"Sealed pot Challenge" ~ 9

Sue-UU

lynnejk wrote: »

Fancy leaving jakes-mum and me in locum parentis - are you sure about that ??? Lx

Sometimes I wonder about her below.....I'm sure you're all aware of what I mean....like a naughty school girl!! :mad: Talking of which it looks as though this place has turned into St Trinians while I was merrily enjoying myself with the family! Talk of CHRISTMAS? when we're only in early August??!!! :eek: :mad: :mad:

jakes-mum wrote: »

You know what that means! . . . Christmas in July!!!

Really???? :cool: You think...coz I don't

lynnejk wrote: »

Don't get too carried away now

BTW - am I or you in charge of the naughty step for the week ??Lx

You would've been IF you'd behaved yourself....BUT...instead you're on it for a week along with tother article!!!!!! :mad: :rotfl:

Saver-upper wrote:

It also means we can count up how many days it is til pot-opening day. Sue hates it when we do that too early :rotfl:.

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mummytummy wrote:

93 :j

Aren't we naughty :rotfl:

jakes-mum wrote:

In all honesty, im on it soo often it might as well be me :rotfl: I reacon i've made a bum dent on it Sue sits me there so much

That goes for you too, Saver-upper and mummytummy and......especially jakes-mum!!!!! :mad: :mad: :mad: A week on the naughty bench (the steps not big enough for you lot!) with NO chocolate or biccies......while we're all feeding our faces with the lot!!!!!



Right then, most of you SPCers, it's good to be back after a really fantastic time at the sea with such amazing views that you'd barely believe! We all thoroughly enjoyed ourselves....and didn't want to come back! I'm so very happy that you've all been saving so incredibly well, keep it up gang as you'll be so thrilled you did when November arrives!!!! Best wishes to anyone who mightn't be feeling so good or have other issues, here are some special {{{hugs}}} to help you get well soon. Your SPC family are thinking of you. :grinheart


Thanks very much for your wishes, Chutney, and well saved......
......you too, plumduff and Antomac, and I hope you've had a fantastic holiday in Barcelona, wonderful!!!! Ooooh I can hear Freddie Mercury now!!



You don't HAVE to count, clairelm, it's honestly not imperative by any means, just so long as you're potting...that's the main thing.



Excellent potting, mrs-moneypenny. :T



A great way to still enjoy a lovely week together, siju! I really hope your DM will soon settle into and be happy in the sheltered accommodation; change is never easy, but when they're getting on in years...! I wish her well.



You're saving so well, Westie, you too Florence and TheCatsandDogsMother. So pleased the pup's eye's getting better.
Well done on that total, mummytummy, I dont blame you at all for banking it before you move, better to be safe than sorry.

I totally agree with jakes-mum evkizzy, if your a bit short on your cash for groceries and so forth then hold on to the £10er and see how you go.:D

e4rub wrote:

Evening potters
Hope you are all well.
Still potting Sue!! You've taught me well

Happy to tell you that as of today our debt management plan is over.......six long years of working our butts off, sticking to a budget, sticking to a list in the supermarket, putting every spare penny into our sealed/virtual sealed pots.....its been hard but I am glad we had to go through it.
I will never take money for granted ever again. I have learned to save!!! I am converted!!!
I want to thank each and every one of you who has offered support and guidance to me. Not one of you know me personally but you have helped me through some dark times and for that I am eternally grateful.

Updated siggy and am heading over to the debt free thread to share my news!!!

Love to you all

Emily xxxx

Hoo-ray Emily that really is THE VERY BEST NEWS!!!!!!! :j:T :j I know it's been a long haul for you as a family, but by sticking together and being sensible you got through it and have obviously learned so much as a result - huge congratulations to you!!!!! Don't leave us though...will you?!! :eek:

You're doing well too, donna dynamo, keep on potting as much as possible!!!


Don't worry, mcjordi, we know you always do your best anyway but bills have to come first!!


Good to see you now and then, TheDapster, whenever you can will be lovely!


Small amount are good amounts too, 12 month challenge, we can only do our best and general living comes first everytime!!


No wonder you're delighted, Curly, £1.50p in roadkill is mammoth!!!!!! :j Well spotted.


Antomac's right, evkizzy, that 5p let off is most definitely saving! A good chap your driver! BTW, I save half my money for holidays and tother half for Christmas.


Hi there bubbs, and so lovely to see you. Looking forward to your declaration in November!!!


I go along with Lynne, Seaotter, put piggy somewhere very safe if you don't have a separate bank/PO account. Then grab any old jar/pot, get yourself a lid and make a hole in it and seal it tightly and.........KEEP POTTING


Keep up the great work, Vicky, and continue [STRIKE]fleecing [/STRIKE] getting the best out of your DH!!!! :rotfl:


Good to see you in again, mossy! I too love C time...despite what others here might say!



Congratulations on your 4legged friend joining you, MrsShazbat, and the ideal gift to your DH after the illnesses he's suffered!!! :T


You're doing so very well, parksandrec!!!


I know the holidays aren't an easy time for parents to save, Dizzy Imp, enjoy the time with them and catch up on savig when you can.

An excellent amount banked, Fiasco, very well done!!! :T Did you siggy it?!

You know what's best for you, Ruth, but at least you tried the non-counting to see. I do hope you get to go to Canada, what a great gift!!! :j

tizzi13 wrote:

Just got back from a surprise trip in Disneyland Paris where my partner proposed so now I have to save even more pennies,which makes it even more fun :-) can't wait :-D

Very many congratulations to you and your DF, Tizzi, a wonderful event to save for!!!! :T


I always think of your 1st year with us whenever you declare, jakes-mum, one for each of the kiddies! Though had I known that what trouble you'd have been I should have deleted you there and then!!!!! BTW. This is the 9th year of SPC!!!!!!! So, I've suffered you for 7!!



Thanks so very, very much indeed, jakes-mum and Lynne, for all the invaluable help, you have been a great pair indeed........so your week's penalty on the naughty bench for so much C talk is suspended!!!! Well at least for now! A little gift for you both :staradmin:staradmin

Have a truly fantastic weekend, folks, and enjoy the Olympics!! Keep topping those pots!

Sue xx

3rd November is the opening date for 2016.




Anyone wishing to join us, it's NEVER too late, so please just ask, you'll be made very welcome.

jakes-mum

Sue-UU wrote: »

I always think of your 1st year with us whenever you declare, jakes-mum, one for each of the kiddies! Though had I known that what trouble you'd have been I should have deleted you there and then!!!!! BTW. This is the 9th year of SPC!!!!!!! So, I've suffered you for 7!!

Oooo Sue, don't you be pretending you haven't loved having me here these last 7 years! just think how boring your SPC life would have been without me :rotfl: We are a long way from those 2 bikes :eek: when I joined up I never thought i'd get that much, now i'm cross with myself if I dont break the £1k mark :rotfl:

Congrats to tizzi13 on your engagement! how exciting

I had some change . . . it went in the pot . . . counted it and everything! can i eck as like remember how much it was though :think:

Westie983

Potted a £1 into my pot, (avoided putting into the vending machine) after a swim at my local pool as I have signed up to Aspire channel swim which starts on September 12th so just getting myself ready.

Its over three months, swim the length of the channel in your own time, in a pool of your choice, raising money for Spinal Cord injury, not quite sure what I have signed up too, but looking forward to the challenge, and an excuse to keep fit and eventually get back under the water and scuba diving again...

If anyone is interested google aspire swim and sign up...

;-0)

e4rub

Sue, I will NEVER leave. The sealed pot money is what I use to buy mine and the hubby's 25th of December presents (didn't want to use the C word with it only Being August!!!) Therefore, the more I save, the more we get
Thanks for your kind words ❤️

Emily x

nannygladys

Hi all, I haven't been around for months but I have been putting my £1 a day away every day, well every 4 weeks £28!!! So all's well and I'm back in the frugal fold once again.
Nannyg
Ps congrats Emily, it's a great feeling being debt free

Westie983

nannygladys wrote: »

Hi all, I haven't been around for months but I have been putting my £1 a day away every day, well every 4 weeks £28!!! So all's well and I'm back in the frugal fold once again.
Nannyg
Ps congrats Emily, it's a great feeling being debt free

Welcome back into the fold, and well done on keeping up with the pottage, that takes commitment :-0)

NeedToBeDebtFree

Hello

£12.21 potted today. Not able to pot as often as I'd like to this month, with school uniforms to buy and holidays clubs to pay for, but I'm definitely still here, catching up on posts daily.

mummytummy

Sue-UU wrote: »

That goes for you too, Saver-upper and mummytummy and......especially jakes-mum!!!!! :mad: :mad: :mad: A week on the naughty bench (the steps not big enough for you lot!) with NO chocolate or biccies......while we're all feeding our faces with the lot!!!!!

How big is that naughty bench? We don't need biccies or chocolate, we got sweeties tucked in our [STRIKE]knickers[/STRIKE] bra's :rotfl:

Welcome back boss lady






80 days to go

AntoMac

Welcome back Sue. Glad you had a great holiday.
£17.01 potted this week. My best week by a long way. The £0.01 is Roadkill - I'm now up to 21p in Roadkill.
Was down towards your way yesterday in Shepton Mallett. Had a lovely afternoon down there. Interesting that the 'Cawslaw' you get for your jacket potato at my (Bristol-ish) end of the County becomes 'Coeslaw' as you head south.

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jakes-mum wrote: »

I have seperate everything! He has his own toaster which is on a seperate unit, all his oven trays are the same colour so everyone knows its a 'gluten free' tray he has his own shelf in the cupboard for his biscuits and cakes and his food always gets cooked on the top shelf of the oven and served first. Hardest thing is if they are all having fish fingers say, he has to have a different amount to everyone else so I know which plate is his after I serve up :rotfl:

I do tend to buy alot of G/F foods especially as alot of normal foods are actually G/F, but things like sausages and fish fingers are so bloomin expensive I cant feed 4 of us G/F all the time.

I don't make seperate lasagnes or anything though, that is all completely g/f for everyone, and everything (and I mean everything) has to be dishwasher safe so I can make sure its properly clean so I wont accidently contaminate him through not handwashing something properly.

He's been diagnosed over 6 years now so its a bit second nature to me, the worry is when he goes to other peoples houses and they think sticking a fork in their sausages and then his to turn them over is not going to harm him *rolls eyes* I must be doing ok as he has his gluten levels tested every year and the hospital have been very happy with his results the last few years.

Hi sorry I missed this reply when I logged in before. Thanks very much, sounds like it's hard work. I was wondering about making 2 meals eg lasagne like you said, but it is easier just to do one. DD is older so I can get away without sausages etc. and she buys quite a lot of stuff herself - like you said though it's so expensive! My food bills have rocketed and I'm finding its not so much the meals as snacky bits, biscuits, cereal. I'm trying to bake gf but it's a steep learning curve :rotfl:
I deep cleaned the whole kitchen and replaced a lot of stuff I couldn't clean properly eg wooden utensils, baking things, plastics, when she was diagnosed but haven't got a dishwasher so have to hope hand washing is enough when I occasionally use a knife on 'real' bread.
Sorry this has turned into an essay, thanks for your help TDx