"Sealed Pot Challenge" ~ 8

PrincessLou

Please can I join? No specific target in mind, just want to save as much as possible! :j

BTW what does everyone use their spc money for?

grassgirl

I've got a century saver as my pre pot, it never gets full but I like to keep about £25 in there (I get a lot of cabs and never want to come unstuck).

I'll use my spc cash for paying bills or Christmas if I have no bills left, or saving next year will be my first pot opening. It's just fun to wonder what total will be, even if it does all go the same way as the big notes x

EverTheOptimist

Welcome PrincessLou. :wave:

Sue,will be along to give you a number and give you a formal welcome. Please have a read over post 1 on page 1 as that will give you the rules and regulations for the challenge. But please do ask questions if you need to.

We will be opening our sealed pots on NOVEMBER 5th 2015 so please ensure you report in with your savings, even if you don't post very often it is still nice to her what people achieve and also we add each amount to the grand total.

Good luck with your potting

I am hoping to use my savings towards xmas presents, as long as I have no disasters to pay for in the meantime, aka my car.

Have potted £1.10 today.

Saver-upper

Glitterbaby wrote: »

Are you going to hit the shops this week Saver-upper?..............

She has a few more little sale items in her stocking, including some stick pencils she wanted (pencils which look like they are made out of sticks). She asked Santa for a cuddly lion as she collects Jellycat toys, so she was very easy. I am expecting it to get less easy as she gets older, but for now I am happy

Hi,Glitterbaby,
Yes,I really must get a wriggle on.I have written down a few ideas,and will go out a few times this week ( after finishing work at lunch-time tomorrow,and I have Wednesday off.)
My kids are aged nearly-6 to 12yo.I never realised how easy I had it when it came to buying presents when they were little.Even my 5yo is hard to buy for now,cos she eyes up everything her 2 older sisters have,and wants that :eek:.

Sue-UU

LoLo wrote: »

Can I join this time please?
I already have a pot to use,just need to start using it.

I have a target of £150.

PrincessLou wrote:

Please can I join? No specific target in mind, just want to save as much as possible! :j

BTW what does everyone use their spc money for?

Of course you can join us, LoLo and PrincessLou. A very warm welcome to you. :grinheart Have fun saving, posting and enjoying the banter. You'll find your numbers at the bottom of the list on the 2nd post of page 1. Please read through post 1 as it'll let you know exactly what to do with the challenge. PS. We empty our pots and declare our savings in November, please make a note of this year's date: 5th Nov.


Please also subscribe to the thread by clicking on "Thread Tools" (lower green bar) and clicking "Subscribe to this thread"...or you may lose us! To put your SPC No on, go to "Quick Links" (right side of top green bar), click and then click on "Edit Signature" and you're away.


*Please pop your numbers on your sigs, it really helps.


LoLo - please note that instead of giving you the following No on the list I've given you No 49! I'm sure that member would have returned by now, if she does, I'll give her a new one. I've also put you Target on, I hope you manage to pot that much - maybe even more!

PrincessLou - please note that instead of giving you the following No on the list I've given you No 93! I'm sure that member would have returned by now, and if she does, I'll give her a new one.

Gold stars to Meowhouse and Lynne for perfect welcomes. :staradmin:staradmin
I know it was a cross-posting, Lynne, but that's just one of those things.

WifeandMummy wrote: »

Ah thanks so much for the welcome! I have my pot (89p tin from
Home bargains! ) and I've started to ball rolling with £1 today! Excited to join you lovely people in this challenge!! Xx

Well done, WifeandMummy, and you won't forget to put your No on will you??!

Well done, Woodster76, let's hope the plan comes to fruition!

Ooooh, some more good sales then, jakes-mum!! :j

I hope your night out was a good one, scotmumof3, Christmas dos are lovely and add to the excitement of the season.

DreamerHelen wrote: »

Still feeling rather down but I think it's because, as I've said before, I'm on Antibiotics and trying to still Work and do Placement and everything else...NOT easy....

But on the plus side my Abcess seems to have disappeared...which is GREAT....Let's hope it doesn't come back!!

I'm Potting another £5 tonight....when I can be bothered to go and put it in the Pot!! LoL

Helen, I'm so sorry to hear you're still feeling low, but you're bound to until those antibiotics have passed through your system, but at least they're doing their job! Just be sure to take the full course so the abscess doesn't return!

You've still got a lot going on and you'll feel a whole lot better when the hospital procedure is finished! Best wishes with manic Tuesday, now make the most of that lovely comfortable bed!

Love, Sue xx

Good for you, jimmy*c, you're doing well in these early days.

Don't you always get ONE that keeps you perplexed, Lynsey! In our case is our youngest DGD, bless her.

Never mind on spending that bit more, Frogletina, you must surely be worth it!! I'm just glad you enjoyed it.

A good night for you, NobodysChild, your pot too! :j

Hellooo there, ladsmadd! It's so good to see you back [STRIKE]at last[/STRIKE] again. I noticed the reason why and quite understand. All the best with this year.

I can so sympathise with you, Saver-upper, I'm positive I have a chest infection and must get it checked out tomorrow. I hope you soon feel much, much better and get to push on with Christmas and all it entails.

Enjoy a lovely, if not a fairish Monday, Potters, healthy and safe!

Sue x

NB: SPC Savers: 5th November will be the date of 2015 opening day!

Anyone wishing to join, it's NEVER too late, so please just ask, you're more than welcome. :grinheart

Frogletina

As it is Sunday I put the £4.88 which was left over from my food budget into my pot.

Regards my meal out, I pretended it was from next week's sundries budget (which leaves it quite low) and put the left over money from this week's in the pot too, £1.23.

I wonder how I will do this week? And at the end of the month I will work out my annual spending - so far my income has exceeded my expenditure - not by that much, but Mr Micawber would be proud of me.

skilly

Morning all, £2.40 added to pot this morning

Iolanthe

The proceeds from my pot will be holiday spends :T

Since my mum died a couple of years ago of lymphoma aged only 63. Instead of an inheritance, my lovely Dad now likes to take the family on holiday. That's me DH and our 2 children and my brother, my sister in law and my 2 nieces. Dad loves to travel but he wouldn't go on his own and needs 8 of us to look after him :rotfl:

It's been a lovely way to create new family memories after all the sad times.

Makes me very excited when something goes in the pot... Will it be spent on a cocktail, or an ice cream or a nice meal?

Needhelpsaving

Hi, I would like to join this challenge. I don't have a target in mind, I would just like to save as much as possible.

Thanks

Kerry_Woman

Needhelpsaving - Welcome to the thread. Sue will be along and give you a number. All the useful information about the challenge can be found on the first post. Enjoy saving.