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Change Jar Challenge

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  • Surfbabe
    Surfbabe Posts: 2,284 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    just emptied the jar - another £7.94 so thats a grand total of £22.94 !!
  • kazimojo69
    kazimojo69 Posts: 320 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    I will join -if a little late!!

    I have a whiskey jar -and will count tomor what is already in there!!!

    xxxx
  • I'm hoping to reach the £30 mark by sunday. Then only £120 to go.
    :jWeight loss slimming world Starting weight 12st 2lbs. Target 10 st -4 -1 sts -1/2 -2 1/2
  • kazimojo69
    kazimojo69 Posts: 320 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Ok - just counted my change in whiskey jar - £9.63!

    A long way to go - but this is made of up 5ps, 2ps & 1ps!

    Good luck everyone!
  • hollyh
    hollyh Posts: 5,474 Forumite
    Hi

    My new total is £17.32

    So i've only saved £2.23 this week:cool:

    I'm sure i'll get there in the end.
  • OliveOyl_2
    OliveOyl_2 Posts: 3,506 Forumite
    This may be a daft question, I was going to leave my tin filling up until Christmas, but now I'm doing a boot fair on Sunday, please can I "borrow" the small change and use it?
    Shall I promise to put all my takings back into the tin, would [STRIKE]stealing[/STRIKE] borrowing the money then be acceptable? :o
  • Olive I already asked if I could use the money to help achieve my other challenge but no-one replied. I am going to use it anyway and just keep counting it as part of my total. I think it should be used to its best advantage and this would bemine.hth xx
    5 Year plan. April 2020 to June 2025- CC and mortgage free by time I'm 60
    Currently CC £23,674.36 /£14,895.41/£14315.42
    Mortgage £28,214.65/ £26,254.71/ £25,746.43
    By end 2020 I want CC at £ 19,000.00.
    By end 2021 I want CC at £10,000.00
  • candyblue
    candyblue Posts: 640 Forumite
    My total is now £73.015, so less than £2 to go :j
    £23366/ £39206.92 DFD Nov 2016
  • My new total is £11.18p, not sure if on track but im blaming the 5 week month. It's tight.
    Terrimundi saver :money:
    trying to keep the cat out of the vets!! :eek:
  • lucy7509
    lucy7509 Posts: 126 Forumite
    Hi Everyone

    I am up to £15.07. Slow but steady. Hoping to make my goal in Dec.
    Good Luck to everyone!:)
    Lucy7509
    DFW 199 - Debt FREE March2009
    Proud to be dealt with my debts!:D
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