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Roadkill Rebels - January 2014

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  • sax11
    sax11 Posts: 3,250 Forumite
    Home Insurance Hacker!
    lost 10p hence me being down to 56p

    On a plus side i did find 2 receipts in asda, yes they were a bit wet but one the customer spent £60 ish on baby goods (always one for a good voucher) and got £4.82 from that and another, customer spent £156 :eek: and i've just got £5.89

    Amazed what some people throw away
  • Emma_N
    Emma_N Posts: 265 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary 100 Posts
    Another £1.06 for me today.

    Thank-you university vending machines and students with more money than sense! :beer:
    Attempting to make £2021 in 2021
  • Well no more finds for me....have been working too much to find anything! I did spy a 1p as I was walking my dog the other day but couldn't get it due to having the dog with me! Boooo!
  • sax11
    sax11 Posts: 3,250 Forumite
    Home Insurance Hacker!
    Saw a nice shiny penny outside tesco today , was going to get it on the way out but someone had beaten me too it - darts night tonight - always a plethora of 5p's to be found there.
  • HOK3Y
    HOK3Y Posts: 1,667 Forumite
    Debt-free and Proud!
    20p found for me today before I ever even made it to my car after leaving the house!
    Credit Card Freedom gained 14 Feb 2014!!
    Total Debt Freedom gained 29 Apr 2014!!
    Savings goal 30/9/23: £72,000/£538,001.....yes I'm serious!
    Total Debt August 2013: [STRIKE]$21,587[/STRIKE] April 2014: $0!!!!:j
  • cardi80
    cardi80 Posts: 426 Forumite
    Nothing more for me so far...
  • Emma_N
    Emma_N Posts: 265 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary 100 Posts
    I spotted 20p lying in the gutter near a bus stop but had to leave a 2p coin I saw lying in the middle of a busy road junction.

    £3.99 for the month now.
    Attempting to make £2021 in 2021
  • BlueCow1975
    BlueCow1975 Posts: 1,422 Forumite
    My 5 year old spotted 2p outside the newsagents today and had it in his pocket as quick as a flash telling me "another coin for my money box mum. I want to find 10 more". So, he is now officially ahead of me and my rather pathetic sounding 1p!!! Will keep hunting.
  • cardi80
    cardi80 Posts: 426 Forumite
    I can add another 10p to my total now. I found it in the kitchen at work. I think that's me up to 29p so far.
  • HOK3Y
    HOK3Y Posts: 1,667 Forumite
    Debt-free and Proud!
    Just a couple more days for January.....!!
    Credit Card Freedom gained 14 Feb 2014!!
    Total Debt Freedom gained 29 Apr 2014!!
    Savings goal 30/9/23: £72,000/£538,001.....yes I'm serious!
    Total Debt August 2013: [STRIKE]$21,587[/STRIKE] April 2014: $0!!!!:j
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