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?
I love it! I have a big plastic Coke bottle that I put all of my change in! The googly eye is perfect! You should definitely keep it in there! Maybe I will count mine soon! :)
ReplyDeleteYou should, it's very satisfying! There isn't a great exchange rate for googly eyes at the moment, so I guess I'll keep them in my jar for now!
DeleteSusie... Good for you! I actually put all of my extra change in a jar too but I had to cover it with pretty paper and mod podge and seal the top!! Otherwise I'd be tempted every-time the kids needed a couple of bucks and my teenager for sure would take every quarter in there!! Christmas is an expensive time of year, so I admire you starting out so early! Much love to you, Tammy
ReplyDeleteI have another little pot where I keep change for the bus and stuff, so I have no excuses to be touching the pennies in my jar!
DeleteLast year I really got hit by being paid early in December (because payroll were closing for Christmas) then not realising I would have to wait 6 weeks for my next pay day. This year I am prepared!
Those cash counting machines in supermarkets take a percentage of your money. Bag it up yourself and take it to the bank of post office. I save coins in a glass demijohn and use it for holiday money. There's usually around £90 in it.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the tip, I know they take a percentage but it's easier for me to just tip my coins in there rather than take it to the bank! My bank has a limit of how many bags of change you can take in per day, I believe, so it's easier to get rid of it all in one go and I don't have to count it either!
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