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  • Ill join just found 13 pence at bottom of bag!
    scary really how close christmas is only 5 pay days to go!!
    Mummy to 2 gorgeous boys
    Edward 4 on xmas day and baby Benjamin born 28/12/09 weighing a whopping 9lb14oz!!
  • Baileys_Babe
    Baileys_Babe Posts: 6,476 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    I have decided to only count my change and update my signature at the end of the month as I currently don't have regular internet access.Hope everybody is ok with this.
    Fashion on a ration 2025 0/66 coupons spent
    79.5 coupons rolled over 4/75.5 coupons spent - using for secondhand purchases

    One
     income, home educating family 
  • lemma1968
    lemma1968 Posts: 1,379 Forumite
    £1.99 for me today!!! :rotfl:
    2013 TARGET £30k
    2012 £26500 paid off.
    2011 £22750 paid off
    2010 £19800 paid off
    2009 MBNA Cleared 25.09.09 £34391.33 PAID OFF
    DFW Nerd 612 Proud to be dealing with my debts
  • slowlyfading
    slowlyfading Posts: 13,429 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    31p for me today - the end of the challenge is beginning to seem a bit far off!
    Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.
    Personal Finance Blogger + YouTuber / In pursuit of FIRE
  • Jaxx_uk
    Jaxx_uk Posts: 183 Forumite
    Still a whole 4 months to go. get £35 a month slowlyfading and you've made your target!!

    Jaxx
    ** Matched Betting Veteran **
  • Total is now at £11.18 getting there, me & DH have decided that this is going to be our Christmas treat money, some nice food and wine/beer so this should help us along the way!!

    Also is it cheating if I have a 50p in my purse and I change that into 20p or less from my sons money box so I can put it in my change jar but also to be able to sort my sons change out so I can bank it? i was thinking if I do this with any 50ps then I can bnk his money too? What do you recon??

    His money was saved prior to Change jar Challenge is it cheating??

    Thanks LTS
    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
  • Am back from holiday now so ready to get going again, have updated my signature - grand total - £3.83!
    If it seems too good to be true, it probably is, unless its from this forum!
  • Sea78
    Sea78 Posts: 6,185 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker Debt-free and Proud!
    Hi

    I counted up my money last night and it's now a total of £29.42!! So that's quite nice :)
    CCCS DMP:Feb 07
    Total:£37,016.47 now £0 DEBT FREE FEB 14

    2022 Decluttering Campaign 49/1011
  • I should have more change this week but shopping challange may have gone to pot. I am all over the place with so many places to go and so many bowls matches to play now that the sun has appeared at last. Instead of planning for month I may do it forthnightly instead but may be still on target. :rolleyes:
  • Found 30p in the car today, must have fallen out of OH's pocket!:D

    Sarah x
    'We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars' - Oscar Wilde
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