Sealed Pot Challenge ~ 12

browneyed_girl · 2 November 2018 at 10:49AM

Hi :wave:

Can I please join the challenge this year? Have done this on an informal basis myself for the past year and then noticed this thread last week - seemed like fate!!

Have changed up everything I had already saved, which came to £363 bagged plus £18.72 leftover - this is now the starting amount of this year’s pot

Not sure how much I’ll manage to save, but the aim is to use it as spending money on family holiday in 2020 - our DDs will finally be going to Disneyland! (not that they know it yet!!

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lucyhope · 2 November 2018 at 10:55AM

Thank you Sue-UU, the font was very big, I've done what you suggested and hopefully that's it sorted. Thank you for all your hard work and I'm in for sealed pot 12

rancid-a · 2 November 2018 at 11:48AM

Hi Sue, everyone

Good to see the challenge again for 2019 and I'm glad I'm in.

So I've already been up to the pound/accessories store and grabbed two medium sized saving tines ( the kind that don't open without a tin opener - or chainsaw...if your that way inclined). They seem to have gone up??? £2.50 each - I didn't pay that last year - BUT one was bashed in a bit so he gave me it for a £1

. One tin is for coppers & 5p's. The other is for anything of higher value.

The new work saving club doesn't start till mid January next year so I will be joining that again... maybe opt to save less next year as I have some home improvements that need doing.

@Lucyhope - Glad to see you got your siggy sorted

Hi Browneyed_girl - I'm using half of my savings from this years challenge for a holiday - probably India (which I find very economical), wishing you well with your savings and future trip.

Sue :A - I'll pop back soon, so take care.

James

Sue-UU · 2 November 2018 at 12:24PM

A VERY warm welcome to you, browneyed_girl SPC No 050 (I've added your last year's as you saved it anyway, so congratulations!!! :T) It's lovely to have you with us. :grinheart Have fun saving and enjoying the banter. You'll find your number at the bottom of the list on the 2nd post of page 1. Please read through post 1 as it'll let you know exactly what to do with the challenge. PS. We empty our pots and declare our savings in October, please make a note of this year's date: 31st Oct 2019.

Please also subscribe to the thread by clicking on "Thread Tools" (lower green bar) and clicking "Subscribe to this thread"...or you may lose us! To put your SPC No on, go to "Quick Links" (right side of top green bar), click and then click on "Edit Signature" and you're away.

*Please pop your number on your sig, it really helps me.

I love a shiny new thread too, mummytummy. That's a good start made from you, you're welcome by the way as I still love doing it!!

Good luck with roadkill down there in Oz.

Thank you so very much, Lucy, you're very welcome as I love it anyway.

I'm so pleased you finally got your siggy sorted.

Good Morning James, lovely to see you back! A brilliant beginning to SPC 12 by getting that tin for a £1!!! :jDon't forget to pot the £1.50 you saved!!!

Sue

Opening date for SPC 12 will be 31st October 2019

Anyone wishing to join us, it's NEVER too late, so please just ask, you'll be made very welcome.

dustydigger · 2 November 2018 at 12:35PM

:wave:Hi Sue and fellow potters. Here we go again. Hope I get the same number,#12.I'll assume so till further notice

I already have a lot of 5p coins in the box - I was too busy to count them yesterday,and didnt like the look of the empty tin,so I put them back in.:)
Very busy. Daughter is moving to her new council flat next week. We have only a few days to scrape all the walls and decorate before the new carpets come. I have my trusty scraper at the ready,but there are about 4 layers of papers and its long slow work!
Will have to be very frugal this week,as I have mislaid my debit card,and have very little cash.:eek: I will probably to dig the coins out again to use,since my new card wont come till Thursday next week.:D Thank goodness I had a Asd@ home delivery yesterday,and have plenty of food in the house,and all the bills are direct debits!
Remind self - need to sort out my signature for the new challenge year.

cats2012 · 2 November 2018 at 12:37PM

Hi - new to this but can I join please? Already have the perfect pot in mind

no target, would just like to be more clever with my *spare* (ha) cash.

Sue-UU · 2 November 2018 at 12:57PM

A very warm welcome to you, cats2012 SPC No 046. It's lovely to have you with us. :grinheart Have fun saving and enjoying the banter. You'll find your number on the the 2nd post of page 1. Please read through post 1 as it'll let you know exactly what to do with the challenge. PS. We empty our pots and declare our savings in October, please make a note of this year's date: 31st Oct 2019.

Please also subscribe to the thread by clicking on "Thread Tools" (lower green bar) and clicking "Subscribe to this thread"...or you may lose us! To put your SPC No on, go to "Quick Links" (right side of top green bar), click and then click on "Edit Signature" and you're away.

*Please pop your number on your sig, it really helps me.

There's your official welcome above, cats2012, DO read through the 1st post, it'll help you be as wise as the rest of us!!

Yes, here we go again, dustydigger!! Everyone keeps the same No unless I need to alter them for whatever reason, so yours is 012! ;)There's nothing like a new thread to help us aspire to great things!! :j Ooooh you're welcome with the decorating, we helped with friends of ours 2 years ago, that paper must have been superglued to the wall!!!!! Good luck with it and I hope your DD enjoys her new home.

32b3in2013 · 2 November 2018 at 1:39PM

Afternoon

Happy new SPC. Can't wait to get started.

Went to my local Natwest this morning and they have the old coin machines. I emptied one of the three (very heavy) bags of coins in and it counted 69p :eek::eek: based on yesterday's two bags equalling £291, i reckon that the 69p was wrong! took it all back and I am going to a bigger branch later, so still not total for me yet

32b3

Miss_D_Meanour · 2 November 2018 at 2:15PM

Hi there Sue

Thank you so much for starting this again! I promise to drop by more often this year. I'm putting 31/10/19 in my diary right away.

Can I change my target for this year? #574 £400 as I'm going to be even more careful with my daily spend. I have to put up a new fence in 2019, so cash will be in limited supply. But definitely saving the £5 notes, £2 and 50p coins again - it worked really well.

Have a great weekend everyone
MissDM

Robin09 · 2 November 2018 at 2:31PM

Good afternoon,

Please may I join in with you all? No target, will be happy with whatever we can save. I have a sealed tin, and have just put £16.10 in.

Thank you

Sealed Pot Challenge ~ 12

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