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"Sealed Pot Challenge" ~ 7

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  • Lost2
    Lost2 Posts: 15,643 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Sue-UU wrote: »
    Hi there, Lost!! It's really good to see you here so soon and I love your Woo Hoo friend, he's brilliant.

    I promise you I enjoy it all and would be lost without folk like yourself. Have another great saving year, and be careful with that arm/shoulder! :D
    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.

    Thanks for that Sue, am still going to my physio classes
    and I have been back at work for 2 weeks I was off work for over 7 months but now I feel I need a holiday :D
    glad you like my new friend :D
    Sealed Pot Number 018 🎄2009..£950.50 🎄2010..£256 🎄 2011..£526 🎄2012..£548.80 🎄2013...£758.88🎄2014...£510 🎄2015...£604.78 🎄2016...£704.50 🎄2017...£475 🎄2018...£1979.12 🎄2019...£408.88🎄2020...£1200.63...🎄2021…£588 🎄2022 £672… 🎄2023 £3,783.90 🎄2024…£3,882.57🎄2025…£4083.🎄2026
  • MissE001
    MissE001 Posts: 797 Forumite
    Eighth Anniversary Combo Breaker
    Thank you for the new thread Sue - hope you finally got some sleep.

    I've potted the odds and ends from yesterday's counting up so started already :j
    SPC Member #112 :A Save £2k in 2014 # 160 :money:
  • DreamerHelen
    DreamerHelen Posts: 2,629 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker I've been Money Tipped!
    Morning All.... :D

    I've Potted another £4.26 this morning....so I'm really pleased with that...

    *Hugs* to Everyone....Let's Get Going With This Potting!! :j
  • lucyhope
    lucyhope Posts: 518 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Name Dropper Debt-free and Proud!
    Hi all, I'm in again. potted £5 so far, next year is going to be expensive, youngest DD is getting married and we're paying for most of it :eek:
    Hoping to be able to surprise them with a honeymoon compliments of the pot.
    Sealed Pot Challenge member 28
    2018 total £1520
    2019 total £8995
  • stiltoncheese
    stiltoncheese Posts: 351 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker Debt-free and Proud!
    I'm in for this challenge. Joined a bit too late for the last one.

    Have potted £1.00 leftover change in my purse :D
    [FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot]D[FONT=&quot]ebt free since May 2015[/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot][/FONT][/FONT]
  • Moneysavingmomma
    Moneysavingmomma Posts: 54 Forumite
    Yayy a shiney new thread! Thank you Sue-UU!!

    Still potting the silver but as a celebration of a new start ive put a £5 note in there too! :eek:

    I would like to set a target of £500 please! :j
    Sell 100 items - 81/100 - £734.41:j Make £10 a day Dec £148.97/£350
    1 debt 100 days - £10/£1227.86
    Sealed pot #2115 (£12)
    1% challenge - 2%/£34735 (825/34735) :eek:
    Grocery challenge Dec '13. £50/£300
  • purple_angel_2
    purple_angel_2 Posts: 35 Forumite
    Good afternoon all,
    Potted £2.50 today. xx
    Debt December 2013
    Loan 1= £10,104.98 Loan 2 = £1725
    C/C 1 = £5128.94 C/C 2= £2436.35
    Next £540 Argos = £48.49 Overdraft = £550
    SPC# 149. 1 Debt v 100 Days = £18.87/£540.
  • gottogo
    gottogo Posts: 64 Forumite
    Thanks for letting me join and hello everyone :)


    So to start off I emptied my old pockets and handbags and found the grand total of £1.42 :rotfl:which has now been placed in my (as yet unsealed until I find some tape) pot. As I said earlier I wont always record the amounts I put in as I want a surprise :D.


    Will go update sig, happy Friday people
    Debt £5000:eek:

    SPC7 No. 171
  • nanto3girls
    nanto3girls Posts: 5,976 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Just potted 2 shiny £1 coins.
  • marco1dog
    marco1dog Posts: 192 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary Combo Breaker
    Hello everyone. Glad I have found the new thread. I don't post much but lurk a bit through the year. To the newbies it is a fab way to save for Christmas as you do not miss the money. I can not thank the team enough as Christmas is now not a worry. x
    Sealed Pot Challenge 1441

    52 week challenge started again £2/£139
    Sealed pot challenge 7
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