Penny a day/X per week challenge 2017!

[AWW]

Just so it doesn't get confused with the 2016 one

Would anyone like to join me this year? I'm already a little behind but I've paid off the 1st of Jan (starting with £3.65 and working my way down to a penny this year!)

https://teacherwashere.wordpress.com/2016/04/17/penny-a-daycoin-challenges/ for more info and some different versions to meet every pocket!

and the old thread http://www.themoneyshed.co.uk/index.php?topic=5146.0

So, currently my jar has £3.65 in

 

[katykicker]

I'm doing this too! I'm doing it the traditional way but like last year I'll probably aim to get ahead of myself x

 

[JansNotebook]

I'm doing this for the first time this year. I will be doing it bingo style so that I can put in a mix of larger and smaller amounts each week.

 

[pauleen]

Yep i'm in. You can never start saving too early for Christmas x.

 

[AWW]

Looking forward to having you guys along for the ride Went out and managed to get some change so a little more added. I suspect I'll be waaaay behind by the end of jan but every little helps!

 

[pauleen]

Got my jar, and put a penny in, awww bless it looks so lonely, lol, but that's all the change I've got for now, but it's a start.

 

[HighHopes]

I'd like to give this a try. I'll have to get a stash of pennies together.

 

[AWW]

I quite often 'change out' coins from the jar so i can put the right amount in... but that might be because I really like to keep track of what's in there so i have a spreadsheet so I don't loose track!

 

[katykicker]

I quite often 'change out' coins from the jar so i can put the right amount in... but that might be because I really like to keep track of what's in there so i have a spreadsheet so I don't loose track!

Nothing wrong with that! Leaves less coins to carry at the end of the year too I bet!

 

[larlie1983]

I'm going to do the weekly challenge again. I don't tend to carry much cash so will just transfer it from my bank account to an Instant Saver. My total currently stands at £1.05!

 

[AWW]

[member=920]katykicker[/member] haha you should have seen me with my backpack full of coins at the bank....and then their coin machine was out of order! The poor assitant helped me count it alllllllllll up

[member=389]larlie1983[/member] Go you!

 

[katykicker]

[member=920]katykicker[/member] haha you should have seen me with my backpack full of coins at the bank....and then their coin machine was out of order! The poor assitant helped me count it alllllllllll up

[member=389]larlie1983[/member] Go you!

That's really nice of them [member=2818]AWW[/member] !

 

[AWW]

I was surprised because norally they'll only let you put in a certain amount of bags but they were really nice about it as it wasn't my fault the machine wasn't working. (For those who are a bit lost - Some natwest branches (possibly other banks) have a coin machine like the coinstar ones you see at supermarkets except it doesn't charge and puts teh money straight in your account.)

 

[katykicker]

I've seen them in HSBC too

 

[AWW]

It's such a good idea! Banks don't like counting all the cname and people want to put change into their accounts.... bet it saves a fortune in staff time (except when it breaks down

 

[RedAlix]

I've not seen these machines in banks. I'll have to look out for them.

 

[Romell]

Just so it doesn't get confused with the 2016 one

Would anyone like to join me this year? I'm already a little behind but I've paid off the 1st of Jan (starting with £3.65 and working my way down to a penny this year!)

https://teacherwashere.wordpress.com/2016/04/17/penny-a-daycoin-challenges/ for more info and some different versions to meet every pocket!

and the old thread http://www.themoneyshed.co.uk/index.php?topic=5146.0

So, currently my jar has £3.65 in

First I have heard of this challenge and it does make a lot of sense, looks like I will need to buy a bigger penny jar and get started!

 

[pauleen]

How's every body getting on with the penny a day challenge, i'm way behind to where I should be, plus our Sam keeps dipping in, so what I've started to do is when I get to a couple of pound I go to the local Asda and put it on a Christmas saving card. This way nobody (Samuel ) can dip in to it, and I'm still saving for Christmas. You can top your card up on the self scan tills so even if it's a load of change you can but it on. I don't know how much change it will takes before it starts screaming at you to stop but it's Worthing thinking about, I know it's not exactly penny in a jar, but i'm still saving

 

[larlie1983]

I had forgotten all about this challenge so thanks for the reminder [member=3615]pauleen[/member]. I'm now up-to-date, with my total standing at at a massive £30.03!

 

[katykicker]

I've been doing the £1 a week one. Think I'm at £45-55 now? Something like that. I'll probably just do it for half the year then blow it on a holiday for us to Paris!