*****UK Spending Money Game No1*******

[Disney Burns]

Walked into town today instead of paying for parking another few pennies in the tin today

 

[saddler andy]

Get my fuel at Morrisons, got my £5 voucher.

My friend also works in Morrisons so my 15%, right in the tin!

got about £90 so far saved in a robinsons bottle, will count when it full.

 

[OhanaSam]

Oh I'd like to join this. We already have a toy story saving jar with about £60 in change. Really need to start putting more into it.

Good way I've found of saving money is to leave all of my bank cards at home when I go to work. I was wasting money on things I really didn't need when I brought then with me. I've saved between £10-20 every week that I've left them at home of there's something I know I'll need I just bring enough cash to buy it.

 

[saddler andy]

Oh I'd like to join this. We already have a toy story saving jar with about £60 in change. Really need to start putting more into it.

Good way I've found of saving money is to leave all of my bank cards at home when I go to work. I was wasting money on things I really didn't need when I brought then with me. I've saved between £10-20 every week that I've left them at home of there's something I know I'll need I just bring enough cash to buy it.

I have found the same, RE the bank cards, I was going to Asda twice a week and then spending £7 a time on JUNK.

I am now about the same a week richer and thinner too!

 

[OhanaSam]

I am now about the same a week richer and thinner too!

I've definitely noticed the being thinner part too lol.

 

[bex7583]

well not much but 5p fell out of the ironing board cover yesterday

 

[baylie666]

My savings are very slowly going up. But then I have 3 savings 'pots'.

One as a e-savings account joined to my bank account which I put anything under a fiver in there whenever I log into my banking online - £69.14

An actual jar for shrapnel (anything under a 50p) from car, tips, purse, etc etc - ????Who knows????

And a proper savings account - £400 (from wages every week)

 

[catherine]

I've just emptied my purse of the change that I had left from the week and it added up to £15.11. It amazes me how much I can save when I consciously make an effort not to buy bottles of soda and coffee etc. the money soon adds up!

 

[Wills Mom]

Thats so true Catherine! I added €11.24 yesterday which was in the bottom of my purse after the week. I've just been letting it build up so I could add it to my tins Delighted!

 

[Magic Megadegs]

Just done the same and added £6 to my tin woop!

 

[catherine]

Got another £20 to add to the pot! I had a coupon for £10 of my grocery shopping and I found £10 note in the pocket of a pair of jeans that had been through the laundry!

 

[baylie666]

I don't know how you all save so much!

How can I save more?
I am single (living with my sister), minimum wage job as a waitress and most of my money goes on bills.
I save my tips up which pays for some of my petrol but throw the shrapnel into my savings jar, I save £10 a week from my wages and put it into a savings account, and I put anything under a fiver into another savings account whenever I log into my e-banking.
I also knit baby cardigans for my mums business and she sells them for me, but it is slow going...I'm not a very fast knitter. lol

 

[catherine]

I don't know how you all save so much!

How can I save more?
I am single (living with my sister), minimum wage job as a waitress and most of my money goes on bills.
I save my tips up which pays for some of my petrol but throw the shrapnel into my savings jar, I save £10 a week from my wages and put it into a savings account, and I put anything under a fiver into another savings account whenever I log into my e-banking.
I also knit baby cardigans for my mums business and she sells them for me, but it is slow going...I'm not a very fast knitter. lol

Some of the things that I've been doing are: I think about what I'm buying, for example a soda and decide would I rather have that or put the money in the pot! I've started going into town on a Sun rather than a Sat as it's free parking. If I have a coupon for money off then I put the equivalent amount in the pot. I walk instead of getting a bus (when it's not too far! ) Any money that I get from the lottery etc. goes in there. I think that I'm going to put my b'day money in. I actually didn't realise how much money I actually wasted until I started to track it for this!
Good luck!

 

[catherine]

Just remembered to empty my purse from last week and have added another £4.34!

 

[diddldonna]

Added some more change today left over in bottom of my bag.

I have to save harder as looks like I might be out of job soon at least holiday already paid for, mostly.

 

[Wills Mom]

Sorry to hear your job might be gone diddldonna! It seems to be happening everywhere Good that the hol is almost paid though

 

[saddler andy]

Just spent £54 on clothes. Got % back thanks to Quidco, 90p (not much but heyho!) in the tin!

 

[bex7583]

i bagged some change up out of my non sealed jars to transfer to my bank account was £44

 

[Magic Megadegs]

£10 in woop!

 

[mollies_mum]

Just put some more stuff on eBay so fingers crossed people get bidding!