I Challenge You..save Money You Find On Street..1yr

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  • Yorkielass
    Yorkielass Posts: 2,235 Forumite
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    OH found 40p in a vender he was walking past the other day at work - popped it straight in my 'money I've found' box - he's learning!!
    Initial Mortgage January 2024 - £160,000
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  • Yorkielass
    Yorkielass Posts: 2,235 Forumite
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    August total - 59p (and 40p was OH's find :rolleyes:) did find 2 seperate 1ps in the SS tills in Boots yesterday, another good place to check if you haven't before;).
    Initial Mortgage January 2024 - £160,000
    Initial Mortgage free date - January 2058
    Mortgage as of 1st February 2024 - £159,134.98
    Overpayments to date - £79.62
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  • (Land_of)_Maz
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    12/07/08 - £2.33

    New total - £2.63

    DD found 2 x 5p's under the jungle gym climbing frame at local park, i also found 20p under the bench at the same time...

    not doing very well, but better in my pocket than on the ground!!!

    Bathgate buyer! get you with your dollars!!!! Fancy!!!
    I'm just a seething mass of contradictions....
    (it's part of my charm!)
  • Toonie
    Toonie Posts: 1,147 Forumite
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    First post here on DFW (I'm on Old Style mostly) but I figure this is a good place to start. I am not currently in debt, but money is becoming very tight at the moment with all the price rises, so I'm trying to not get into debt.

    Anyway, the reason this caught my eye was that I found some money today-$100 Australian. It was just lying on the road and I picked it up as it looked odd (it has a see through bit-very strange). So, I shall cash that in and that can be my start. I have a empty coffee jar calling out to be reused, so I'll have that for my finds.
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  • gillypen
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    hubby found £10 in the street out side a pub last night :)
    2.00 saving club £408 pound so far £250 cashed
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    saving for a house 0.2%
  • POSSETTE
    POSSETTE Posts: 1,474 Forumite
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    well i havent found anything this week but my pot is getting quite full..cant wait for jan when i can check it and start again...come on newcomers join in,
    TO FINISH LAST, FIRST YOU HAVE TO FINISH....
  • CompletelyLost
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    This is a genius idea... I found 1p on 17th Sept so I'm classing that as my start date, and will report back in a month's time! :D
  • snaveuk
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    PENNYWISE wrote: »
    I found 3p just sitting innocently on front of fruit machine in pub last night, obviously swiped it! Bf walk past it saying it wasn't worth picking up!!!:rolleyes:

    I'm 3p nearer being a millionaire :rotfl:

    Other than that, not too much luck so far this month, everyone must be keeping tight hold of their money?

    There are always 1p and 2p coins laying around on fruit machines... useless to a gambler because the machine does not accept them.
  • POSSETTE
    POSSETTE Posts: 1,474 Forumite
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    felt idle other day..couldnt be bothered to move..but made myself get up off my ar8e and take dogs a walk...found £1.10 at top of street...excellent...cant wait to open money box on jan 1st..its getting quite heavy..
    TO FINISH LAST, FIRST YOU HAVE TO FINISH....
  • Sharon87
    Sharon87 Posts: 4,011 Forumite
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    Huh, I haven't picked up money from the street in years! When I was 7 going into a shopping mall in Gran Canaria we were walking and a 100 pesata coin (about 50p) fell from the sky (well the top of the mall lol). Good thing I walked slow otherwise it would whacked me on the head!

    I would find this challenge hard, in London if stop to pick up a penny, you'd get pushed and shoved because its so busy!
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