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  • Hels_Bells_3
    Hels_Bells_3 Posts: 208 Forumite
    oops, not been updating as regularly as i should have been but i'm on £13.50 now :)
  • NWLass
    NWLass Posts: 53 Forumite
    Sorry it's late

    2nd week £6.31
    Sealed pot challenge - no 137 - 01.01.08 - 01.12.08 £54.33/£500.00
    Xmas 4 free 2008: Vouchers £320; Supermarket £65; Spent £9.99
    £1 a day - 01.01.08 - 30.11.08
    £2 Savers club 2008: £94 (banked £80) - 2007 total £360 all banked
    Last updated 14.03.08
  • chocolatechipcookies
    chocolatechipcookies Posts: 531 Forumite
    I had to take 35p to mail a job application, but added £1 something today so my grand total is: £5.49


    Yay!:money:
  • candyblue
    candyblue Posts: 640 Forumite
    Another £1.58 today
    £23366/ £39206.92 DFD Nov 2016
  • learning_to_save
    learning_to_save Posts: 107 Forumite
    Now got £6.84, going slow at the moment but that's due to no spend days!
    Credit Card 1 - £2900, credit card 2 - £6020 (0%).
    Mortgage £84000 - 17 years left without overpayments.

    Got to get organised, first credit card 1 £0/£2900
  • SarahNeedle1872
    SarahNeedle1872 Posts: 6,166 Forumite
    I got the grand sum of 32p today - had to steal that out of OH's pocket too!
    'We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars' - Oscar Wilde
  • Angel11_2
    Angel11_2 Posts: 173 Forumite
    Now up to a grand total of £18.77.

    Not bad for just over 2 weeks. Good to see it adding up

    Keep going

    Angel :A
    :A :A :A :A :A :A

    Little bubba due 12th September 2011
  • lucy7509
    lucy7509 Posts: 126 Forumite
    Hi everyone,

    I have £9.95 in my jar so far, so on schedule to meet my goal for Dec 1.


    Good Luck and keep saving!:)
    DFW 199 - Debt FREE March2009
    Proud to be dealt with my debts!:D
  • cowboymum
    cowboymum Posts: 247 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Combo Breaker
    Can I join? Couldn't do the £2 challenge as just love spending those coins! I have £3.26 in the piggy bank at the moment and I'm going to aim for £75.
    Oct grocery budget £368.40 / 600
  • joeyjac
    joeyjac Posts: 105 Forumite
    Haven't posted for a few days, everyones doing so well! I'll have to try and catch up. Been having a few no spend days, which is great but doesn't help the change jar. :o
    Life isn't a dress rehersal
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