Sealed Pot Challenge!!

StressedSteph

OOOH can you add me to the challenge.

I will go on a hunt for a large container, would hopefully pay for a nice meal out Christmas 2008 for me & hubby. xx

azjh77

I hope to save at least $150 in my pot. The idea is that the six of us (me, OH and the 4 kids) all get 25 pound each on 1st of December to buy the others presents (fiver each) so for example :- I would buy 5 pressies and any thing I save from $25 goes back in the pot for next year..

However as my boys (18 months & 4) can't be expected to go shopping yet, I do theirs for them. In fact the baby has already bought all 5 of his presents , wrapped them up and put them away! He did quite well I think:-

Me:- 'Lush set' 4.45 (Special offer on)
Dad:- Lynx set 1.88 (BOGOF)
Harri:- Star Hot water bottle 2.50 (half price)
Hannah:- Pink photo frames 2.50 (half price)
Toby:- Cash cascade 4.00 (half price)

Total spend $15.33 out of $25...so 9.67 goes back in the pot and 15.33 can go towards some food from Iceland come December..

I know I shouldn't be spending the money I expect to get from the pot yet..but I bought it all with my Christmas money so I haven't gone into the budget.

Put in another $6 today too....

(Sorry I'm using $ - pound sign not working! American keyboard!)

Frugaldom

Quick hello to everyone. Hope you are all enjoying the festivities and are set for the new year ahead. Phil the Pig is very slowly gaining weight buy I have absolutely no idea how much is in him - weight gain being updated each week in signature.

Just preparing for all these new challenges and I guess it has been said many, many times before on here ... next year is going to be very challenging

All the very best to you and good luck. Welcome to all the new members, too. Great seeing so many here and the best thing about MSE forums is that I have now confirmed what I always suspected - I'm not the only scrimping, saving, pennypinching person with financial OCD!! :rotfl:

Cheers folks :beer:

Tracey04

can you please add me to this challenge, we haven't a pig but a big fat cow so Im sure that will do. Thanks

The_shuffs

Hi all i would like to join the sealed pot challenge i already have my pot what i save will go towards my new living room curtains HAPPY NEW YEAR Rachael xx

fallen_angel_shelley

mumzy- look how many people you have on the list now. :T
i have a pot i have been filling with small change all year 1p,2p,5p going to take it to tesco and get it counted in one of them coin star things, just need a lift as its to heavy to carry :rotfl: will let you know how much was in it.

lilmissmup

Shelley just a tip those machines take 7% in commission! :eek:

fallen_angel_shelley

lilmissmup wrote: »

Shelley just a tip those machines take 7% in commission! :eek:

i know, but don't it go to charity?

lilmissmup

Nope not by the look of this.....

Is there a charge to use Coinstar?
Yes. For Coins-to-Cash service, Coinstar charges a 7.9% processing fee. This means you'll pay approximately 7.9p for every £ of coins counted. Our customers tell us they are willing to pay a small service charge for speed and convenience rather than sort, count, roll and carry their coins to a bank.

You can choose to donate them all to charity instead of keeping them yourself.

http://www.coinstar.co.uk/uk/html/A5-3

fallen_angel_shelley

thanks for that lilmissmup. look like im going to be spending an evening counting it all out.