2010 Christmas savings challenge
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Topic: 2010 Christmas savings challenge
Posted By: Aprilfools
Subject: 2010 Christmas savings challenge
Date Posted: 01 January 2010 at 3:44pm
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Just wondering of anyone wants to join me.
Every year after Christmas we buy a new money tin, one of those ones that you have to open with a can opener, and we put money in throughout the year to help out at Christmas time. We've done it for the past 5 years and it usually covers all the groceries for the Christmas period or for us to go away or whatever. We used to put loose change in each week but half way through 2009 we started putting $5 notes in. So every time we got a $5 note it couldn't be spent and it would go straight in the tin. We had $367 in the tin when we opened it and that was after being very slack and not taking our money out in cash every time. This year we're continuing the $5 note thing and aiming to get $1000. Anyone want to join in and see who has the most by mid December? I know Aliasmum has got a tin started already. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: mummyofprinces
Date Posted: 01 January 2010 at 3:50pm
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What a great idea!! We hardly ever take cash out though tbh so wouldnt get that much but every little bit counts!!! -------------   
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Posted By: Cassie
Date Posted: 01 January 2010 at 5:00pm
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I think this is a great idea too, and I think I'll make a point of taking cash out when I go to the supermarket so I can put that in as we're mostly an eftpos family. I bet we'll hardly notice the missing money and it will be nice to have it at the end of the year! ------------- ~Cassie~   
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Posted By: High9
Date Posted: 01 January 2010 at 5:15pm
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I'll join you! Me and DP are going on holiday at xmas with our baby as its a family tradition on his side to go to himatangi each year so we've worked out we'll need about $600-$800!! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: james
Date Posted: 01 January 2010 at 6:13pm
yep i,ll join ya ------------- <a href="http://lilypie.com"><img src="http://b4.lilypie.com/nLJ5p13.png" alt="Lilypie 4th Birthday Ticker" border="0" /></a> |
Posted By: Daizy
Date Posted: 01 January 2010 at 6:54pm
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I just love this idea, trying to work out if I could actually convince myself not to break into it. I'd have to work on using cash more often too. ------------- 
 
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Posted By: LeahandJoel
Date Posted: 01 January 2010 at 7:36pm
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Mmmm might give this a go to....note to self to get a tin while out tomorrow!! -------------  
 
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Posted By: AandCsmum
Date Posted: 01 January 2010 at 11:02pm
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I was informed by DH that our tin is for our holiday to Aus in Sept. He wants to do Xmas club for Xmas. So I'm going to do both. So I guess our "$5" will be going to Xmas club & our change to the tin. ------------- Kel http://lilypie.com"> 
A = 01.02.04 & C = 16.01.09 & G = 30.03.12 |
Posted By: jazzy
Date Posted: 02 January 2010 at 7:46am
I would like to do it, but don't think I can. We have a coin jar that I use for school things like trips, BBQ days, fund raising & they have a lot of them
I am going to do Bonus Bonds again this year, I won $40 worth last year. We are planning a weekend away in oz me & DH, so want to save for that. Also doing xmas club at PNS. |
Posted By: Leelee
Date Posted: 02 January 2010 at 8:26am
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We have started a xmas club at pak n save and the warehouse.
We dont use cash often and when we do any change we have goes into a tin for Alex. ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: chonni
Date Posted: 02 January 2010 at 11:48am
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ill do it dont use cash though but evey bit helps im also doing the pak n save xmas club for the 3rd year now last year i won a XT mobile with them hehe. sounds like a great idea ------------- 
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Posted By: IVFGirl1111
Date Posted: 02 January 2010 at 2:44pm
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Awesome! Good idea - having change is a pain and you just waste it or lose it eh!
Where did you get your tin from? ------------- TTC 6 years IVF it is IVF/ICSI round one 10 eggs, 8 mature, 3 fertilised BFN IVF/ICSI #2 = 22 eggs! 20 mature, 15 fertilised, 1 fresh transfer and 2 frosties BFN 2 Frosties still in freezer thank god |
Posted By: GingerBaby
Date Posted: 02 January 2010 at 6:05pm
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I'm in too? Ditto, where did you get tin from? -------------  |
Posted By: RoSee
Date Posted: 03 January 2010 at 9:13am
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I do this all the time but I usually end up opening the tin before I'm supposed to!
You can get them from The Warehouse, they look like a 5, 10, 20 or 50 dollar note... ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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 September '11
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Posted By: Aprilfools
Date Posted: 03 January 2010 at 10:03am
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Yep The Warehouse or the $2 shop type places have them. If you're doing $5 notes you'll need a larger size one as it gets hard to stuff them in after a while. It's an addiction, there a few people in our family doing this now and we've become quite competitive about it. I spent one $5 in the 6 months we did this last year And that was when we bought Harper's carseat so I didn't feel too guilty about. I get quite upset though when I go to a store and get coins back instead of a $5 note, really doesn't please me at all.
I have $81 in my tin already  . We won $61 in last weeks lotto and
any little wins like that go in the tin also. Harper also has a piggy bank and all 50c pieces go in there or anything I find lying around the bottom of my handbag orfloor of the car. He'll be rich by the time he's 5, two bank accounts and bonus bonds. Might hit him up to shout me a massage. ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: shelleybean
Date Posted: 16 January 2010 at 11:42pm
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What a neat idea. We are putting money away for Xmas this year also :) ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: WestiesGirl
Date Posted: 17 January 2010 at 12:43am
Great idea You could earn interest on it too if you put it in a high interest earning account every few months  ------------- Our Angel July 08 Gone but not forgotten
And to complete our family, our princess has arrived 
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Posted By: lilfatty
Date Posted: 17 January 2010 at 8:04am
Yep on top of the amount that comes directly out of my pay and into the kids high interest savings account, I bank whatever is in the jars (we have three, one for each child and one for Christmas incidentals) monthly so that we can earn interest on it. By the time the kids are 21 they will have enough for a very nice car, an overseas extravaganza or a deposit on a house - and thats without the interest component .. so hopefully that will help set them up. ------------- Mummy to Issy (3) and Elias (18 months) I did it .. 41 kgs gone! From flab to fab in under a year  http://www.femininefitness.co.nz/category/blog - LFs weight blog
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rianna08 wrote:Posted By: Aprilfools
Date Posted: 17 January 2010 at 9:28pm
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I have $121 in my tin so far.
I don't put mine in the bank coz I like the excitement of opening the tin after I put the tree up. Will eventually lose track of how much I've put in there. Don't know why I love my tin so much, it's actually an addiction. I'm not a smart saver or shopper type person at all bit for some reason this has become a tradition. I actually found my 2008 tin just before this Christmas. I had taken the notes out and put it in a hidey place with all the coins in it. Had $70 exactly in there. Bonus! ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: AandCsmum
Date Posted: 17 January 2010 at 9:52pm
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Hehe, DH & I are both putting into the tin, we have no idea how much is in there! It's getting heavy though. We are doing $5 on the Xmas club at NW each time I go in so that's where my fives are goin. ------------- Kel http://lilypie.com">
A = 01.02.04 & C = 16.01.09 & G = 30.03.12 |
Posted By: ohanlon82
Date Posted: 18 January 2010 at 10:17am
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I am in great idea
I have started a jar at home last week but i need to get a tin that i cant get into Also started countdown xmas club on Saturday - got $20 so far.. We take cash out every Thursday now - been 1 week and going good so far  ------------- http://lb2f.lilypie.com/TikiPic.php/RPaODBg.jpg |
Posted By: IVFGirl1111
Date Posted: 18 January 2010 at 12:33pm
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OMG! Finley congratulations on number 2!
You must be SO excited! ------------- TTC 6 years IVF it is IVF/ICSI round one 10 eggs, 8 mature, 3 fertilised BFN IVF/ICSI #2 = 22 eggs! 20 mature, 15 fertilised, 1 fresh transfer and 2 frosties BFN 2 Frosties still in freezer thank god |
Posted By: peachy
Date Posted: 18 January 2010 at 1:10pm
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We have done this for years and it is fantastic! We have a big money jar that we put coins into and it pays for our annual family holiday! We empty it every couple of months and bank it into a high interest earning account. Last year we managed to save $3k in the jar and went on a family holiday to Perth for two weeks!
We are also like lilfatty and have savings plans set up for Lauren to pay for a car and either uni, an OE or a house deposit. Its surprising how much all your spare change adds up too when you pop it away for a rainy day! ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: kiwisj
Date Posted: 18 January 2010 at 11:26pm
We don't do this for Christmas but we do put all our spare change in a big money box - it's a big iron pig we bought in Chinatown  It actually needs emptying again soon, last time we banked it there was nearly $400 in there and that's only 5c - $1 coins!
I love feeding all the coins into the change machine at the bank. So much fun  ------------- SJ Callum - Dec 2008 Daniel - Oct 2010 |
Posted By: DzinerGirl
Date Posted: 15 December 2010 at 12:06pm
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I didn't do this as I just found the thread but it's a great idea...going to go out and get one ready for 2011. My sister keeps one and opened it last month and had around $200 in it and that kind of money this time of the year would be a big help!!
Just out of curiosity has anyone opened their 2010 tins yet? |
Posted By: Plushie
Date Posted: 15 December 2010 at 12:44pm
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I just saw this as well, what a brilliant idea! I have a spare change for treats jar but a spare change for saving tin is better
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Posted By: AandCsmum
Date Posted: 15 December 2010 at 1:06pm
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We opened ours in Sept for our Oz trip & had about $220 in it, we've got another one going now which feels heavy but probably only has about $50. I'm going to open it NYE and then start another one the next day. ------------- Kel http://lilypie.com">
A = 01.02.04 & C = 16.01.09 & G = 30.03.12 |
Posted By: happymumma
Date Posted: 15 December 2010 at 1:13pm
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I've only just seen this - brilliant idea!! I'm going to use decorated formula tins and try to be good about not opening them. I might set up one per child plus a Christmas one and see how we go. |
Posted By: jazzy
Date Posted: 15 December 2010 at 1:16pm
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I so have to do this next yr
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Posted By: LG
Date Posted: 15 December 2010 at 2:13pm
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Im going to do this next year as well, great idea - and the formula tins are a great idea to use Hmmm might have to super glue the lid on so i dont break in -------------  Angel Baby Aug '12, Feb '13 |
Posted By: ooEvaoo
Date Posted: 15 December 2010 at 2:13pm
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Yep I'm definitely doing this for next year. Got a can stashed away with nothing in it lolz.. We have piggy bank for DS which we started later in the year and he ended up having about $30 in there. ------------- 
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Posted By: Aprilfools
Date Posted: 15 December 2010 at 10:15pm
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Yep we opened ours last week. We got $762 this year. Not the $1000 that I was aiming for but still pretty good. I'd say we've been putting in about $15 - $20 a week. Hope I can better it next year. ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: DzinerGirl
Date Posted: 15 December 2010 at 10:32pm
| Wow that's fantastic Aprilfools! |
Posted By: AandCsmum
Date Posted: 16 December 2010 at 12:14am
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Wow, way to go AprilF ------------- Kel http://lilypie.com">
A = 01.02.04 & C = 16.01.09 & G = 30.03.12 |