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Change Jar Challenge

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  • ciaral4
    ciaral4 Posts: 18 Forumite
    new totals updated in signature

    still ging slowly
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    RBS loan [strike]10,667.40[/strike] 9,245.08(only 52 more payments to go @177.79)
    Evans cards [strike]650[/strike] 440.68
    adams card[strike] 250[/strike] 165.99
    £2 coins - £0.00(banked £0.00)
    anything under £1 jar £0.00 (banked £0.00)
    boots advantage card 31
  • £3.81 for me last week bringing total to £35.31.:T
  • I was wondering if anyone knows if Jaxx uk is still around?

    Just we haven't had an update for some time. I have tried to do one but don't know how to post it as it is in a table?
    Hoping to stick to the challenge this year!!
    Make £5 a day for 366 started Dec 2019
    YTD £ £ 78.23/£1£1,825
    Cash - £ 48.23 Vouchers - £ 30

    Wombling into 2020 £38.78
  • Total so far £12.05p. nearly pay day so i can start saving those pennies!
    Terrimundi saver :money:
    trying to keep the cat out of the vets!! :eek:
  • candyblue
    candyblue Posts: 640 Forumite
    I`m now up to £85.29, this is courtesy of having a bad spending month!!
    £23366/ £39206.92 DFD Nov 2016
  • :D Not posted since i joined in july but the jar is filling nicely and with a bit of luck will reach target of £150, i'm determined not to count up the coppers until december
    MFiT-T7 #17 (Jan 2025) £193k (Apr) £177k (July) £159k (Oct) £139,900 (Jan 2026)

    SPC 19 #6 £29.50
    Regular Saver A/C (24/25) £2800 (25/26) £

    SPC’s (1)£27.19 (2)£728 (3)£1471 (4)£357 (5)£435.18 (6)£1114.92 (7)£1492 (8)£392 (9)£1952 (10)£1866.65 (11)£1177.74 (12)£1445.39 (13)£1608 (14)£603.30 (15)£672 (16)£2563 (17)£1300 (18)£353.50 (19)£
  • bluekp
    bluekp Posts: 439 Forumite
    I finally got around to counting up tomorrow and my new total is £20.12 :D

    However, at this rate I won't reach the £100 by December so I'm going to have to step it up !!
    Debt at Highest: £11,630.10 (May 2006) Debt now: £0.00 !!!!
    Married to the man of my dreams :A - Sat 2nd June 2007
  • Just updated my sig £40.28 so far
    :jWeight loss slimming world Starting weight 12st 2lbs. Target 10 st -4 -1 sts -1/2 -2 1/2
  • slowlyfading
    slowlyfading Posts: 13,429 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    1p to add for me today! lol :)
    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
  • scuba147
    scuba147 Posts: 181 Forumite
    woo hoo not been on this for ages but up to 79.13 in change!!!!
    DFW nerd 144
    £2 savers club started (1st June 2006)
    Aim: To save £1000 by 1st June 2007! Achieved £842!
    New Aim - to save £1k by 1st June 2008 - So far banked £654:p
    Change Challene - Aim £150 from 9th July 2007 - £184.66
    Bronze Olympic Challenge target £1007. Current total £3340.78:T
    Olympic Challenge Part Deux - Aim £3k and saved £1449.43 (£1550.57k to go!!!)
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