Managed to "Make" $21.15 Unexpected Money Today

United States
January 22, 2025 12:45pm CST
Yesterday I rummaged through my Mason Jar full of foreign coins from my travels and a few paper bills were in there and I wondered if my bank would take them in for trade for US Dollars. Sure enough, they did. Like I said, it was leftover small bills that I wasn't able to use while I was in those various and sundry countries and it didn't add up to a whole lot, but why not make use of it if you can? There were a couple of bills from countries that the Bank couldn't exchange, but they took most of it and it totaled $21.15 for my efforts, which bought mine and hubby's lunch today. The funniest part was that 30,000 Vietnamese Dollars equaled about 11 cents US Money.
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@marguicha (224403)
• Chile
17h
That is an expensive lunch for me. I cook from scratch and with that amount of money I could buy groceries for at least 4 to 5 days.
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• United States
17h
It's our birthdays,
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@marguicha (224403)
• Chile
16h
@LooeyVille Birthdays are different. For my birthday, I like to invite people.
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@porwest (94819)
• United States
16h
I would say lunch for 2 people, nowadays, under $22 would be a steal. If my wife and I go to McDonald's we'd be lucky to get off that cheap.
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3h
That would be 1,829.23 Indian Rupees. A thali costs around INR 80 here. I can buy plenty of lunches with that money here. :)
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@kaylachan (73694)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
12h
Holding to old bills is not a bad thing. I'm glad you were able to make some money.
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@rakski (128953)
• Philippines
9h
that is great!
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@porwest (94819)
• United States
16h
Definitely a good idea. I mean, it may not look like money, but at the end of the day, it is exactly what it is. It IS funny though, to think that some countries economies are so poor they have million dollar bills (granted, in whatever currency), and are essentially worthless. Imagine buying a bottle of Coke in Vietnam. "That will be $545,454, please."
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• United States
14h
In today's economy every dollar counts so I am glad you where able to extra the foreign money and get some pocket money for lunch.
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