Opening My Piggy Bank
By Thelma
@thelme55 (77378)
Germany
June 27, 2016 8:03am CST
OMG! I have never expected what I have seen in my piggy bank. I am excited. Months of working at the Thai massage salon for just a few hours a week has given me €322. 50 tips. I was not even a year of working. My hard work and my muscle pains was worth it. Of course I was able to save as it is still my hubby who is paying our bills.
Now, I am going to my checkup and after that I will go to my Pinay friend who can change my Euro for Pesos. She said she still has 5 thousand pesos from her last visit in the Philippines. I wonder how much is 1 € to Peso.
Have you saved something which you were so surprised?
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@marguicha (224776)
• Chile
27 Jun 16
I asked my Bank and they told me to put them in a plastic bag, not mixed. A machine counts it.
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
27 Jun 16
I count mine, then separate them and role them with paper sheets. The centavo has very low value so my bank is usually just 5 and 10 peso coins so lesser work
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@thelme55 (77378)
• Germany
27 Jun 16
That´s good @amadeo I brought my jar with mixed coins to my 11 years old dutch nephew last weekend. He is always happy to receive a jar of Euro cents because he loves to count the coins and he then bring them to their bank in Holland and the money he receive will be spend for his toys. I see him maybe twice a year and I got the habit of collecting Euro cents and give them to him whenever we see each other.
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@marguicha (224776)
• Chile
27 Jun 16
I have piggy banks where I put coins for my vacations. Usually, even though I don´t put every coin I see around, there is more money that what I thought I´d have.
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@thelme55 (77378)
• Germany
27 Jun 16
Yes, there is much more money than what we think of @marguicha. A saving for a vacation is always great.
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@marguicha (224776)
• Chile
27 Jun 16
@thelme55 I will go to the Bank on Wednesday to change my coins.
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (14684)
• Torrington, Connecticut
27 Jun 16
Yeah I have the big 5 gallon water from my office nearly half way with coins, Their has to be atleast 300 dollars worth of coins in it and its way to heavy to lift
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (14684)
• Torrington, Connecticut
28 Jun 16
@thelme55 Yeah I can even move it now, I literally have to sit on the floor and push it with my foot lol
@thelme55 (77378)
• Germany
27 Jun 16
Oh my! That would be a lot by then when you open it. I think you will need somebody to help you lift the water gallon with coins @BACONSTRIPSXXX
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
27 Jun 16
I love piggy bank disecting time lol , it's so much fun but i hate the thought of starting all over again, Enjoy your savings
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@thelme55 (77378)
• Germany
27 Jun 16
I can relate to that. I keep on starting saving right after I rturn back from my travel. At least there is a goal @louievill
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@eliza_godinez12 (5723)
• Philippines
27 Jun 16
Wow! That's nice to hear...i also have mine but plan to open this on Christmas
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@thelme55 (77378)
• Germany
27 Jun 16
That´s a good plan @eliza_godinez12 . I am doing that when I don´t use the saving for my travel.
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@Dragonairy1 (1722)
• Newcastle Upon Tyne, England
27 Jun 16
Well done, I'm pleased your hard work has been rewarded.
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@thelme55 (77378)
• Germany
27 Jun 16
Thank you@Dragonairy1 . I am pleased about that, too.
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@Macarrosel (7498)
• Philippines
27 Jun 16
I haven't save anything. But my daughter and my husband have piggy banks too.
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@thelme55 (77378)
• Germany
27 Jun 16
That´s good @Macarrosel. Saving for the rainy season is good as well.
@infatuatedbby (94912)
• United States
19 Jul 16
That is nice you didn't touch the piggy bank, and all the hard work added up! Good for you!
@rina110383 (24492)
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28 Jun 16
I separated my earnings from my remote jobs on Upwork & other translation sites for purposes of monitoring. I don't want them to be mixed with my savings out of my salary from my regular job. I keep them in the bank. Also, I keep big plastic bottles of water inside my room. They contain my coins.
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@BettyB (4117)
• Summerville, South Carolina
10 Jul 16
I have a piggy bank that I throw all my change into. I cash it in once a year. It had over 75 dollars in it this year.
