My Frugal, Penny Jar Challenge. The end.

Do you remember my penny jar from here (and here)? 

I counted out all my pennies and I have £41.37.

It's not quite the £70 I was aiming for, but who can complain about having £40 extra just from clearing out your purse every day!

I will split it in two, and take half of the pennies to the supermarket this month and half next, to help pay for my festive shopping.

I will definitely save my pennies up next year too.

Have you been saving for Christmas?  How has it gone?

My Frugal, Penny Jar Savings Challenge. Update.

A while ago I posted about my frugal, penny jar savings challenge.  I want to save about £70 in my savings jar, to take to the change machine in the supermarket, to exchange for vouchers to pay for food in December and January.

The jar's been looking quite full for a while now, and last night I counted it all out.

I have £31.21!  And I still have the dime and the googly eyes.

I'm almost half way there!  

Are you saving up for something?

My Frugal, Penny Jar Savings Challenge.

I have this amazing vintage toffee jar.  It was given to me buy my old next door neighbour.  It is made from really thick glass and has a real bakelite lid.  

I've been throwing my loose change in it for a while now.  Then I had a thought.  I wondered if I can save enough loose change to pay for all my food shopping in December and January.  These are the months that are toughest for me financially, spending on fun and frolics in December and the 6 week wait 'till January pay day, after being paid early in December due to payroll being closed over Christmas.

There is a magical machine in the supermarket that you tip your pennies into.  It counts them and gives you a voucher in exchange that you can use for your shopping in store.

I usually do one big supermarket shop a month, and spend about £30 - £35.  So I need to save about £70 in my lovely penny jar.  Otherwise I'll be back on the plain rice and left over candy cane diet in January!

Do you think I can do it?  I have £19.99 (and 1 American dime and 2 googly eyes) in it at the moment!  

Are you saving up for anything?