Rainy day
One day, in about 1997, I happened to have quite a few 10p coins in my possession and it occured to me that it would be useful to keep some to one side. At the age of 15 they were the perfect currency for bus fares, calls from phone boxes, and various other things. When I couldn't fit any more coins into the purse I originally consigned to keep them safe in one place, I cut a slot into the screwtop of an old 4.5L Glenfiddich bottle with my Swiss army knife, and just kept adding more coins.
With several of my friends earning their driving licences shortly after leaving school, and the rise in popularity of mobile phones (not to mention getting a job and having 'real' money always to hand), 10p coins no longer had any special value. But I'd still occasionally throw a couple of them into my jar, saving them for no real purpose other than a 'rainy day'.
10 years on, I guess my rainy day has arrived. I've been saving up a bit of spare cash over the last few months, trying to get enough money together for something really special that I've got my heart set on... I just need a tiny little bit more, and I can't bear to wait yet another month, so I've raided my jar!
I honestly thought I had a bit more in there, it doesn't seem a lot for 10 years of saving, but it's absolutely fine because £107 brings me up to almost the exact budget I'd set for my purchase.
I'm so excited!!
You'll have to wait until another day to see what I'm buying, though.