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Change Jar Challenge
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Hi haven't posted for a while, sort of lost the will with this for a while but back on it now
Have saved £14.97 since last posted so now have
£56.96 :beer: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 £38.780 -
Saved £6.25 last week so now have £23.75
No penny is safe from my jar.......£2 Savers Club joined 24/09/07, saved so far £8.00 :T
Change Jar Challenge start 24/09/07 £23.75 :j
October Grocery Challenge
Week 1 £23.63
Week 2
Week 3
Week 40 -
I've just added £1.37, so I'm now standing at £10.28. My excuse for not adding a lot in is because I've been on holiday
I've got some other change in my purse which I will add tonight, got to try and at least meet £50 by xmas!I :heart2: saving money0 -
81p 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
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I have now banked £28:beer: I still have a fair amount in my jar but I am not going to count it until it looks like I can make up a few bags with it:D100 Day Pot £13
£2 coin saver #205 £40 banked and £22
Weekly Spend
June NSD 9/10 DFW Nerd 540 -
Jaxx, I have been truely carp at this challenge, it all went pear shaped when I needed spends for holiday and so cashed it up.
I am jumping back on the bandwagon today and promise faithfully that I will not cash it in this time cos I need serious help with the crimbo shopping!
So hold on, lemme have a look in my purse.......
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Ok, £1.98 is going in the jar this morning, I shall update my sig.
Jo.xDFW Nerd no. 496 - Proud to be dealing with my debts!!0 -
Am just over the £100 point now :T but need a few(lots) of no spend days over the next month or so, but i will keep going.0
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another £1.01 to add for me 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
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This week I've managed another £2.45 now up to £47.50.LBM 03/07 £44k:eek: DFD 31/12/17 :A 12/17 £2545.50
Credit Card £2500.00 & Next £45.00
Savings = £81.21 & Help To Buy ISA = £4700.000 -
£4.51 this week, up to £87.39 in total'We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars' - Oscar Wilde0
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