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£2 Savers Club for 2019

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  • claremylove
    claremylove Posts: 745 Forumite
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    Can't quite believe it. A friend asked me to change up her change in exchange for a £10 note and there were 4 lovely £2 coins. Like I'd refuse :rotfl:. All duly potted.
    £2 coin savings club 2025 #1 £166 (2024 £692; 2023 £754; 2022 £472; 2021 £256; 2020 £358; 2019 £512; 2018 £404; 2017 640)Saving for Xmas 202 £1 a day #4 £365 / £365 3-6 month emergency fund challenge #48 £10,030 Save a penny a day 2024 #32 £ . / £667.95 £1000 emergency fund challenge #232 £1,007/ £1,000 (achieved Nov 2020)
  • dannie
    dannie Posts: 2,223 Forumite
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    Since 15/5/19, just one plain £2 coin received in shopping change.
    £38 collected this year so far.
  • Gem-gem
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    edited 13 June 2019 at 7:51PM
    I've often thought of doing the NSD challenge, but have never gotten round to it. This year I'm completing a household expenditure sheet (tried it last year but was not totally focused - still a useful exercise as a basis for this year though) and keep every single receipt for entering, including receipts for taking my cash out of the bank. It's quite worrying how many little shops I do each week :eek:. That needs to stop as I can clearly see where my money is going!

    I'm keeping a record of every little of big spend that I make ( not from the joint account). It is scary when I see what I have spent on books (£33.56) most are charity shop buys. But if I got them from the library that would be £33 still in my pocket. Chocolate over £150 in 6 months!!! I like good quality chocolate and that was all discounted. ( I always share it with my hubby). But alcohol only £11.00 (bottle of sherry). I don't buy any hot drinks out and always take my lunch to work.
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  • Gem-gem
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    Can't quite believe it. A friend asked me to change up her change in exchange for a £10 note and there were 4 lovely £2 coins. Like I'd refuse :rotfl:. All duly potted.

    Jammy :D

    Hubby came home with one £2 coin today.
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  • claremylove
    claremylove Posts: 745 Forumite
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    I know :rotfl:. Don't feel remotely guilty, in fact can't wait to be asked again!

    Well done on your coin!

    I find it quite shocking how my money just whittles away sometimes. I may as well have a hole in my purse. This week has been good though with no spends until today (the vets bill for the cat's vaccination) but a quick shop planned for tomorrow. That will all be paid cash so I may be lucky and get my hands on some more £2 coins :j
    £2 coin savings club 2025 #1 £166 (2024 £692; 2023 £754; 2022 £472; 2021 £256; 2020 £358; 2019 £512; 2018 £404; 2017 640)Saving for Xmas 202 £1 a day #4 £365 / £365 3-6 month emergency fund challenge #48 £10,030 Save a penny a day 2024 #32 £ . / £667.95 £1000 emergency fund challenge #232 £1,007/ £1,000 (achieved Nov 2020)
  • dannie
    dannie Posts: 2,223 Forumite
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    A plain £2 coin in change from shopping yesterday. Reached £40 now!
  • dannie
    dannie Posts: 2,223 Forumite
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    Another plain £2 coin yesterday; again from shopping.


    Total = £42.
  • claremylove
    claremylove Posts: 745 Forumite
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    2 more plain ones for me at bingo last night. All duly potted.
    £2 coin savings club 2025 #1 £166 (2024 £692; 2023 £754; 2022 £472; 2021 £256; 2020 £358; 2019 £512; 2018 £404; 2017 640)Saving for Xmas 202 £1 a day #4 £365 / £365 3-6 month emergency fund challenge #48 £10,030 Save a penny a day 2024 #32 £ . / £667.95 £1000 emergency fund challenge #232 £1,007/ £1,000 (achieved Nov 2020)
  • claremylove
    claremylove Posts: 745 Forumite
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    My amazing hubby got one for me this morning so that's gone straight into the savings pot. Slowly creeping up to the £200 mark :j
    £2 coin savings club 2025 #1 £166 (2024 £692; 2023 £754; 2022 £472; 2021 £256; 2020 £358; 2019 £512; 2018 £404; 2017 640)Saving for Xmas 202 £1 a day #4 £365 / £365 3-6 month emergency fund challenge #48 £10,030 Save a penny a day 2024 #32 £ . / £667.95 £1000 emergency fund challenge #232 £1,007/ £1,000 (achieved Nov 2020)
  • Morning all, I got 2 x plain coins in my change yesterday which are in my pot! Don't know how much is in there but I doubt it's anywhere near £100 yet :( Deni x
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