Spare change
By sexysilver
@sexysilver (928)
United States
June 14, 2007 2:41pm CST
Well, I have had yet another high risk pregnancy & two other small children (20 months & 10 months). I was in the hospital a couple of weeks ago because of complications this time around, but my hubby still had to take some time off work & my mom helped with the kids too (she's finally going back to college on top of everything), but in the end we had to take out some loans :(. Mainly it's because of me - I am very independent & didn't ask for very much help raising my kids, and so not very many people feel comfortable caring for my disabled daughter & I put to much strain on myself & landed in the hospital for preterm labor (which the dr's were able to stop).
But today I pulled out my jar of pennies (yes, here I am 21 & still collecting pennies for a "rainy day"). But I used a CoinStar machine - I got back $16.23!
So how many other Mylotters save their change? If you don't, why not? It can add up in a month, just likeyour Mylot earnings - you might even "earn" more than on mylot.
2 responses
@KissThis (3003)
• United States
15 Jun 07
I actually have a jar where I throw all of my spare change at. I agree with you that the change does add up fast. I usually will take my change in to my bank to cash in because my bank doesn't charge me to do this. We use the spare change as spending money for our children when we take trips or go to special places like fairs and such. Its a great way to teach the children to save as well for the things that the really want in life. I also have a jar for the money that I don't spend from the budget. We budget a certain amount each month for groceries and bills what I don't spend goes in to savings as well.
@sexysilver (928)
• United States
15 Jun 07
I wish my bank were as great as yours. I would have to buy the coin roller wrappers, wrap the coins & then cash them. (Not so much fun with a large amount of coins & 2 active babies at home).
@megs85 (3142)
• Australia
1 Aug 07
I'm 21, with a fourteen month old son, and four months along into my second pregnancy which has been drama drama drama so far... So I can relate to where you're coming from.
My partner and I have collected our loose change for years, at the end of each day we empty out our pockets and wallets, and raid the cars (goldmine lol) and pop all the coins into a tin. We paid for an interstate holiday for ourselves doing this, saving $1000 in change in only 6 months.
We make it a general rule not to spend any coins we get during the day... which means the money adds up really quickly.
At the end of the month, I tend to change the coins over at the bank and deposit some into our savings account, and some into our son's trust fund- which is really starting to add up!
