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Sealed Pot Challenge ~ 16
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Potted £4.17 yesterday and another £3 today.
Debt Free Diary:- The Mental Debt Struggle
(Original Debt on 15/07/2016 was £33,056.76) 🙈 but Debt Free on 09/02/2025 🎉
2025 SAVINGS: Emergency Fund (£604.30/£5,000) 12.09% saved
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Morning! £18 standing order added to the virtual pot today
LMD xLife gets in the way...PADding is addictive...Saving's better than spending...My savings diary - Now for a healthier, wealthier me2025 1p challenge #41 | Cash envelope challenge #01 | SPC #017Sealed pot 2025 £5678 | EF £1000/£1000 | Sabbatical £3188/£6000 | Travel savings £1924 | Sinking pots £21263 -
Took my cans and bottles to the recycling point this morning (in Oz) $31.20 into the pot 😊MFiT-T7 #17 (Jan 2025) £193k (Apr) £177k (July) £
SPC 18 #6 £299.80 (12/07/25)
SPC’s (1)£27.19 (2)£728 (3)£1471 (4)£357 (5)£435.18 (6)£1114.92 (7)£1492 (8)£392 (9)£1952 (10)£1866.65 (11)£1177.74 (12)£1445.39 (13)£1608 (14)£603.30 (15)£672 (16)£2563 (17)£1300 (18)£3 -
Still no sign of Sue-UU then? Poor thing is obviously having terrible problems......Let's hope she cracks through soon
All quiet here at the moment, including the weather! Another £6.36 in the pot this week. Enjoy the rest of your week, stay safe and wellSPC 16 - #09 Totals: 2014 - £264.51 2015 - £207.50 2016 - £396.79 2017 - £369.49 2018 - £484.24 2019 - £309.90 2020 -£282.06 2021- £1839.89 2022 -£1627.833 -
Nothing like a car tidy up to get the pot topped up
I didn’t count it but it was a few quid
SPC#19 - 7-£666.54, 8-£489, 9-£264 10-£376 11- £305.8p 12 £329 13 - £315 14/£214 15 £177 16 £253 SPC 17 £0 of £250
Swaggers - 2015/£285, 2016/£270, 2017/£460, 2018/£420, 2019 / £183, 2020 / £226, 2021/£135, 2022/£3 -
Sue managed to get a PM through to me to say she’s still having issues. She thinks it might be a problem with her lap top
. We’re missing you Sue and hope you’re back with us soon.
You’ve certainly hit the ground running @LittleMissDetermined with your potting. Like PADding, potting is a good habit to get into.I see you got an old style gold star from Sue @s@skilly I used to have one too but lost it when the forum changed!
Good potting @Keedie. I have found that little and often is the way for me. I’m not in full flow yet but did add £2.50 yesterday. I’m also doing the penny challenge which is an idea I picked up from either you or LMD. I’m using a random number generator between 1 and 365 each day and have managed to knock off 4 amounts over 300 in the first 16 days. Whether I can manage the full 365 days I don’t know. Just taking it a day at a time for now.
Wow @m@mummytummy That sounds like a great system getting paid for your recycling. Other than the Corona (lemonade not beer!) bottles years ago I don’t know of anything similar here.
I do hope that Sue can rejoin us very soon @s@siju She runs this challenge and coordinates everything so well.
It’s amazing how much cash we find just lying around eh @h@hickles69 You got some extra clash and a clean car to boot (no pun intended !)
Let’s hope Sue is back with us very soon. Stay safe everyone.27/5/17 Mort 64705 BTs 1904031/12/17 Mort 59815 BT 1673007/04/20 Mort 49208 BT 1572128/07/20 Mort 47387 BT 1263414/11/20 Mort 45905 BT 10134 20/05/21 Mort 42335 BT 686811/08/22 Mort 32050 BT 2915Sealed Pot Challenge 16 Number 54 -
@AntoMac you're doing a fab job of stepping in for @Sue-UU, fingers crossed her tech gremlins are sorted soon enough.
I've added £6 cash money to the pot this morning.
LMD xLife gets in the way...PADding is addictive...Saving's better than spending...My savings diary - Now for a healthier, wealthier me2025 1p challenge #41 | Cash envelope challenge #01 | SPC #017Sealed pot 2025 £5678 | EF £1000/£1000 | Sabbatical £3188/£6000 | Travel savings £1924 | Sinking pots £21265 -
@Sue-UU was having problems with links over on Sealed Pot 15 so it could be a laptop issue, look forward to seeing her back soon
Westie983I’m a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on the Banking & Borrowing, and Reduce Debt & Boost Income boards. If you need any help on these boards, do let me know. Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any posts you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button, or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own and not the official line of MoneySaving Expert.Save 12k in 2023 #58 Total (£4500.00) £2500.00/£5000 = 50.00%Sealed Pot Challenge ~17 #24 Total (£55.00) £0.00/£500 = 0.00%Xmas 2023 £1 a Day #13 Total (£85.00) £344.00/£365 = 94.24%Virtual Sealed Pot #1 Total (£500) £550.00/£500 = 110.00%£2 Savers Club 2023 #17 Total (£25.00) £45/£300 = 15.00%The 365 1p Challenge 2023 #7 Total £656.19/£667.95 = 98.23%Total £4095.19/£7332.95 = 55.84%4 -
I agree that you're providing great cover for Sue @AntoMac and fingers crossed her tech issues get sorted soon.
Slow and steady definitely wins the race for me. I'm trying to get into the habit of using cash more so that I can fill up the tin more. Where do you get your random number generator from? That sounds like a good way to do it.
Potted £0.85 in my 20p coins and under tin.
Debt Free Diary:- The Mental Debt Struggle
(Original Debt on 15/07/2016 was £33,056.76) 🙈 but Debt Free on 09/02/2025 🎉
2025 SAVINGS: Emergency Fund (£604.30/£5,000) 12.09% saved
2025 CHALLENGES: #16 Sealed Pot Challenge ~ 18 || #9 50 Envelope Challenge 22/504 -
I use Random.org @Keedie
Id have you down as being too organised to do things randomly, whereas I’m too random to do things in an organised way
I hope so too @Westie983. , Sue is very much the glue that keeps this thread together so well.27/5/17 Mort 64705 BTs 1904031/12/17 Mort 59815 BT 1673007/04/20 Mort 49208 BT 1572128/07/20 Mort 47387 BT 1263414/11/20 Mort 45905 BT 10134 20/05/21 Mort 42335 BT 686811/08/22 Mort 32050 BT 2915Sealed Pot Challenge 16 Number 53
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