Does Anyone Else?

[SW MP15]

Save their change? I have a giant old coke a cola bank. And I empty my pockets everyday and save my change. And when it gets full. I put it a double gallon Baggie. I use it as frivolous money. I might buy gun stuff, I might buy car stuff, I might use it to purchase more silver dollars.

I used to take it to those coin centers in most grocery stores or to the one in Walmart. But they rob you. Charging something like 20%? So I bought a electronic change machine and roll my own. The machine was only $20-25 and I use free coin wrappers my bank gives me. And deposit it in my PayPoo bank account. To use on eCrud junk.

When my coin bank is full, it averages between $160 and the highest was $220. But this time it looks like it might not even reach the $160 mark? Looks like allot of pennies this time? But it will still be at least $130-135. And it only takes between 4-6 weeks to fill. But still, I can buy some ammo? Some silver dollars or car stuff? Or like last time, I bought some in-channel vent shades/visors for my truck. And had money left over.

So do you save change? And what do you spend it on???

 

[gregintenn]

I save mine, and when I get a lot of it, I'll let the kids roll it, take it to the bank, and split the proceeds. They like it. It's usually 50-100 bucks apiece.

 

[BUFF]

Not specifically, but I once saved all my pennies towards my first date when I was away from home for two years.

Short story: A newly married couple decided to put a quarter in a big glass water cooler jug each time they made love and save it up for a nice cruise on their 25th anniversary. When the anniversary finally got close, they dumped the coins out on the floor and began to count and roll them. The husband began to find $10, $20 and the occasional $50 dollar bill mixed in. He asked his wife, "Honey, did you ever borrow quarters from the jar and later replace them with bills?"

The wife said, no, she hadn't. The husband showed her the bills and asked, "Then where did these come from?"

The wife answered, "Everybody isn't as cheap as you."

 

[Kanewpadle]

I have a 5 gallon water jug half full of pennies.

 

[old bear]

Everyday I dump my change in an oversized beer stein and empty it out twice a year. I end up with $100.00 or so every time. I also save my one dollar bills. Binder clip them in bundles of 20. Take them to the bank once a year, and usually end up with 15-20 $20.00's in exchange.

 

[robvious]

guilty as charged...

I started saving all my 1997 coins when my son was born... then added the new states quarters to the mix... just shipped him off to college this weekend... I guess he will get the pile when he graduates or gets married... when he was little we would separate them on rainy days into baggies by state... that was a long time ago now i just have bags and bottles full... no idea how much is there... but almost 19 years of collecting the coins it is a pile...

 

[Rustyt1953]

With grandkids living here, all my spare change goes to this guy:

 

[timn8er]

Some years back I got into the habit of throwing every quarter I get into an empty gallon pickle jar...when it's full it's right at nine hundred bucks. And, since it's not money saved for a particular thing or purpose, I make a point to use it for buying something fun or having a good time...

 

[chaparrito]

I recently decided to just say no to pennies altogether. I don't carry pennies and I don't accept pennies in change. If something costs 1.96 with tax and I don't see a take-a-penny bin like most stores have, I'll ask the clerk "got a penny?" They invariable say sure, no problem. I always leave any pennies recieved in change in the take-a-penny bin and if there isn't one available I just leave them on the counter. It all evens out. Pennies are stupid and I don't want to have anything to do with them ever again.
I have a quart sized jar that gets pocket change. Before eschewing red-cents it would usually have about 80 bucks in it when full. Now, it takes longer to fill but minus those worthless space hogging pennies it's more like 120. It supposedly costs 2.5 cents to make a new penny and they are the cheesiest coins this country has ever made. Over 97% zinc. Drop one and it sounds like play money. Just say no.

 

[HOUSTON RICK]

Mrs. Houston continuously scoops up every bit of loose change, cash, bus tokens or bottles or cans with a deposit on them and seizes it for her spending money. Legend has it that she can the smell the serial number of a dollar buried a mile deep ten miles away. In order to maximize my savings, I long ago learned to maximize my deferred income.

 

[finesse_r]

I saved my change for 25 years but putting it in a bowl after every shopping trip. When the bowl got full I rolled it up and kept it stored until last month when I took it all to the bank and deposited it. I had accumulated almost $1500 in change.

It had gotten to a point it was in the way and taking up too much space. Now I take change with me when I go shopping and I don't let it pile up any longer.

Unlike most people these days I pay for things in cash and don't use credit cards except for online purchases.

 

[G.T. Smith]

My stupid change can

My son got me this last Christmas as a joke. We all laughed. But it will hold about 50 bucks if you shake it down a couple of times. The other day I took it to the bank to use their change machine and got 41 something. On the top of the change counter there was 3 pennies just lying there. One was a Canadian penny but the other 2 were Indian head pennies. One is a 1906 and the other a 1908. Both are in great condition. I then went to the car wash and when I put a quarter in, 2 came out of the return. I pulled them out and 2 more appeared. This went on about 10 times before it quit. When I told the owner that the spot free rinse wasn't working he gave me about 5 dollars worth of quarters for the next time I came in. I should have bought a lottery ticket that day.
Peace,
gordon

 

[Muss Muggins]

I toss it in an old Budweiser beer bucket until I decide I need beer money, and then I take it to one of those machines that charges 10 percent or so to sort it out. And then I buy beer . . .

 

[soFlaNative]

Almost like a test tube stand they'll hold enough for a roll.
Couple seconds to jam the paper tube in there, crimp and stash.
About $100-$120 a year unless the Mrs. is holding out on me.

 

[DeathGrip]

I dump my change in a Tupperware and pennies are loose on the dresser. I go through the pennies and keep all of the pre 82's.

One of these days those pennies are gonna buy me a beach house. When I'm about 100 years old.

I usually have about 50 or 60 in my change Tupperware when I roll it up. I bought a Tyler T a couple of weeks ago from a forum member here with change that I took to the bank and converted it to a money order.

I wonder if he'd take those pennies for the S&Ws he's selling?

 

[Mike SC Hunter]

I've always tossed my daily change minus pennies into a 5 gal. glass water bottle...Years ago I filled one up.....Rolled it and had a little over $1200.00.....That went toward my first tractor....Still do it.....But since retired it doesn't get the "plunk" as often as it use to.

 

[Bozz10mm]

I very seldom use cash anymore, so I really don't end up with much change.

 

[TX-Dennis]

I have a 3 gallon vintage pickle jar. I throw all my change in there. Once a year or so I take it to my bank, and they run it through the change counter and deposit it for me. It's usually between $600 and $800. The money goes into my son's college fund.

I need to start emptying it more often. The darn thing weighs about 100 pounds when it's nearly full.

 

[loknload]

I have one of these in my garage, holds about $800. when full. All my pocket change goes in it and it gets dumped when full. Usually use the money for a new gun or I might use it around Christmas time!

 

[italiansport]

When I quit smoking around 20 years ago I used to throw what I was spending per day on cigarettes into a pot. At the end of the 1st year I took the proceeds and bought myself a nice gun. Although I don't throw the money in a pots anymore I reserve $2000 per year for gun purchases from foregone cigarette purchases.
Jim