Saving for a rainy day.....

Just thought I'd share a great idea for saving without pain - not a huge amount, maybe, but enough for a special treat at the end of the year - possibly even enough for a family weekend away!
This is something my neighbours told me about - they've been doing it for years, so I though we'd have a go too. It's really straightforward - just save all the £2 coins you get throughout the year in a jar, then take them to the bank and exchange them for notes!
Every time a £2 coin appears in your change, don't spend it - save it! Easy and relatively painless. £2 coins aren't that common, so you don't have to sift through your change every day, and even a relatively small number of them can soon add up to a nice little nest egg. As loose change goes, they're nice to get, and even nicer to save....