Saving for Xmas 2017 - A pound a day

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  • Ellieseleven
    Ellieseleven Posts: 2,118 Forumite
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    lr1277 wrote: »
    I am sure you are all on top of this, but for those who haven't heard, the round pound coin won't be legal tender from October.
    New 12 sided pound coin coming in March.

    For those of you with unbreakable containers......


    Hope this helps more than hinders.

    Thanks for the heads up lr1277 - something to consider for everyone with sealed pots:o

    Ellie x
    Debt Free 1st March 2017

    My diary: http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.php?t=2599257&page=36
  • Ellieseleven
    Ellieseleven Posts: 2,118 Forumite
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    fennmad wrote: »
    I really struggling to put a £1 a day away so I think I need to take the money out for the whole month right after pay day and put in a tin. How does everyone else do this?

    It's whatever suits you best fennmad, I prefer a sealed tin and although I might not have £1 or £2 each day, I do make sure I keep up to date so might put 3 days worth in one go.

    Some people use vouchers or have an on-line account, it doesn't really matter where you put your money or how you save it...it's the method of least temptation that works:o

    Ellie x
    Debt Free 1st March 2017

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  • ValentinoRossi46
    ValentinoRossi46 Posts: 23 Forumite
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    Ellieseleven wrote: »
    Welcome to our challenge!

    ValentinoRossi46 your number is 77

    Good Luck with your savings;)

    Ellie x
    Thanks Ellie, glad to be on board x
  • olaf2014
    olaf2014 Posts: 71 Forumite
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    Can I join please or is it too late
    Been hiding under a rock for that last few years hoping it will go away but it doesn't now is the time for the rocket 🚀 I want to be no I need to be debt free Debt free #45 £5.50- £500 1p challenge £47.19 - £667.95 (Doing this in a random order). £5 a day Jan - total £103.37 (short but only way is up£5 a day Feb - total £19.13. Debt free by march 2025 (if pay mins)
  • mummytummy
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    olaf2014 wrote: »
    Can I join please or is it too late

    It's never too late, welcome, Ellieseleven will be on later and give you a number :D
    MFiT-T6 #17
    New mortgage: October 2019, £480,000
    Current balance: £210,000

    Sealed Pot Challenge~17 #6
  • lmb4wcb
    lmb4wcb Posts: 224 Forumite
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    Can I join please? I aim to save £2 a day :)
    £2 savers club #24
  • Saver-upper
    Saver-upper Posts: 2,336 Forumite
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    I continuepotting my £1 everyday.OH is also helping out by throwing in coinage regularly (random amounts,I am guessing-don't think he bothers counting out the coins).So in for a pleasant surprise in Dec :j.
    SPC #36 :staradminx 8.SPC7=£751.10 SPC8=£651.04 SPC9=£843.00 SPC10=£872.76
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  • monz
    monz Posts: 4,129 Forumite
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    Back from holidays. Enjoyed my lil break. I am at £37 in my pot. No 35 :)

    PS is it true that the £1 currency ends in October.... just so we dont all get stuck xx
    Debt (1/9/14) £6,702.11 Debt free (30/11/2016) mortgage port- £70,077.82 and mortgage £126,517.39 o/s currently
    Debt - £17,190.83 (29/7/22) now (19/8/22) £16,688.80
  • Westie983
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    monz wrote: »
    Back from holidays. Enjoyed my lil break. I am at £37 in my pot. No 35 :)

    PS is it true that the £1 currency ends in October.... just so we dont all get stuck xx

    Yes, but no need to panic your bank will accept the coins after October, and as this challenge is for xmas 2017, you will be banking the total in November/December anyway...

    Just bag them and pay in as you would do if they are not going out of circulation, the banks will then keep the coins and will be giving out the new coins, so eventually they will disappear from circulation, just like the notes before them.

    You will not have to do much more then you did in previous years apart from the banks wont then give the coins back out and they will be banked instead.
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    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%
  • monz
    monz Posts: 4,129 Forumite
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    Thank you!:) was worried

    Add another £10 found it in my bag so now £47/365 xx (no 35)
    Debt (1/9/14) £6,702.11 Debt free (30/11/2016) mortgage port- £70,077.82 and mortgage £126,517.39 o/s currently
    Debt - £17,190.83 (29/7/22) now (19/8/22) £16,688.80
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