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£2 Savers Club for 2021
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Went to the local butchers today. Bill came to £15.30. After asking if they wanted change and handing it over, I realised that I could have paid with a £20 note and received two £2 coins. Doh!
That is what my husband would have called an own goal!!!!
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Oh no, Gem-gem! Missed opportunity!Gem-gem said:Went to the local butchers today. Bill came to £15.30. After asking if they wanted change and handing it over, I realised that I could have paid with a £20 note and received two £2 coins. Doh!
That is what my husband would have called an own goal!!!!
The self-service till let me right down - I paid a £1 bill with a tenner, and what did I get? A fiver and four poxy pounds! Not impressed! BUT Mummy T came to my rescue as she owed me £10 and she gave it to me in the form of five plain but beautiful £2 coins! So that saved the day and I now have a lovely £12 in my Christmas pot! Happy Cazzie
xxx House Deposit Fund - £30,000 / Fees Fund - £5,000Furniture Fund - £2,500 / White Goods Fund - £2,500 / Flooring Fund - £2,500Emergency Fund - £7,500365 Day Penny Challenge 2026 - £312.84/£667.95 (Holiday Fund)52 Week Card Challenge 2026 - £82/£400 (Christmas Fund)£2 Savers Club for 2026 - £8/£200 (Fun Fund)Make £2,026 in 2026 (#11) - £449.31/£2,026 (Home Emergency Fund)2 -
#18 with another plain coin potted.
Hope everyone is ok with the bad weather, know some parts have floods and when I went to work yesterday afternoon in the pouring rain, I never expected to have to walk home in the snow at 10pm. No work now until Sunday so doubt I will add any coins over the nextt three days£2 Savers Club for 2022 #121 -
#17 with another coin for me, thats 2 in total now
LBM 02/01/2021 (£52,000) + (£27,000 2023 home repairs)
Now 27/03/2026 (£12,553)
85% of debt cleared
HSBC Mortgage = £41,902 (4.69% 102 repayments to go)
Admiral loan = £12,553 (2.7% APR) £321/mth (39 repayments to go)
All other debts cleared
Emergency Fund = £2000/2000
New front door fund = £1000/1000
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So I gave Mr. T another chance - paid £1.50 with a fiver, but did I get a £2 coin in my change!? No I did not! BUT in another little win, the previous user of the self-service till had left a small bundle of change in the change tray, so at least I'm 10p up
Hope everyone else has better luck than me! xxx House Deposit Fund - £30,000 / Fees Fund - £5,000Furniture Fund - £2,500 / White Goods Fund - £2,500 / Flooring Fund - £2,500Emergency Fund - £7,500365 Day Penny Challenge 2026 - £312.84/£667.95 (Holiday Fund)52 Week Card Challenge 2026 - £82/£400 (Christmas Fund)£2 Savers Club for 2026 - £8/£200 (Fun Fund)Make £2,026 in 2026 (#11) - £449.31/£2,026 (Home Emergency Fund)1 -
What a nice Mummy T. 👏CazzieLT said:
Oh no, Gem-gem! Missed opportunity!Gem-gem said:Went to the local butchers today. Bill came to £15.30. After asking if they wanted change and handing it over, I realised that I could have paid with a £20 note and received two £2 coins. Doh!
That is what my husband would have called an own goal!!!!
The self-service till let me right down - I paid a £1 bill with a tenner, and what did I get? A fiver and four poxy pounds! Not impressed! BUT Mummy T came to my rescue as she owed me £10 and she gave it to me in the form of five plain but beautiful £2 coins! So that saved the day and I now have a lovely £12 in my Christmas pot! Happy Cazzie
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StokieBecks said:#18 with another plain coin potted.
Hope everyone is ok with the bad weather, know some parts have floods and when I went to work yesterday afternoon in the pouring rain, I never expected to have to walk home in the snow at 10pm. No work now until Sunday so doubt I will add any coins over the nextt three daysThat must have been a bit of a shock StokieBecks.Yes, I hope that everyone is safe and well from the flooding, snow and C19. 🌺2025 Fashion on a ration 0/66 coupons
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👍🏻 Well done on your 10p roadkill find. Hubby and I went for a walk yesterday and found 2X2p and a penny. We have found 77p so far this month. Always particularly thrilled if I find a £2 coin. Last time was in the back streets of London West End.CazzieLT said:So I gave Mr. T another chance - paid £1.50 with a fiver, but did I get a £2 coin in my change!? No I did not! BUT in another little win, the previous user of the self-service till had left a small bundle of change in the change tray, so at least I'm 10p up
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Another coin today in change. I’m not sure how I feel about swapping money for £2 coins ... I could just take £100 to the bank and get 5 bags of £2 coins. I like seeing what I can get and it’s all chance. It was a mini moment of joy to get a £2 coin in my change todayApril 26 NSD 5/15
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