Way to save through tough times
By angelican
@angelican (195)
United States
April 18, 2009 11:20am CST
I have been saving my change for almost 6 months now. I don't spend any of it. At the end of the day, I put all my change into a large jar. When it gets full, or almost full, I role it. Yes, I role it, the old fashioned way. I know that if I cash it in, I will spend it. Who wants to haul around a bunch of roles of coins, not me! I now have $525.00 saved in change. It doens't sound like much but it does add up. If I ever have an emergency then I will have it to cash in but for now, I love watching it grow. I use my ATM card mostly anymore so it isn't adding up as fast as it use to but it is still fun collecting it. Ocassionally I even buy my kids change.
1 response
@Redhornet117 (1248)
• Philippines
18 Apr 09
I have a piggy bank in our house. I fill it with all the loose change that's left in my pocket everyday, coins and bills alike. I think it's half filled already. I plan to open it on Christmas time to buy something for my wife and my mom. Then after that, next year I plan to get two piggy banks and would try to fill them all up with money. And then, I'll deposit that to my ATM account for some extra savings.
@angelican (195)
• United States
18 Apr 09
My original plan was to save it for X-Mas and I will probably still do that. I have 6 kids so it won't go far but it seems at the end of the year I am broke. This should help. I will only cash it in early if something major happens. So far I have been lucky enough to come up with the money I have needed. Way to go. You have a great plan.
