Comments on: Change Jar Musings

By: Jeff

Jeff — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 20:44:32 +0000

I am an optimist. I have this 15 gallon container I am trying to fill up. I’ve had it for about a year and it’s not even close to full. It is mostly filled up with pennies, but there are other coins here and there. I’ve got a lot of saving to do.

By: Neghie

Neghie — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 17:05:05 +0000

I’m a tosser, but I think “The Dipper” needs to be added to that list. There are far too many of us who will drop in the coins, but then go right back in and use them up. There’s never more than 5 to 25 bucks in that jar.

By: Cass

Cass — Wed, 09 May 2007 04:29:15 +0000

I’m an improviser, scavenger and stasher. I do tend to sort the Canadian money out from the american money. Pennies from the rest. and I also tend to stash 5 dollar bills around the house and my car for “just in case”.

This also might sound funny but being a canadian who visits the states a bit…When the CDN dollar is up i purchase usd’s and either use it on a trip or when the dollar drops…trade the money back in for extra canadian funds. I also tend to collect the “different” canadian quarters they come out with a new print for a time once every couple years.

I work a job on the side from my normal job and any money i get from that gets stashed for “extras” or new furniture.

By: Autumn

Autumn — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 21:17:59 +0000

Oh I forgot to add something. I have an old plastic box in my pocketbook that used to hold Band-Aids. It has Strawberry Shortcake on it. I keep it in my pocketbook and add coins to it when I get them. Since becoming frugal I couldn’t stand to throw the box away. LOL

By: Autumn

Autumn — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 21:14:33 +0000

Too funny I guess I am The Impatient. LOL All change is rolled as soon as possible and deposited into our savings. But we also save dollar bills. I don’t know how many dollars we have saved, but just since Januray 6th we have saved $94.50 in change. I am obsessive over change. LOL I even have a spreadsheet in Excel. I add the date and the amount of change that has been rolled so I know exactly how much change has been saved. LOL

By: Stella

Stella — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 03:28:14 +0000

I am a stasher for sure. MY BF has his change jar in plain sight….big mistake. I take all the good coins out of it. I just cashed his jar in and he had 890 pennies, and barely any silver. Hmm, I wonder how that happened??

By: emily_hope

emily_hope — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 18:06:14 +0000

The first time I posted I said I was schizophrenic. LOL! I should have said mutliple personalities. I am so confused.

By: pepper1

pepper1 — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 15:18:33 +0000

I guess I would say the precise sorry to say my change is sometimes all the money I have

By: Leigh (Neeley)

Leigh (Neeley) — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 08:11:00 +0000

I am the obsessive organizer. Each coin has its own container. As soon as there is enough to make a roll, it gets rolled then account # and named added and it goes into the “rolled coin box” in the closet.

By: Phil Gerbyshak

Phil Gerbyshak — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 04:19:00 +0000

Yikes, those jinglers scare me too. At least I haven’t heard any jingle AND whistle. That would be REALLY scary

I try to dump my pockets out as soon as I get change. I’m not always successful though.