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"Sealed pot Challenge" ~ 9

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  • siju
    siju Posts: 666 Forumite
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    Westie983 wrote: »
    This made me chuckle, I can imagine,

    ooh theres one, and another, and another yippee

    Yes it was very much like that :) Although at the end of the road, I stopped and looked around me to check no-one was watching! I felt like someone was going to come and tap me on the shoulder and say "Oi, that's mine!" :eek: There wasn't a soul around though :A

    I have £2.05 to pot today :cool:
    SPC 16 - #09 Totals: 2014 - £264.51 2015 - £207.50 2016 - £396.79 2017 - £369.49 2018 - £484.24 2019 - £309.90 2020 -£282.06 2021- £1839.89 2022 -£1627.83
  • Sue-UU
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    Hi there, all potters! I hope you all had a great weekend with the very good weather, and now have a looooovely week to look ahead to!!!!!!! :D If you're working then enjoy the evenings as much as is possible!

    Don't worry, jakes-mum, our DGD won't be having hers THAT quick, just as well at the rate I knit and crochet! :cool: Good potting btw.

    Excellent work with that £10er potted, parksandrec!! Keep up the good work and you'll be wll rewarded come November. :D
    I had to take out the Notes in my Pot...so I'm starting again...BUT, I'm going to take it as a positive that I had Notes in there in the first Place AND that I have plenty of time left to add LOTS more money in there for the rest of the Year.....Last Year I would have gotten really down about it....but not this Year!! :D

    Sue....It sounds like you have been going through the ringer :( I hope that the Day regarding MS is helpful for you and that you learn lots and can find things that will help your DD....We're all here for you if you need to talk.... xXx

    I'm so pleased you've found your way back to say hello, Helen, that's quite a busy life you've been leading...and with a cold too, little wonder you feel drained. Look after yourself.
    I'm so sad you needed to take the notes out of your pot, but don't forget to include them in your declaration as you did have them saved for a long while. I know you're trying to get things financially straight so don't worry. :kisses3: It was a good day on Saturday thank you, read my reply to Lynne. For now - take care!! :naughty:

    Ah well, if you haven't been able to save, Westie, then at least you've had a break. Good luck with the saving now you're working again.
    Making a return to the forums after a long absence! I have realised that I don't find it very easy to save actual cash as I don't seem to use it that often! LOL. I seem to be doing better with saving into online accounts at the moment.

    Am I right in thinking that we can add all our various savings from different challenges when it comes to counting up day?

    I will read back a bit on the thread to see what everyone has been doing!

    Hello again, hummingbird, and lovely to see you. Yes, you're quite right in thinking you can include different challenges on declaration day, so look forward to doing so. Meanwhile, we do have some members who draw money out each week/month from the bank specifically to pot; it might sound Irish but it works for them. Something to think about perhaps. ;)

    I hope you enjoyed your weekend trip to London, Dragon Lily, and at least you brought back cash to pot, things must be good. :D

    Good to see you dropping in, Cherry, and it's really good to hear you're still squirrelling away. Keep up the good work, it's all so worth it.
    lynnejk wrote: »
    Great news !! So pleased for you that you're nearly there :D
    Just wondering if it would be quicker and easier to 'dust' using a hoover - either an extension hose or one of those hand-held ones ?

    Pleased you sorted the chicken-pox thingy Sue. Did you get loads of useful info from the MS meeting ?

    Have potted my weekly £10 for last week :)

    Lx

    Nice work with the cash, Lynne, and I'm definitely with you re Saver-upper in that it's so much quicker and easier to 'dust' using a hoover, either using an extension hose or a hand-held, especially in the circumstances she's in. So much easier to polish afterwards! :grinheart

    Yes, we did have a good day on Saturday thank you, Lynne, many very sad sights of severely disabled suffereres, but so much useful information about upcoming drugs, some will be iffy, but there's always a promise that if you can stand the side affects a drug might work. One lady Dr Anita Rose (a clinical Neurosychologist) talked about the cognitive and mood part of MS and was marvellous! We all could have listened to her all day and she gave our DD many tips of what to do at such times that the moods hit in. There was a marvellous lunch put on, many different choices too, and delicious desserts! It ran til just after 3pm and we came home with so much literature which....I will get through! ;) DD also has Gilbert's Disease (the liver) and that's really hit in at the moment.

    Ooooh dear, you really are going through it at the moment, TheCatsandDogsMother! :( It's good to know you've the money for your car though it doesn't seem to have been easily done. I really hope you can get through to your real estate about the bond and that things will ease up for you. {{{Hugs}}} to you, fingers crossed tightly too. :kisses3:

    Fingers crossed for you in gaining more potting fodder too, Dizzy Imp!

    Good Heavens above, siju, so much picked up and.....so quick!!!!!! :eek: Let's hope it wasn't a little one's money, but sadly there's not much you can do.
    BTW, I completely agree that whatever problems (to a degree) a virtual talk is a good way of helping, it's done wonders for me for sure!! :D

    Good for you, Chutney, another £2 to add with all the others! :j

    All the best with the Shakespeare/Hamlet coins, MrsShazbat, when I count my coins out in November I shall be paying real attention to see if I've a tube one as well as Shakespeare/Hamlet one. BTW, I've just seen this "Married to a bladder cancer and sepsis survivor" on your siggy!!!!!! :eek: Absolutely amazing for him in having beaten both awful diseases, you too in being so fortunate to still have him!! :T:j

    So you've managed a Peter Rabbit 50p then Westie????!!!!! :eek: I don't even think of looking at my cash, I'm just so chuffed to have it!! Thanks for keeping me on my toes girls! :T:T

    Sounds like it's been a good week for you, mrs-moneypenny, keep it coming! :dance:

    £10 potted after shopping, straight into the chicken! :D

    Enjoy the rest of Tuesday, Potters.....and I wish you all a great Wednesday! Don't forget your pots get soooooo peckish! ;)

    Sue xx
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    Sealed Pot Challenge 001 My Totals = 08 = £163.95 09 = £315.78 10 = £518.80 11 = £481.87 12 = £694.53 13 = £1200.20! 14 = £881 15 = £839.21 16 = £870.48 17 = £871.52 18 = £800.00 19 = £851.022021=£820.26[/SizeGrand Totals of all members (2008 uncounted) 2009 = £32.154.32! 2010 = £37.581.47! 2011 = £42.474.34! 2012 = £49.759.46! 2013 = £50.642.78! 2014 = £61.367.88!! 2015 = £52.852.06! 2016 = £52, 002.40!! 2017 = £50,456.23!! 2018 = £47, 815.88! 2019 = £38.538.37!!!! :j
  • 32b3in2013
    32b3in2013 Posts: 2,470 Forumite
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    Evening

    I have been potting but not counting.

    I hope everyone is well.

    32b3
    SPC9 #125 - £816.85
    SPC10 #125 - £851.81
    SPC 11 #7 - £968.46
    SPC 12 #7 - £2682.90
    SPC 13 #7 - £4829.85
    SPC 17 #7 - £7313.63
  • kezbabybabe
    kezbabybabe Posts: 732 Forumite
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    Still around, I haven't put anything in the pot recently, but only because I have been managing my money in a different way.

    Husband has been putting his coppers in.
  • Westie983
    Westie983 Posts: 5,215 Forumite
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    £7 added today from a refund, from a item I returned as it didn't fit so decided to pot it :-)
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    Save 12k in 2023 #58 Total (£4500.00) £2500.00/£5000 = 50.00%
    Sealed Pot Challenge ~17 #24 Total (£55.00) £0.00/£500 = 0.00%
    Xmas 2023 £1 a Day #13 Total (£85.00) £344.00/£365 = 94.24%
    Virtual Sealed Pot #1 Total (£500) £550.00/£500 = 110.00%
    £2 Savers Club 2023 #17 Total (£25.00) £45/£300 = 15.00%
    The 365 1p Challenge 2023 #7 Total £656.19/£667.95 = 98.23%
    Total £4095.19/£7332.95 = 55.84%
  • parksandrec
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    £2 coin went in today x
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  • siju
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    Emptied my purse and have £3.00 to add to my pot :)
    SPC 16 - #09 Totals: 2014 - £264.51 2015 - £207.50 2016 - £396.79 2017 - £369.49 2018 - £484.24 2019 - £309.90 2020 -£282.06 2021- £1839.89 2022 -£1627.83
  • Saver-upper
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    Thank you lynnejk for the suggestion of hoovering-might give that a go,at least to get rid of majority of dust.Will still need the polish afterward,but yes,will give that a go.My OH is taking next week off so he can do a bit around the house (which will really help,because before the extension,the garage/kitchen/dining room needed emptying before demolition.All the stuff from those rooms were put throughout the rest of the house,:eek:.I have put all my kitchen-y stuff in the kitchen,but now OH needs to empty all his [STRIKE]junk[/STRIKE] treasure from the front room and 2 bedrooms.THEN I will be able to work on those rooms.
    Also,bathroom lino was ripped up to reroute soil pipe for new bathroom (or something like that :o).So we ripped that up altogether,and need to buy replacement.Of course,with being away from the house,working full-time (OH),and school hours(me),time is limited.Hopefullt alot will get done next week,then we can move in :T.
    Potted £28.52,most of the £30 I earned by doing an extra job over the weekend :j.
    Take care everyone,thank you for putting up with my "extension" ramblings-I will have something else to talk about one day,honest ! xx
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  • MrsShazbat
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    Thanks Sue. He's one lucky son-of-a-you-know-what let me tell you!! :D
    SPCNo.18 #20 (17 £562.86 16 £678; 15 £1120.92; 14 £416.53; 13 £191.52; 12 £260.48; 11 £480.95; 10 £682.31; 9 £442.64)
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  • siju
    siju Posts: 666 Forumite
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    I'm enjoying reading your extension ramblings Saver-Upper. It reminds me of when DH and I were renovating our old cottage, with 2 small children in tow. It reminds me never to do anything like that again :rotfl: Seriously though, it'll all be worth it in the end. I absolutely love my house and the memories it holds for us all :A
    SPC 16 - #09 Totals: 2014 - £264.51 2015 - £207.50 2016 - £396.79 2017 - £369.49 2018 - £484.24 2019 - £309.90 2020 -£282.06 2021- £1839.89 2022 -£1627.83
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