Sealed Pot Challenge!!

dreams_R_free

I feel really optimistic today that at last I've found a challenge I can succeed with:j . What could be easier for a hopeless case like me than to just bung spare change into a tin without even having to count or do calculations or anything:rotfl:.

In true DFW style I'm not going to spend anything on a pig or fancy tin and I've even scrapped the idea of asking for a terramundi for Christmas. I've had a good rummage round the house and have unearthed a few suitable tins even though none of them will hold enough for a whole year (I'm maybe living in a dream world here:rolleyes: ) but they'll do to start off with.

Am not going to count or weigh the coins but have already emptied my purse and the oddments at the bottom of 2 handbags into the first tin. Amounted to a good handful of coins although they looked mostly copper-coloured:eek: .

Things can only get better from now on!:j :j :j
Thanks for starting this challenge mumzyof2:beer:

jess444_2

OK I've started. Have decided to save all change of 20p and under, plus £2 coins. Will add £2 coins to same sealed pot, as usually I am tempted to spend them. Good luck with the challenge everyone.

theunknownstuntman

i have empty pockets cause all my shrapnel has gone into my jar. its a little sad looking, but it'll grow.....

LoadedIWish

I've found all the £1 coins I had lying about, and my tin is now christened with £19.

Hope everyone does well.

Frugaldom

Ouch, everyone's tearing along in fine style already. I got impatient and decided to weigh 'Phil the Pig' again. He has gained 790g since this morning!!! My guess is that this will be exceptional, as I spent some time rounding up all the spare change I could find lying around the house

MRSMCAWBER

Everyone is off to a good start :T

Well i ended up in a quandry today... hubby owed me 15euros for my latest weight loss..and he gave me 7 2euro coins :eek: ..and then sat laughing as he knows i collect them too and got in a right tizz over which tin to put them in :rotfl: ...
In the end i put them in the 2euro tin and put 15 euros in notes in my weight loss tin from my purse .......
got another 14 euros back for the deposit tin... and finally have deposited some money into my "sealed tin" too:j

I can see there being lots of disappointed OH out there..when they get home and we all jump on them.. but only because we want the change for our tins :rotfl:

Frugaldom

Hmm... that IS a good idea, MRSMCAWBER, especially as 2008 is a leap year! Secure an OH in the February 29th one day 'sale' for the purposes of pocket-dipping! ROFL

elly2

Love the pig he is fab, after some succes with the change jar challenge (am guilty of dipping into it at times) i would like to join this one if i may. Am in need of a sealed pot though so dd aged 15 is going to make me one as my local pound shop had none.

theunknownstuntman

nykmedia wrote: »

Hmm... that IS a good idea, MRSMCAWBER, especially as 2008 is a leap year! Secure an OH in the February 29th one day 'sale' for the purposes of pocket-dipping! ROFL

Oi! I always wondered where my change went out of my pockets... now i know!!!! :eek:

Frugaldom

theunknownstuntman wrote: »

Oi! I always wondered where my change went out of my pockets... now i know!!!! :eek:

Now You Know! Where d'ya think the name came from in the first place?
:rotfl: :idea: