Sealed Pot Challenge ~ 16

MrsCautious

Sue-UU said:

MrsCautious said:

Hello, I’d like to join please. I’ve been throwing coins (and the occasional note…) into a pot since New Year and hope to do this as much as possible with an aim of getting to £100+ by the time I open the pot in October. 

I’m really watching what I’m earning, spending, saving etc this year in different ways and look forward to seeing what I can manage.

I followed the advice at the start of the thread re the pot etc 😀

A very warm welcome to you, MrsCautious  (032)    it's lovely to have you with us. Have great fun saving !!. You'll find your No above in your welcome and on the 2nd Post of Page 1, and please read through the 1st post as it'll let you know exactly how to save with the challenge. We always empty our pots and declare what's in them in October, please make a note of this year's date: 26th October 2022.

Please pop your SPC No on your signature as it's a great help. To do so please go to your profile Photo, top right, click, then go to Signature Settings, lower and on the left, be sure to SAVE before fleeing!

Enjoy saving!

You save in the very best way possible for you! Even though many of us save via other challenges on MSE, we declare the Total of them all as we're the only ones that regularly save all the Totals, as Ant has said. Enjoy all your saving and very good news on those miles walked!

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Brilliant savings Ant, are you using it for a break again this year?

Hi skilly, and a very Happy New Year to you too! 

I think we're all having similar problems of not being able to save as much cash since Covid so using the 2 pots sounds a good way of saving!

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£10 sent across to my SPC account

Keep safe everyone, and beware of the Flu, Covid or any other viruses, potters please

Sue

NB folks: Opening date for SPC 16 is 26TH October 2023! BEFORE if you wish BUT NO LATER PLEASE!

Anyone wishing to join us, it's NEVER too late!  So please just ask and you

will be made very welcome.

Thank you very much for the warm welcome and I’m loving the challenge so far, all notes noted x I know we’re only a few days in. 😀

I’m potting various amounts - it will be wonderful to join you all in declaring all those months ahead. I’ve put my number in my signature thank you, I may well update before the day the challenge ends and will be sure to update as you’ve requested, monthly updates and counting up the pot then seems appealing. 

I put change in today to represent money saved by buying petrol at a place that’s cheaper than I have been doing. I’ve also previously added some bagged up 2ps and pennies. 

Have a great weekend. 

mummytummy

Sue-UU 

Hi mummytummmy, I can't say I blame you in using a pot that clinks when the cash goes in. I can't believe that you were over here in the UK prior to Christmas and didn't buy a doughnut!! Or weren't you anywhere near a S....burys?! Don't they have decent ones in Ozzie land then?! What are KK?! 

Krispy Kreme doughnuts.  We were so busy on our last visit didn’t get to s….burys 😢

MrMrsR

Hi,

Very late to the party but can I join please? I've sealed a pot and emptied my purse into it. £29 so far
I'll keep this separate to online savings so cash only I'm hoping to get organised indoors and sell outgrown clothes, unused items etc. Maybe a bootsale once the weather changes. Target of £500 by October 

Thankyou x

AntoMac

Of course you are welcome to join @MrMrsR
Sue will be along before too long to give you your reference number.
We’ve got.a KK near us @mummytummy. I could have done without the reminder as I’m trying to be good in January 

MrMrsR

Hello and thankyou @AntoMac

Keedie

Hey everyone, quick check in to £0.92 to the pot which included 2p roadkill 😎. I brought a sealed pot from Poundland as it was freaking me out looking at the money I'd put aside in that clear plastic jar and now I can go back to no longer ruining the surprise in October!

Saver-upper

Hi Potters, 
I hope everyone is keeping well. 

Over the Christmas holidays, I looked at my spending for 2022. Decided I can do a lot better in the grocery spending in 2023, so one thing I have done, is joined the Grocery Challenge. As part of that, I thought I would keep a note of the money I save by "downshifting", and put that money in my sealed pot.

So far this year I have saved £1.68 by downshifting (last week bought ASDA own baked beans instead of Branstons, today I bought Tesco Finest bread, which was 70p cheaper than Hovis  ).Have put the £1.68 saved, in my pot.

AntoMac

Well done @Keedie
We all love a bit of Roadkill.
Downshifting is worth doing @Saver-upper
One of the great benefits of the Sealed Pot Challenge is being able to make those savings meaningful. I saved £3.90 on our delivery coffee and I found my fruit and nut bars on offer for £2 instead of the usual £2.50.
Potted the £4.40 saved which would otherwise most likely have ‘evaporated’ somewhere.

sams247

Been away for weekend, but came back to find I'd sold a little something on FB so thats £5 for the pot.  Which is nice

AntoMac

That’s a nice win @sams247, it all adds up
£3.50 of bus fare savings potted today