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Hi. Can I join please? Many thanks
Hello Poppops, welcome, we are very happy to have you here. What a great way to start the New Year! Sue-UU our very hardworking leader, will be along very shortly to give you your shiny new number, but until then you could take a look at page one of this thread and find out more about us all. Happy potting!Sealed Pot Challenge 7 Member 022 :staradmin:staradmin:staradmin
5:2 Diet started 28/1/2013 only 13lbs lost due to Xmas 2013 blip.0 -
Well I found my bank card so I can finally withdraw my Boots refund and pot it (£79.50)
While cleaning my room I found another sealed tin, I sort of remember starting it at some point but must have hid it (obviously too well), sounds about 1/4 full
I also remember that I had a terramundi pig somewhere with 20 £1 coins somewhere (ran out of banking bags). I put it somewhere safe when I moved but cannot remember where, probably with all the make up items that I can't find either!! If I can find it ill remove the coins with a knife and pop them into the sealed tins. I'll aim to fill the 2 tins, 3 would be too much :rotfl:(but you never know!)0 -
Well I managed to do a bit of a clean up today, rummaged through some old handbags and found a fair amount of shrapnel, coinage and also my boots savings card
Not sure how much I found but my total so far is £32.74 woohoo :j
Now I'd say that was worth me exhausting myself for
Tomorrow's going to be just as bad as I'm helping one of my male friends find a flat, bless him he does need it urgently. I'm just praying I don't go into labour while we're at viewings :rotfl: :eek:
Hoping all is well and massive welcome to the newbies. Happy potting!!
B xxSealed Pots Challenge 7 Member #222 -£147.66:j :staradmin from Sue-UU
You never know how strong you are until being strong is the only choice you have!
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Just shrapnel potted over the last few days....but better potted than spent :rotfl::rotfl:SPC Member #112 :A Save £2k in 2014 # 160 :money:0
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just a quick one today £5 potted
lovely lunch
visit from ma dad
then we lost 2-1 to swansea in the fa cup great!!At the end of a long struggle is a good rest! Proud to be dealing with my debts DFW #1471
lightbulb moment 23/11/13 current debts £10380 debt free date march 2018
1% Club 5%/100% Roadkill Rebel #55 january £0.01
S.P.C#159 aim £400 stars :staradmin0 -
Received 4 £2 coins in my change yesterday!! Potted them all:beer:£10 a day extra in May '18[B]£35/310[
Virtual Sealed Pot 2018 £500/£2500 = 20%
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Well had to go shop earlier for buns, kids back to school 2mora & got a lovely 2 x shiny £2 coins in my change £ 5.84 potted for me today xx#18 Weekly savings challenge 2015(£220.80-£1378)
#100-£365 in 365 days challenge 2015 (£62-365)
#203-Sealed pot challenge 8-2015 (£7.50-£100)
Payment a day 2015- (£151) Xmas park savings £68
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Thank you for adding me to the list! I haven't added anything to my pot yet today so I am off for a snaffle down the sofa cushions to see what I can find!
EDIT: 35p!DFW LBM 21/12/13 - Family 0/2500, CU 44/??, BT 0/308.90, EE, 0/126.54, Jacamo 0/62, Virgin 0/??Sealed Pot Challenge 7 #322
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I found in my desk drawer at work (rainy day chocolate fund)
![haha[1].gif](http://l.nmimg.net/ch/smilies/xmas/haha[1].gif)
Not laughing at you,Suzziebabe-the idea of a rainy day chocolate fund just really tickled me-I can't think of a better rainy day fund to contribute to,myself.
Today I spent money for the first time this year :eek:.Went out and did a huge grocery shop (New Year's resolution is to meal plan,so spent alot of yesterday planning and seeing what we already have in the house,today I filled the gaps
).
One of the jobs I am also trying to do at the moment is sort paperwork.So I have lots of piles of "junk" in random piles on my lounge-room floor,just waiting for me to get stuck in.
Tonight I looked closer at one of the piles(but didn't start to work on it
),and there was a £20 lookin' at me funny.So when I go up to bed in afew minutes,it's for the pot :eek:.
(I do remember where this note came from:last month my OH gave me some money to buy a friend of ours some beer for all the work he has done for us over the last few months-fix dishwasher and wouldn't take money for it,takes and collects our eldest daughter from secondary school when he is taking/collect his own daughter.I had taken some of the money to buy with,but left this note on the bench.)SPC #36 :staradminx 8.SPC7=£751.10 SPC8=£651.04 SPC9=£843.00 SPC10=£872.76
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Morning all!
£4.10 potted today, it's amazing what change you find lying about the house... I just consider it simply tidying up lol !!!
My pot at the moment is a washed out chutney jar from Christmas..."A smile takes but a moment...
...but the memory of it lasts forever"
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