

Well done on the amazing amounts reported so far, hope mine is just as exciting. :T:beer:

gien

I'm going away for a few days tomorrow and tonights busy so I've taken a bread knife to poor old plastic piggy and got a total of

358.15 CHF

Which is a lot more than I thought it would be as I've only been seriously doing it for a short while!!

So, when does the next challenge start, after christmas?

CazzieLT

Hi everyone!

I used to be a regular on this thread, but unfortunately that thing we call work keeps getting in the way! But I have now decided 3-and-a-half years of commuting to London from Sussex is quite enough (and the £450 a month on travel could be much better spent elsewhere!!!) and am setting my sights on a nice local job in January which will hopefully mean I get my life back! And I'd love to hang out here more, it's such a lovely little community!

I am very excited for Pot Graduation Day tomorrow (I've still been potting away all year - although there's been a marked lack of roadkill in my area - Sparky, have you been paying visits to Sussex!?) and hope to beat my total from last year which I think was around £350 - fingers crossed! That will mean Christmas will be just lovely!

Best wishes to everyone, and I hope you all get nice surprises when you open your pots tomorrow! And thank you to Sue and all the regulars for inspiring us all to save, save, save! xxx

sparky0107

Morning everyone
((HUGS)) to those who need them. Well done on the impressive totals already declared, the grand total is already building up into a tidy sum, with the few declarations we've had so far.

I won't be around for the rest of today (family funeral unfortunately), back tomorrow to get all your totals.

Have a great day everyone, stay safe & keep saving

kansaskitty

Hi Sue, I apolgise but I'll have to be removed from the list as I forgot I was on this forum and included, but DFi opened the pot months ago when we couldn't afford the vets bill! WILL TRY HARDER NEXT YEAR!

Kansaskitty

xxxx

Good luck to everyone tomorrow!

Betsie2010

I've counted all mine today, £13.86 Not great but I restarted after the summer holiday and haven't potted as often as I should. Must try harder next year! Anyway that added with my £2 gave me £63.86 so a for contribution to Christmas. Off to spend it on Sat on last of Christmas shopping. Is there anywhere I need to sign up for for 2013?

e4rub

Morning!! Not much change from Asda this morning
Potted 9p

Emily

gobbygal_2

Hello

Thanks Jakes mum and Sue-uu for getting me going on this.
I've got my pot - a rather old ceramic Pig ( must be at least 38 years since I was given this !! ) the rubber bung is perished so I have seaed it with masking tape and it's hidden behind photos on my dressing table so the family won't know it's being used and won't borrow from it.
I've started today with £1.34 - some coppers from my purse and some found on my messy teenagers bedroom floor ( does that count as roadkill? lol )

I love a challenge so hope to save at least £300 by next Christmas :-)

mcjordi

kansaskitty wrote: »

Hi Sue, I apolgise but I'll have to be removed from the list as I forgot I was on this forum and included, but DFi opened the pot months ago when we couldn't afford the vets bill! WILL TRY HARDER NEXT YEAR!

Kansaskitty

xxxx

Good luck to everyone tomorrow!

you dont need to be removed at all, just pot what you can/if you want its not a race to see who can save the most its just chucking change you probably waste in the local shop buying penny sweets (i know thats where mine used to go :rotfl: )

Sue-UU

A VERY Good Morning one and ALL, fever pitch is about us, isn't it absolutely wonderful!!! :j

little_sweetie, just wait and I'm sure Securico will get to you shortly. We appear to have caused them a problem :rotfl:

I've got a DH who only ever wears shirts too, LC 2, though t shirts wouldn't suit him anyway. How you managing with those chain jakes-mum sold you?!! Is he better controlled now or is it you? :rotfl:

Get well soon, jakes-mum, your DH and little Lilly too, better now than at Christmas!

mcjordi wrote: »

yeah its great sue. get my shopping delivered now lol

ill promise to pop by more often next thread

Great news about not missing the car, mcjordi, you mad the right decision. Very well done on your saved cash too!!!! :T

Richy23 wrote: »

I haven't been in here for ages! Hope you're all well! Trying to pot as often as I can and I'm going to pop in more as a new years resolution I think!

You do that, Richy! Are you still saving for your holiday with the GF next summer? Save well my friend!

You too emmita! You'd did so VERY well indeed. Well saved!!! :T

Oh bubbs, my heart truly does go out to you at such an awful time, keep working on the theory that "what doesn't kill us makes us stronger". Are you insured? I sincerely hope so.

Very wise words to jakes-mum, RedGoose, very true too!

rosyq wrote:

Have banked a splendigious £254 today, bringing my total to £596 which I can't quite believe :T :T :T

So thanks to Sue & Sparky for running the thread, and thanks to everyone who posts and makes this thread such fun, I certainly wouldn't have done it without you all :T

Brilliant news, Rosy, very well done!!! :T Splendigious?? You certainly say it right with the highlighted part above and I couldn't agree with you more, THAT'S what makes SPC so successful - the members who support it - and encourage others to save more!:T:T:T:T:T:T:T

Melgirl wrote:

Total for 2012 is £659.49 and the 3 pots together weighed 2 stone 13lbs between them.

I have already started next years pot, so I will weigh it on Friday as my first entry for the 2013 challenge.

Hiya Mel and oh boy, have you saved well again!!!! WELL DONE!!! :T What a weight too!! See you on Friday!

Won't be long now, peaceandfreedom, enjoy the excitement, I know I do!!! :j Thanks for the tip off to j-mum, worth a try for sure.

WOW gien, that is amazing in the time you've been saving!! VERY well done! :T Look forward to seeing what it is next year! The new challenge begins on Friday 30th!!! Yep, day after tomorrow!! Just come here Friday morning (or whenever) and you'll see the link to SPC 6!!!!

Hi there, Cazzie!!! It's great to see you and hear all your news, brilliant!!! See you again tomorrow.

Hiya sparky, I do hope it's not too 'close' to you. ATB and see you tomorrow.

Kansaskitty wrote:

Hi Sue, I apologise but I'll have to be removed from the list as I forgot I was on this forum and included, but DFi opened the pot months ago when we couldn't afford the vets bill! WILL TRY HARDER NEXT YEAR!]

Hi there, Kansaskitty! No apologies needed, You just keep trying harder as you've already said you will. There's absolutely no need to come off the thread. Come back more often to get incentive to keep it up.

Emily....that's what I like to see..utter determination to do your very best.

Betsie2010 wrote:

I've counted all mine today, £13.86 Not great but I restarted after the summer holiday and haven't potted as often as I should. Must try harder next year! Anyway that added with my £2 gave me £63.86 so a for contribution to Christmas. Off to spend it on Sat on last of Christmas shopping. Is there anywhere I need to sign up for for 2013?

Very well done, Betsie!!! Never consider it not to be great, you SAVED that money - which would possibly have been spent otherwise - be proud of yourself, I am of you! :T
No, you don't need to sign up again. Just come here on Friday and you'll see the link to SPC 6 which begins Friday 30th!!!! The pots don't get chance to get cold

I'm delighted you're well on your way, gobbygal, I'm sure you'll do that 38 yr old pot proud!

Very true, mcjordi, thanks for putting Kitty right. :kisses3:

Last savings for SPC 5 in the pot, a whole £4.06.

Please everyone, DON'T use coinstar to change your cash! They take 10% of YOUR MONEY!!!! :mad:

Well folks, it's the...last day of saving now! :j:xmassmile

Sue x

Anyone wishing to join, please just ask, you're more than welcome, it's never too late.There may be a lot of us, but don't feel intimidated, we're a lovely lot, so come on in.:grinheart

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