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  • Cheery_Daff
    Cheery_Daff Posts: 17,955 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    £1.02 added last week - and 31p left over from Unnecessary Challenge. I'm discovering the trouble someone earlier talked about here - when you don't spend any money, you don't get any change! :)
  • slowlyfading
    slowlyfading Posts: 13,429 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    34p to add for me today :)
    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
  • Another £2.14 taking me up to a total of £93.03!
    £23366/ £39206.92 DFD Nov 2016
  • The_Dragon
    The_Dragon Posts: 9,749 Forumite
    I updated my sig line yesterday to take into account the fact that my change is now over £100 :j
    Do not meddle in the affairs of Dragons, for thou art crunchy and good with catsup :D
    NSD 15/20, OS WL 21-6 (4) :(C.R.A.P R.O.L.L.Z #44 Twisted Firestarter, VSP #57 - £39.43
    :p Every Penny's a Prisoner :p
  • slowlyfading
    slowlyfading Posts: 13,429 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    42p to add for me today :)
    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
  • boddy
    boddy Posts: 3,326 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture
    Have collected a bit of change already this week. Im now giving the newsagent 50p and the 10p change goes into the jar.
    ____________________________________________________________________

    Change jar challenge now £9.40/£75.00
  • 12p for me today!
    CHANGE JAR CHALLENGE £15.98/£100
  • slowlyfading
    slowlyfading Posts: 13,429 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    11p for me today :)
    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
  • Tesscha
    Tesscha Posts: 209 Forumite
    For week 7, I've saved up £1.69. As it's pay day tomorrow, hopefully I'll be able to save a little more the next few weeks. I'm now up to £21.97
  • new totals added to signature
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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
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