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"Sealed Pot Challenge ~ 10"

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  • Westie983
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    CazzieLT wrote: »
    PS - If anyone wants me, I'll be under my hug rug getting some comping hours in (and crying over Casualty!) xxx

    Poor Ethan :-(
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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%
  • CazzieLT
    CazzieLT Posts: 348 Forumite
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    Westie983 wrote: »
    Poor Ethan :-(

    I was feeling sorry for Ethan, but then he went and insulted Occupational Therapy, my beloved profession, and after that it was difficult to muster much sympathy!!! Doctors do this to us all the time but I thought Ethan was different...

    I'm off to town to try and console myself by getting my hands on some change for my pot! xxx
    House Deposit Fund - £30,000 / Fees Fund - £5,000
    Furniture Fund - £2,500 / White Goods Fund - £2,500 / Flooring Fund - £2,500
    Emergency Fund - £7,500
    365 Day Penny Challenge for 2025 - £638.69/£667.95 (Holiday Fund)
    £2 Savers Club for 2025 - £24/£200 (Christmas Fund)
    52 Week Card Challenge for 2025 - £267/£400 (Fun Fund)
  • jakes-mum
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    Afternoon pottersssssssssss

    Hugs to everyone who is currently suffering health wise, having been very naughty and pushed myself too far again (my body just will not listen to me, I say I can do more, it says no, we have an arguement and it hits me for six just so it can win! (its vindictive like that!) i'm seriously considering disowning it :mad: )

    I agree with Cazzie, Vicky, everything happens for a reason and that was not the right job for you, your perfect position is out there and you will find it! Hopefully in the not too distant future, but I shall be here cheering you on for every interview you attend *\o/*

    I absolutely love the new £5ers, but having done the land down under a few times and having relatives who live there I was already used to plastic money, so wasn't that big of a jolt to me. I do find them easier to stack in my purse, but having picked £5ers to come out of the cash machine in the bank this week and having one that must have been bloomin ironed it had that many perfect creases in it which stopped the machine pushing the notes up like its supposed to so I had to dig my money out the ejection hole, I can see how they are a royal pain in the back side for bank workers!

    I had quite a bit of change yesterday that I potted but I dont have a rock and roll how much it was as I took the 2 munchkins to the cinema and was way over excited to finally be spending a saturday night outside the house to concentrate on what I was doing :rotfl:
    SPC No 002 SPC(3) £285/£250 (4) £519.84/£500 (5) £768.32/£500 (6) £911.30/£600 (7) £913.23/£600 (8) £1184.82/£750 (9) £2864.04/£750 (10) £3846.25/£1000 (11) £1779.72/£1000 (12) £1596.55/£1000 (13) £1534.70/£1000 (14) £775.60/£1000 (15) £700.20/£1000 (16) £2081.34/£1000 (17) £1691.15/£1000 (18) £225/£1000
  • bubbs
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    Evening all :wave:
    Sorry i have been neglecting you:eek:
    Hope everyone is ok?
    I am still potting but need to hammer it a bit more;)
    I will try not to leave it too long this time, but i was diagnosed diabetic so have been reading up on the diabetic formus day and night:o but i seem to be doing ok , so thats good:D
    Sealed pot challenge number 003 £350 for 2015, 2016 £400 Actual£345, £400 for 2017 Actual £500:T:T £770 for 2018 £1295 for 2019:j:j spc number 22 £1,457Stopped Smoking 22/01/15:D:D::dance::dance:- 5 st 1 1/2lb :dance::dance:
  • 32b3in2013
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    Evening

    £4.18 potted today.

    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
  • CazzieLT
    CazzieLT Posts: 348 Forumite
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    Evening, potters! Some good potting going on here, I see - well done, team!
    bubbs wrote: »
    Evening all :wave:
    Sorry i have been neglecting you:eek:
    Hope everyone is ok?
    I am still potting but need to hammer it a bit more;)
    I will try not to leave it too long this time, but i was diagnosed diabetic so have been reading up on the diabetic formus day and night:o but i seem to be doing ok , so thats good:D

    Sorry to hear of your new diagnosis bubbs, but hopefully your reading has shown you that diabetes is something that can be well managed and doesn't have to cause you too many problems if you have a good team around you :)

    With my recent health problems and my need to feel super financially secure, I'm trying to do some serious potting as I am determined to be as close to my £3,000 target of an Emergency Fund by Christmas as possible. With that in mind, I'm pleased to report a whole yummy £19 will be going in the pot today, a combo of change from shopping (I'm on a mission to see how many shop assistants I can alienate by paying tiny shopping totals with £20 notes!) and exchanges with Mumma for her pot-able change for some old shrapnel. My mini target for the pot is £1,000 but no harm in aiming higher, right!?

    Wishing everyone happy and healthy weeks :) xxx
    House Deposit Fund - £30,000 / Fees Fund - £5,000
    Furniture Fund - £2,500 / White Goods Fund - £2,500 / Flooring Fund - £2,500
    Emergency Fund - £7,500
    365 Day Penny Challenge for 2025 - £638.69/£667.95 (Holiday Fund)
    £2 Savers Club for 2025 - £24/£200 (Christmas Fund)
    52 Week Card Challenge for 2025 - £267/£400 (Fun Fund)
  • CazzieLT
    CazzieLT Posts: 348 Forumite
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    edited 7 May 2017 at 9:06PM
    jakes-mum wrote: »
    Afternoon pottersssssssssss

    Hugs to everyone who is currently suffering health wise, having been very naughty and pushed myself too far again (my body just will not listen to me, I say I can do more, it says no, we have an arguement and it hits me for six just so it can win! (its vindictive like that!) i'm seriously considering disowning it :mad: )

    I agree with Cazzie, Vicky, everything happens for a reason and that was not the right job for you, your perfect position is out there and you will find it! Hopefully in the not too distant future, but I shall be here cheering you on for every interview you attend *\o/*

    I absolutely love the new £5ers, but having done the land down under a few times and having relatives who live there I was already used to plastic money, so wasn't that big of a jolt to me. I do find them easier to stack in my purse, but having picked £5ers to come out of the cash machine in the bank this week and having one that must have been bloomin ironed it had that many perfect creases in it which stopped the machine pushing the notes up like its supposed to so I had to dig my money out the ejection hole, I can see how they are a royal pain in the back side for bank workers!

    I had quite a bit of change yesterday that I potted but I dont have a rock and roll how much it was as I took the 2 munchkins to the cinema and was way over excited to finally be spending a saturday night outside the house to concentrate on what I was doing :rotfl:

    PS - I've also found this when attempting to withdraw the plastic fivers jakes-mum - there was one occasion when I wasn't sure who was going to win, me or the tightly clamped teeth of the ATM! (Actually, I should've known I would win because it involved money that was mine, so there was never really any contest, but it did leave me somewhat unnerved that I'd have to make sure I'm always in good fighting form when I'm getting money out!) I do feel for Westie and the other bank workers amongst us, for I fear once we are totally plastic, there will be many an argument occurring outside and inside financial institutions everywhere! xxx

    PPS - Glad you got a night out, jakes-mum! I hope this means the littlest munchkin is recovering well from her recent traumas! :) xxx
    House Deposit Fund - £30,000 / Fees Fund - £5,000
    Furniture Fund - £2,500 / White Goods Fund - £2,500 / Flooring Fund - £2,500
    Emergency Fund - £7,500
    365 Day Penny Challenge for 2025 - £638.69/£667.95 (Holiday Fund)
    £2 Savers Club for 2025 - £24/£200 (Christmas Fund)
    52 Week Card Challenge for 2025 - £267/£400 (Fun Fund)
  • bubbs
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    CazzieLT wrote: »
    Evening, potters! Some good potting going on here, I see - well done, team!



    Sorry to hear of your new diagnosis bubbs, but hopefully your reading has shown you that diabetes is something that can be well managed and doesn't have to cause you too many problems if you have a good team around you :)

    With my recent health problems and my need to feel super financially secure, I'm trying to do some serious potting as I am determined to be as close to my £3,000 target of an Emergency Fund by Christmas as possible. With that in mind, I'm pleased to report a whole yummy £19 will be going in the pot today, a combo of change from shopping (I'm on a mission to see how many shop assistants I can alienate by paying tiny shopping totals with £20 notes!) and exchanges with Mumma for her pot-able change for some old shrapnel. My mini target for the pot is £1,000 but no harm in aiming higher, right!?

    Wishing everyone happy and healthy weeks :) xxx
    Thanks, yes i seem to be doing ok, considering i was told over the phone:mad:
    I have not been ill :cool: i went about the change as im at that funny age:rotfl::rotfl: and it was picked up , so that was good:T i had to go for loads of blood tests, then a glucose intolerance test, then to the diabetic nurse, but have a 3 month review on 22/6 but i test my blood myself and readings are better:T
    I am also going slimming as im a fatty:o
    Good luck on your mission with potting :D
    Sealed pot challenge number 003 £350 for 2015, 2016 £400 Actual£345, £400 for 2017 Actual £500:T:T £770 for 2018 £1295 for 2019:j:j spc number 22 £1,457Stopped Smoking 22/01/15:D:D::dance::dance:- 5 st 1 1/2lb :dance::dance:
  • CazzieLT
    CazzieLT Posts: 348 Forumite
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    bubbs wrote: »
    Thanks, yes i seem to be doing ok, considering i was told over the phone:mad:
    I have not been ill :cool: i went about the change as im at that funny age:rotfl::rotfl: and it was picked up , so that was good:T i had to go for loads of blood tests, then a glucose intolerance test, then to the diabetic nurse, but have a 3 month review on 22/6 but i test my blood myself and readings are better:T
    I am also going slimming as im a fatty:o
    Good luck on your mission with potting :D

    Thank you! From your signature, it sounds like you're already doing a fabulous job with that! I plan to return to my local slimming group once I'm back at work - my eating has been astronomical whilst I've been off, mainly through boredom most recently, so I've got some serious pounds to shift as well as pounds to pot! Keep up the good work and I hope things continue to improve and stay nice and stable for you :) xxx
    House Deposit Fund - £30,000 / Fees Fund - £5,000
    Furniture Fund - £2,500 / White Goods Fund - £2,500 / Flooring Fund - £2,500
    Emergency Fund - £7,500
    365 Day Penny Challenge for 2025 - £638.69/£667.95 (Holiday Fund)
    £2 Savers Club for 2025 - £24/£200 (Christmas Fund)
    52 Week Card Challenge for 2025 - £267/£400 (Fun Fund)
  • bubbs
    bubbs Posts: 67,967 Forumite
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    CazzieLT wrote: »
    Thank you! From your signature, it sounds like you're already doing a fabulous job with that! I plan to return to my local slimming group once I'm back at work - my eating has been astronomical whilst I've been off, mainly through boredom most recently, so I've got some serious pounds to shift as well as pounds to pot! Keep up the good work and I hope things continue to improve and stay nice and stable for you :) xxx

    Thanks, yes i am pleased with how i have done:D
    Sealed pot challenge number 003 £350 for 2015, 2016 £400 Actual£345, £400 for 2017 Actual £500:T:T £770 for 2018 £1295 for 2019:j:j spc number 22 £1,457Stopped Smoking 22/01/15:D:D::dance::dance:- 5 st 1 1/2lb :dance::dance:
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