Sealed Pot Challenge ~ 15

AntoMac

Good to see plenty of potting still going on. Added a couple of two pound coins to my pot, which is now getting fairly heavy.

Money_Choices

Hi
On Sat 30 April I transferred my pots savings to my bank account. The total amount in the pot was £36.40.
The pot is less heavy now with only 40p in it.

Money Choices

Sue-UU

Hi Potters, I hope you've all enjoyed a super BHW, a lovely Tuesday too!! They forecast some lovely weather, especially Thursday! ☀️

For all those who are poorly or a little low, please do get well soon. For now, here's love and best wishes from us all to aid your recovery. ❤️🌸

Hi Lost, and excellent potting once again, brilliant!!!

It's so lovely to know you're back in Turkey again, D, be sure to thoroughly enjoy yourself.

T went for his 3 monthly B12 injection yesterday and asked about the vaccination and was told to ring 911 for an appointment, so I guess he'll be told then. As for you and I, we're for too young - at the moment! 😉

Take care.

Good potting Hetty! Have a great weekend.

Well done LMD!

Hi Westie, I'm pleased you do the right thing and pot notes and cash rather than it being possibly frittered away.

Have a lovely Bank Holiday weekend!

A truly amazing sum from your vase, Hummingbird!!! 😱 I know it's not easy for you, so this is brilliant!!

A belated happy May Day to you too, let's hope it brings some lovely sunny weather.

Good potting LMD. 

Hi Ant, great potting. I've not seen any £2 coins for ages. It's good to hear your pot's feeling so heavy, though we've passed the 6 months stage! Just imagine it's weight in little over 5 months time!! 😁

You're really doing well, Money_Choices!! Keep doing your best as we're over half way through now!

Have a lovely Tuesday & Wednesday too folks. Keep safe and well all!!

Sue xx

NB folks: The opening date for this year is 27th October 2022

rancid-a

Hi Sue & hi all you savers out there!

A little update from me

I've still got a few weeks to go before I can finally get rid of my debt to Barclays Bank Collection services.

This is because I've not been doing a full week at work the past couple of weeks. The work problem is basically down to machines breaking down with no immediate fix from the available engineers, resulting in staff being asked if they want to go home (unpaid, obviously). Saying no means waiting around in a place I can't stand to be, hoping something gets fixed. The other option is agree to go home - there's no buses at 01:00 so it's either walk the 6 miles or get an Uber - I hate Uber, my trip home sometimes costs £9+ or on a bad night when there are few taxi drivers on the road, £28+ I walked home twice last week, I'm seriously not paying over the odds for an Uber ride.

The new challenge for me over the next couple weeks or so is trying to do work a full 5 days or without time off.

My broadband switch is nearly complete, just a few more days. My old supplier got in touch to say I would owe them £6 due to the crossover not being insync with my contract ending, but that's fine.

Awaiting my Plusnet reward card now that's £75, not sure where I'll be able to spend that, hopefully Amazon?

Looking forward to my Council tax rebate too but I can't find a pay out date on this, just sometime in May.

My savings tin is getting quite heavy, but I've no idea what's in there, mostly small copper & silver with a few 20ps

Hope everyone is doing okay with their tins.
Cya later   

Sue-UU

Hi James, don't worry too much about not being able to pay off your debt, little amounts as and when you're able is better than nothing. You've certainly got work  problems at the moment so accept them for what they are and relax at the times you're able to.

I'm fairly sure you work nights, and at that time of night, you really don't want to be walking the 6 miles home!! Neither do you want to be throwing your wages away on taxis or ubers!! Try your best to sit it out at work until the machine is fixed. Take a book or anything you enjoy doing and relax while you can. 

I'm so glad you're pleased with the way your broadband is going, and £6 isn't worth worrying about not when you've a £75 voucher to look ahead to! 

Is their no telephone No on your Council Tax rebate James? 

Whatever's in your pot will be enough to look forward to, keep adding as much as you can when you're able.

Please keep safe James, and remember, risks are never worth taking!! 😮‍💨

AntoMac

Hello everyone, I’m still potting little and often which is unspectacular but should get me that lovely ‘paid for’ break at the end of the year.
Just to echo what Sue said @rancid-a , you have done so well getting your debt right down. The slight delay is beyond your control but you’ve done all the hard work. It will be a good feeling when you cross the line to debt freedom.
Funnily enough I’ve just switched my Mum’s broadband to Plusnet as well. It certainly pays to shop around.

Hettyhound

5p roadkill outside the supermarket safely potted along with some other bits of change.

rancid-a

Hi Sue and all you savers out there.
Work has gone well for the rest of this week, I even got to work overtime this morning, which upset my body clock, as I normally work nights (and have done for the past 16 years). I came out into the sunlight and felt like a vampire wanting to retreat back inside!
I also potted about 35p today when I emptied my shoulder bag of all the coppers that get dropped in there when given bits of change as I'm shopping.
Thank you @AntoMac. Speaking of Mum's, I was just looking at my Mum's BT bill online, I cannot believe they charge her forty seven pounds for basic fibre - Must be because she's been with them for years. Her contract is up in a month, I need to let her see what she could probably save.
Have a nice weekend...Oh! there's only 3 hours left of it

Sue-UU

Good afternoon SPCers! I hope you all had a great weekend with the lovely weather. 🌻 Enjoy the week ahead folks, maybe not quite so warm, but still enjoyable.

For all those who are poorly or low in any way, rest well and get well soon. ❤️

Great potting Ant, it'll pay you rewards later in the year for your time away. 

Well done for getting your mum a good deal with Plusnet, we've always found them brilliant.

Thanks a lot for your input to James, it helps me a great deal too.

Thanks a lot Ant and have a lovely week.

Great going Hetty, especially with your free 5p! 😁 Keep it up and have a good week.

Hi James, I'm so chuffed you had some good times in the week, especially with the overtime! Good work with all you've potted!!

Thank heavens for caring sons! I'm so thrilled you looked at your mum's BT bill - what a cost!!! 😵 She'll do so much better with you helping her to get better bb for her money!

Have a lovely week James, and take great care of yourself!! 🤩

Have a good week Week folks. Keep well and safe!

Sue xx

NB folks: The opening date for this year is 27th October 2022

LittleMissDetermined

Sorted the sofa cushions this morning and fount a lovely shiny £1 - popped it in the pot.
LMD x