"Sealed Pot Challenge" ~ 7

BlueDaisy

82p potted

prophecy_grrl

Please count me in for spc7 - managed to pot £243.21 in spc6 am totally chuffed!!! I planned to use the money for Christmas food shopping, thinking if have about £100 at most, I'm shocked to have potted so much! Am banking it and putting it towards my garden fund for 2014

Thanks to all who organise and maintain this challenge xxx

jakes-mum

Im here!

Sue! How very rude! you know you missed me intensely :rotfl: ive had my inlaws here since wednesday so have been way busy feeding, shopping and talking :rotfl: sorry all I haven't read the end of the last thread but im sure you all did amazingly and await the gorgeous Sparky to come forth with the grand total :j :j

oh my tins sound so lonely £2 coin tin currently has 3 coins in it and big tin has £6 left over from last months shopping budget must get more change!

nanto3girls

Good morning on this sunny morning.£2 potted.

Buffythedebtslayer

Eek! Ive not counted up the old one yet!!

xxx

Lynsey

jakes-mum wrote: »

oh my tins sound so lonely

Lol. My sentiments also. Strange feeling.
Put a few coins in there, but no longer an effort to lift the pot (must have weighed over 6.5kg at the end).
But each little step (drop of a coin) will get us to the end of the marathon (count up day 2014).

Lynsey

Sue-UU

claireyfairy82 wrote: »

I still have £35ish left out of my shopping budget this week so we shall be having bread and water or a freezer lucky dip in my house this weekend so I can feed my pot not the children. My OH say's I'm getting a bit obsessed with my pot, I have no idea what he's talking about!!;)

Thanks for a real giggle, claireyfairy, I even read your words to DH who gave a big wry grin. Ah, your OH won't think you're quite so obsessed come next November! :whistle: Well done on that 1p!!

honey10 wrote: »

Can I have a target of £400 for this year please? No reason other than to see if we can. Hopefully quitting smoking soon, wish us luck ��

You're Target's on for you, honey, all the best with it. All very good wishes with quitting too as it can be done!! I had my last on Christmas Eve 1998 and believe me, if I can anyone can! :j Altering your daily habits often helps a lo, so does getting more exercise, sipping water regularly and nibbling on fruit and unroasted nuts. Cleaning your teeth/swirling a tiny bit of toothpaste round your mouth regularly is great. Remember that cravings only last seconds and in that time think of something beautiful, a memory from the past or a holiday to come, anything similar. Any help just PM me.

Well done, Saver-upper. BTW, your little darling will quite possibly remember which box is for which coinage too. :A A great find with that £10er!!

lynnejk wrote:

Hey! My quit day has been set. I come back from holiday on 5th Feb and not bringing back any duty frees :eek:

I have made myself a 'pot' from a finished tub of well-known washing stain remover and sealed with parcel tape. Put on my safety hat and yellow visibility vest, wielding a Stanley knife I cut a slot in the lid and presto !! :rotfl:

A Happy St Andrew's Day, Lynne. Great work with the £38, but it's up to you if you want to put any more on your siggy, some others do. Just be happy with what you want!

Not sure whether to admire you or be fearful of you with the description of how you were when making your pot! :shocked: All very best wishes with your quit date! Please see my reply to honey10 for a few tips.

"£6 odd added yesterday change from dentist and Chinese"

Can't help thinking that sounds a slightly odd combination, Saver88!

You have a lovely weekend too, Lynsey, and thanks for the general support for all, it really helps encourage. :A

Hi Flat Eric and you're welcome to the good wishes. Your Target is now £777 as required, all the best in getting there.

redbooties wrote:

I'm going to aim for £500 this year and I'm going to be very strict with myself and use the sealed saving tins, once their filled they are going in the attic with the Christmas decorations because in the last challenge as they got full I counted them up, banked the money but then I ended up dipping into the savings.

That sounds like a splendid idea, redbooties, and I hope takes on for others who were maybe put in the same bank situation. BTW, I've put the £500 as your Target, is that ok or would you sooner me take it off?

prophecy_grrl wrote:

Please count me in for spc7 - managed to pot £243.21 in spc6 am totally chuffed!!! I planned to use the money for Christmas food shopping, thinking if have about £100 at most, I'm shocked to have potted so much! Am banking it and putting it towards my garden fund for 2014

I've just answered you on SPC 6, prophecy_grrl, I'm thrilled to bits at how much you made and how delighted you are, terrific news!! All the best with the garden. :grinheart

jakes-mum wrote:

Sue! How very rude! you know you missed me intensely :rotfl: ive had my inlaws here since wednesday so have been way busy feeding, shopping and talking :rotfl: sorry all I haven't read the end of the last thread but im sure you all did amazingly and await the gorgeous Sparky to come forth with the grand total :j :j

[STRIKE]Uh oh! She's back[/STRIKE] Hi jakes-mum, so good to see you after your in-laws visit, I bet they [STRIKE]were glad to leave[/STRIKE] had a wonderful time. No! The gorgeous sparky won't be coming forth with the Grand Total - that's MY honour I'll have you know! Where's tother article then? :idea: Gone fishing with DH perhaps. Fat chance of that, poor chap would be pushing her in, in a vain an attempt to shut her up. :rotfl:

Good Morning to you too, nanto3girls, a good weekend as well.

Buffythedebtslayer wrote:

Eek! Ive not counted up the old one yet!

Oh Buffy whatever's up with you?! :eek: The words finger and pulling out quickly come to mind! Now go on back to SPC 6!

Have a lovely weekend, folks, but always keep saving

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 be shy, 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.

purple_angel_2

Good Morning all,

Just spent an hour cleaning my car instead going to the local car cleaning place,saved myself £10.00 :j :j

Also found 4p on the car floor,so £10.04 potted for me today. :T

Have a lovely day all.xx

peaceandfreedom

Hi everyone,

Have declared this year's earnings in the other thread - not impressive but I plan to do much better this year.

Can I declare my target please for 2014 of £500 - for me, this is a lot but I want to give it a go. SPC #1064.

In the next year I want to get a better grip on my finances and debt-busting instead of just faffing about - this is the start. :j

peaceandfreedom

Oh and my 2014 pot (emptied and resealed today) has the grand total of £1.10 in it.