Putnam Investments
One Post Office Square
Boston, MA 02109
February 4, 2000
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20549
RE: Putnam Money Market Fund (Reg. No. 2-55091) (811-2608)
Post-Effective Amendment No. 30 to Registration Statement on Form N-1A
Putnam Tax Exempt Money Market Fund (Reg. No. 33-15238) (811-5215)
Post-Effective Amendment No. 14 to Registration Statement on Form N-1A
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
Putnam Money Market Fund and Putnam Tax Exempt Money Market Fund
("the Funds") hereby certify that the form of Prospectuses and Statement
of Additional Information that would have been filed on behalf of the
Funds pursuant to Rule 497(c) upon the effectiveness of Post-Effective
Amendment No. 30 and No.14 to the Registration Statements on Form N-1A
(the "Amendments") for Putnam Money Market Fund and Putnam Tax Exempt
Money Market Fund , respectively, would not have differed from that
contained in the Amendments, which are the most recent amendments to such
Registration Statements and were filed electronically on January 28, 2000.
Comments or questions concerning this certificate may be directed to
Kathleen Moynihan at 1-800-225-2465, ext. 1-1796.
Very truly yours,
Putnam Money Market Fund and
Putnam Tax Exempt Money Market Fund
/s/ Gordon H. Silver
By: ----------------------------
Gordon H. Silver
Vice President
cc: Greg Pusch, Esq., Ropes & Gray
