Sealed Pot Challenge ~ 12

Pixie_Fairydust

Hi

I am not keeping an exact tally of what I pot, I am looking forward to the surprise on Halloween!

Potted some silver and copper found whilst having a tidy up! Plus the usual laundry haul from my son's jeans

Keep warm everyone!

Pix :wave:

Lucifa73

Salesharky23 wrote: »

Hi Sue-UU,
I know I am a little late to the game but please can I join the challenge?
I have read the threads and seen lots of tips and advice.
Thank you.

Hello and welcome Salessharky23. :wave:


Sue-UU will be along shortly to give you your number. In the meantime read post #1 and start potting!

Hettyhound

Please can I join too? I made a sealed tin last week and have just emptied the shopping change into it. Not keeping a tally of what I’m putting in put hoping for maybe £75 by end October to get some Christmas presents. We followed Martin’s advice of no presents except for the children and that saved me a small fortune, although my aunt and cousin (who suggested it) then gave me a small gift each, which I didn’t feel the need to replicate so that was fine.

Salesharky23

Lucifa73 wrote: »

Hello and welcome Salessharky23. :wave:


Sue-UU will be along shortly to give you your number. In the meantime read post #1 and start potting!

Thank you for your response Lucifa73.
I was just wondering does birthday money potted count?
I have already started adding money into my pot but will put that into another one if it doesn't.
Thank you.

Lucifa73

Hettyhound wrote: »

Please can I join too? I made a sealed tin last week and have just emptied the shopping change into it. Not keeping a tally of what I’m putting in put hoping for maybe £75 by end October to get some Christmas presents. We followed Martin’s advice of no presents except for the children and that saved me a small fortune, although my aunt and cousin (who suggested it) then gave me a small gift each, which I didn’t feel the need to replicate so that was fine.

Welcome Hettyhound. As with Salesharky, check out post #1 and Sue-UU will be along with a membership number

Salesharky23 wrote: »

Thank you for your response Lucifa73.
I was just wondering does birthday money potted count?
I have already started adding money into my pot but will put that into another one if it doesn't.
Thank you.

I would say if you stick it in the pot it counts!

Sue-UU

Salesharky23 wrote: »

Hi Sue-UU,
I know I am a little late to the game but please can I join the challenge?
I have read the threads and seen lots of tips and advice.
Thank you.

Hettyhound wrote: »

Please can I join too? I made a sealed tin last week and have just emptied the shopping change into it. Not keeping a tally of what I’m putting in put hoping for maybe £75 by end October to get some Christmas presents. We followed Martin’s advice of no presents except for the children and that saved me a small fortune, although my aunt and cousin (who suggested it) then gave me a small gift each, which I didn’t feel the need to replicate so that was fine.

It';s NEVER too late to join us, Salesharky23 SPC 119 andHettyhound SPC 120. A very warm welcome to you. :grinheart Have fun saving and enjoying the chat on the thread, it motivates us all. You'll find your number on the 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 October, please make a note of this year's date: 31st Oct 2019.

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 number on your sig, it really helps me.


Many thanksfor welcoming Salesharky23and Hettyhound aboard, Lucifa, s lovely gold star to pop on your site! :staradmin



Hello all Potters, I hope you all had a lovely Wednesday! :j
To all those who are not well or who are low in spirits, take great care of yourselves. Get well soon and {{{{hugs}}}} from all the SPC family. :grinheart

DukeOfSomewhere wrote: »

Hi Sue-UU


Glad to hear that you and hubby are keeping warm.
In reply to your recent question . . . I do indeed live in a castle.
It has been in the family for years and now it's my turn . . . I absolutely love it.

I have the main part and there are four apartments that previous generations converted, which are rented out. The rents from these help pay for the upkeep but having said that, every extra pound saved is a bonus . . . which is why I am enjoying this challenge so much.

Hi again DukeOfSomewhere.
Oh that sounds wonderful! There was a castle very near hubby's & my hometown of Ringwood, Hants and that was turned into apartments whilst leaving the structure as it was; the locals loved them, whether it's still there or not I honestly don't know.


You keep enjoying yours, this challenge too! We keep our pots fed for sure, having started it off with a drinking chocolate carton I now have one for each denomination as the family have bought most of them for me, can't grumble about that now as I never need to replace them!
Keep saying and enjoy that castle to the full!


There's definitely nothing insignificant about what you're potting, Homegrown!!


Not to worry, Purplemumof2, I've got a feeling my Terramundi should be heavier than it is, still, this has made me more determined to alter that!! At least we're saving well, just not the right coins!



Excellent potting, MushyPeas!! :dance: Keep up the great work and I'm so pleased you so enjoy the challenge!!


All good wishes, Maddie, for even more cash to be potted later today!!? :cool:



Oh dear, jakes-mum, that must have been such hard news to swallow, but I'm pleased you've taken it on the chin so to speak and seen the better side of it all, though you wouldn't believe it would make such a difference money wise!!! :eek: No doubt Jake will find great ways of celebrating his 18th!! Very well done on your savings!!



WOW weenapoops, you've saved fantastically!! :j Brilliant potting and belated happy birthday greetings to you!!



Here's hoping for you, Loz, for now you're doing marvellously!!!


That's the correct way to deal with cash that's hanging around, motivated!!



Excellent potting Pix!!! I hadn't realised that declaration day was Halloween! Spooky. ����

Enjoy a lovely evening and a super Thursday, folks!! Pot whatever whenever!! :j

Sue

NB folks: Opening date for SPC 12 will be 31st October 2019


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

Aaleigha

well my potting efforts are not doing as well as I hoped however I do only use cash and its not the end of the month yet so hoping things well be better by then

people seem to be doing so well I am so pleased for you all at the rate at you are filling those pots

datlex

Went to the cash point earlier to get out my cash for the week. I ended up with a couple of £20 notes as well as some £10 notes. Not sure what others find, but I think it is easier to spend less if you have £10 notes rather than £20. Breaking into the second £10 note is somehow harder than handing over a £20 note. I guess because you are only handing over one item when handing over the £20. I did get some shopping I needed for the week which generated some cash for the pot. Was slightly over what I had intended due to an offer on toilet rolls - 24 for £7.50 which works out a lot cheaper than £2 for a pack of 4. Came home from shopping and swapped £20s for existing £10s in the pot. Pot is now over £65.

Salesharky23

SPC119 - I can't seem to add a signature yet, could this be because I have only recently joined the forum?

Added £30 birthday money and £2 loose change from my purse to my pot.

There was already a few bits of change in there as I put anything under 50p in there anyway.

Feel like this is a productive start.

lucyhope

£15 in the pot for me. My op pot is nearly there - appointment with the surgeon on Monday! Hopefully op by the end of February. Terrible news the other day DD1 and her husband have split up. What's frustrating is she's not listening to advice to protect her home and finances and seems to have gone into her default setting of 'ignore it and it might go away' DGD 1&2 are understandably devastated, we're doing our best to support them all