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  • hello all

    Well done my fellow potters you are all doing fab .... i am getting into this and loving it :)

    i have potted another £2.36 woo hoo :)

    have a good weekend everyone :)
  • luckycharlie
    luckycharlie Posts: 1,840 Forumite
    Hi Everyone

    Going Poland Mon morning will be going past you Sparky about 5 so if you want to wave me off just stand on the corner !!

    DH has the same impression of me as you and Sue I don't want to go to the camps but DH and friends are visiting them so I will be on my own for the day. Now I am not bothered cos plenty of other things to do like shopping!!! but DH has told me not to walk to far from the hotel in case I get lost. Don't chat to everyone like you usually do. Watch where you go when going for something to eat and carry the name of the hotel with you :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

    SUE I am sure LC came on and gave us her total last year. might be wrong !!

    Put lots in my pot today!!

    XLC2
    SEALED POT CHALLANGE No 021 2013 Saved £2570:j:j:j
    Roadkill live too near Sparky to ever get any:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
    Just polishing my stars:staradmin :staradmin:staradmin:staradmin:staradmin:staradmin:staradmin :staradmin:staradmin:staradmin:staradmin
  • DellyC
    DellyC Posts: 124 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Finally up and running potted my first £5
  • Kerry_Woman
    Kerry_Woman Posts: 3,155 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Potted £5.43.
    Frugal Living Challenge 2025 Mortgage free as of 1st August 2013
  • jakes-mum
    jakes-mum Posts: 4,646 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    What do you mean theres no Father Christmas :eek: :eek: but then who puts all the prezzies under the tree?? I feel so disillusioned :cry::cry:

    a teeny tiny 1p roadkill in the pot today as the sea scouts were packing bags at the C0-op so I gave the lad all my small change :o. My jake used to be a sea scout so I like to support them as I know they do a lot of fund raising for their excursions and new equipment :o
    SPC No 002 SPC(3) £285/£250 (4) £519.84/£500 (5) £768.32/£500 (6) £911.30/£600 (7) £913.23/£600 (8) £1184.82/£750 (9) £2864.04/£750 (10) £3846.25/£1000 (11) £1779.72/£1000 (12) £1596.55/£1000 (13) £1534.70/£1000 (14) £775.60/£1000 (15) £700.20/£1000 (16) £2081.34/£1000 (17) £1691.15/£1000 (18) £2470.95/£1000 (19) £0/£1000
  • Lynsey
    Lynsey Posts: 9,486 Forumite
    I've been Money Tipped!
    Evening all.

    More newbies - welcome and good luck.

    I've had a great day with the Amex "small shops" day, but no cash handed over. I managed a little change from putting the lottery on, so £3 potted (included a £2 coin).

    Most of my Xmas pressies are sorted, just bits and bobs.
    Just the food to sort.

    Lynsey
    **** Sealed Pot Challenge - Member #96 ****
    No. 9 target £600 - :staradmin (x21)
    No. 6 Total £740.00 - No. 7 £1000.00 - No. 8 £875.00 - No. 9 £700.00 (target met)
  • Lynsey
    Lynsey Posts: 9,486 Forumite
    I've been Money Tipped!
    VickyA wrote: »
    A child in my class found 20p in the playground and I nearly wrestled them to the ground for it, but decided it would be unprofessional on my part. :(

    Lol

    Sometimes you just have to just throw professionalism "out of the window" ........................ perhaps this was one of those times. :D

    Lynsey
    **** Sealed Pot Challenge - Member #96 ****
    No. 9 target £600 - :staradmin (x21)
    No. 6 Total £740.00 - No. 7 £1000.00 - No. 8 £875.00 - No. 9 £700.00 (target met)
  • EchoDelta
    EchoDelta Posts: 631 Forumite
    £1.40 for me today
    Sealed Pot Challenge - No. 117
    Bank of Mum & Dad - £3150/£10,000 (£6850 to go) Bank of In Laws - £4600/£12,000 (£7400 to go)
    MFW - MFD - [STRIKE]5 Apr 2029[/STRIKE] 5 June 2025 : AIM = NOV 2019 (back up aim = MAR 2023)
  • Saver88
    Saver88 Posts: 298 Forumite
    Stoptober Survivor
    £6 odd potted today after a lovely trip taking the kiddies to see father Christmas and his reindeer.
    "sealed pot challenge" member 082 6-£450 7 £860 banked :staradmin :staradmin

    Credit card cleared 24/08/13 :j

    June competition wins - family ticket to paradise widlife park, children's book bundle :j
  • mossy
    mossy Posts: 1,263 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    lynnejk wrote: »
    Oh poor you - miserable being cold. I'm sending a virtual hug and a onesie and hope it's fixed soon
    Lx

    Aww thanks, I had some birthday money left over so bought a very snuggly dressing gown from Sainsbugs (25% off). :xmassmile
    sparky0107 wrote: »
    Asking for advice re keeping animals out of Christmas trees how do you stop a Jack Russel terrier from going under the tree and shaking herself, it's like one of the automatic tennis ball servers trying to catch baubles from flying off the tree :rotfl::rotfl:

    lol this made me chuckle, until I remembered that my sister (and her partner, plus my mum) are coming down here for an early Christmas before we go on holiday....and she is bringing her dog, which is a 2 year old puggle. I'm scared for my poor Christmas tree!! :xmastree::eek::rotfl:
    nikki2804 wrote: »
    Managed to give myself food poisoning but while crawling to the bathroom I found 2 x 20p so it's not all bad. In the pot it goes :j

    Wow, that's commitment!! Every cloud and all that.... _pale_ Hope you feel better soon.

    Good day for the pot today. Bought some Nutella from Mossy's Market so £1 to pot. Also did a bit of retail therapy (DH is still on tour until about 3am tomorrow morning when he gets back and I dropped DD off at her friends house for their surprise trip to Winter Wonderland at Hyde Park...so feeling a bit sad). Potting 12p change and also found 20p under the sofa when I was moving it around (moved the sticky out bit of the sofa on to the other side so it doesn't get scorched by the gas fire). So thats £1.32 today...very happy with that!! :T

    Had to spend £20 on a carbon monoxide detector today though :eek: :wall: still better to be safe than sorry!! DH has ordered a new fan unit for the central heating which should arrive on Tuesday. Hopefully when he fits it, it fixes the problem!!

    Enjoy the rest of the weekend peeps. :A
    Saving for Disney again, oops why book one Disney holiday when you can book two!
    :starmod: Emergency Fund Savings - #148 - £10/£1000 1% :starmod:
    :xmastree:#083 SPC6 £63 - SPC7 £90 - SPC8 £63 - SPC9 £54 - SPC10 £26 - SPC12 £70 :xmastree:
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