Sealed Pot Challenge 5 ~ Part 2

Honey_Bear

My total from June to now, so 23 weeks of the great Sealed Pot Challenge in 2012 is £127.21. I'm really pleased with it, so thank you for running the thread. I will definitely be doing it again from tomorrow! Well done everyone.

peaceandfreedom

Sue-UU wrote: »

Whichever way you look at it, peaceandfreedom, given all you've been through you've done exceptionally so please, please shrug off that bit of disappointment and spend the rest of the day patting yourself on the back, you deserve that!!! :T

Thanks, Sue, I'm happy.

Sue-UU wrote: »

Ok then, so your Target's set and to realise it you'll be needing to save £20 a week, do that and you'll be over the moon, anything less though will still be one heck of an achievement! :grinheart

Yes, it's a tough target but nothing ventured, nothing gained. Shockingly, Christmas tends to cost us about £1000 every year, mostly on the kids' presents but also other presents, food, booze, going out etc. So it would be good to have the jar's contents to cover it.

We'll see how it works out.

Meanwhile - CONGRATULATIONS to everyone, no matter how much your pot added up to - it's all brilliant. :T

Sue-UU

More wonderful news I see, Honey Bear, very well saved indeed!!!! :T I'm so happy that you're so pleased with it, mind you in that amount of time you should be!:grinheart BTW, please would you pop your No 1834 on your siggy for me, thanks a lot.

Don't worry, peaceandfreedom, I quite understand that when you have youngsters Christmas is expensive with a capital E!! I'm sure you'll be doing you level best here on. Best wishes.

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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girlatplay

#613 Popping on to declare a whopping (for me) £605.26!!!! I had notes in there and everything! I don't ever expect it to be as big as this again and am really chuffed

SusanneCape

Good morning everyone,

Struggled to try and pry out the cash, but have been pretty good about keeping an accurate total. I may have to gatecrash jakes-mum or Sue to help me. I have decided to keep the pot going for SPC6. So, my total is (drumrolllllll) ...

£1000.00

Thank you so much to all you lovely people on this thread and for making me laugh on a daily basis. A special thanks to Sue for running this incredible forum and to our resident auditor, sparky.

jakes-mum, congratulations on becoming debt-free. Well done.

Also, congratulations to everyone on your savings. Absolutely mind-blowing!

I am inspired for SPC#6. Without all of you I would not have any savings today, so thanks to all of you for keeping me on track.

Beeeeeeg hugs,

Sue-UU

Good Heavens above, Gap, that is just amazing and I'm so very happy for you!!!!! :T It IS whopping by anyone's definition - and YOU saved it all!!! :j Don't forget SPC tomorrow, as if you could.

I found it so helpful this year to stick some notes in one pot, it made us budget more - save more too!

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

Please read the 1st post on Page 1 first so you know what's what.

leictina

Counted up my pot last night.....

My total is £47.80 not too bad for only potting mainly copper change and 5p's

Have taken the £40 to buy Xmas drinks and used the £7.80 to start up next years pot.

Well done to everyone who has saved this year.....and here's to some good totals for SPC6!!!:beer:

Sue-UU

:j Absolutely brilliant, Susanne!!!!!!!!! :T I find it quite shocking to think what we'd have nigh on thrown at others IF we hadn't been merrily stashing cash away. Well done you for keeping that from perhaps being frittered away. SPC 6 it is then.

Ere sparky, I like your new title of.....resident auditor! That suits him quite well actually, Susanne.

Hi leictina and good for you in just saving the smaller stuff, amazing how it adds up through the year! Well done!!!!!! :T

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

Please read the 1st post on Page 1 first so you know what's what.

luckycharlie

ModestyB wrote: »

Good morning one and all. My total for 2012 is £438.96.
Thank you Sue & Sparky for looking after us, without you I would never have started saving.
I'd also like to thank everyone who cheers our days up by posting on here, especially J-M & LC2. Well done on becoming debt free Jakes-mum.
Hugs for those who have lost loved ones and anyone else who needs one.
Congratulations to all for your savings, however much it may be.

JAKES-MUM

DID YOU SEE THIS :j:j:j:j

XLC2

getting-there-slowly

I joined this challenge very late in the year so when curiosity got the better of me I opened my pot. Pot isnt really sealed just an awkward sheep shaped money box that is plain difficult to open!
Was very suprised to find £9.32 which is being left in there ready for next year.