Comments on: Monday Monthly Mission #10

By: MsGinSmith

MsGinSmith — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 05:19:00 +0000

I know this is way old but I have a blog post about change…

http://faithinthereflection.blogspot.com/2010/08/god-in-money-mill.html

I love saving coins. I too have a smallish piggy bank in the laundry room for errant coinage and bills. I also us an envelope system for my budgetary matters – and if there is any left over bills in the envelopes that are expected to be run down to zero – I save that too… I have bought new tennis shoes, a Trek bicycle, a Specialized bicycle and am currently saving to purchase the materials to re-upholster my couch… love me some “found money”!!!

I am also the lady that will stop and pick up coins from the ground if I notice…

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By: Sayward

Sayward — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 21:18:41 +0000

@ Samantha – Coin Star! Do they have those everywhere? Haha, saved my butt SO many times in college . . .

@ Laura Louise – Ooh, where do you live? And yes, hungry piggies need money food! =D

@ Mrs. Money – Yay!

@ akeeyu – That’s such a great way to set a little aside for the kids future. And I LOVE the idea of keeping a piggy in the laundry room. I’m totally going to do that!

@ Staar – But of course, all animals are welcome to play. =)

@ Annelise – Sounds like a weekend craft project! If you do decide to make one, I’d love to see pics (this goes for everyone)

@ Kathryn – I’m the type to always use my debit card, and I rarely deal with cash at all. So, I’m trying to break a habit too. Luck!

@ Amelora – Wow that’s awesome! And a great way to get through the money-crunching holidays. Your name is beautiful, btw. Where are you from with t hose $2 coins?

@ Kirstin – Oh that’s so exciting! Buying HQ was one of the most empowering and exciting things I’ve ever done. I’m so happy for you and I’ll be sending you happy money thoughts for this year of saving!

@ RawJoy – It sounds like a lot of parents did this, which makes sense. My pregnant butt is taking notes!

That’s awesome that you insist on breaking bills. People underestimate the penny, in my humble opinion. I’ve cashed in pure pennies plenty of times and gotten a bunch of bucks!

@ EroSan – Awesome! And yes, no picky piggies – money is money man! =D

@ Leah – It’s good to be a tightwad, haha. I totally understand. ;-)

@ Courtney – I’ve never seen a ‘rice bowl’ specifically for that (then again I’ve never celebrated Lent). Is it just a normal bowl?

@ daoine o’ – I too am a quarter hoarder! My produce market puts out ‘dollar bags’ full of bruised and battered fruits and veggies, so I always keep my quarters on me for those. But this month, it’s all going into the piglet. =)

@ Salekdarling – I did this in my own poor college student days, and it saved me from hunger a number of times. =) And I want to see how the mason jar turns out!

@ Cary M – Brilliant, I gotta get Damian doing that! It may save us some friction, haha.

@ Mark M – Wow they melted together? Did you save the hunk of metal? I’d like to see that.

@ sarah – Wow you saved enough for a washer and dryer?? Not THAT is inspiring!

@ Jessica – A vacation would also be an excellent use of savings. It’s awesome that so many of you already do this!

By: Jessica

Jessica — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:57:31 +0000

I have a savings jar, well actually it’s a giant-sized Parmesan cheese jar that I got at Sam’s Club because my husband (the Italian) loves parm! It’s got some savings in there which can always help out. I knew someone who took a vacation on their change!

Congratulations!

By: sarah

sarah — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 03:51:04 +0000

We’ve been doing this for years and use a plastic juice jug. Even used to throw paper bills in. I bought my brand new washer and dryer a couple years ago on that savings alone.

By: Mark M

Mark M — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 05:01:06 +0000

After our house burned, the gallon jar of coins that my son Aaron partly filled was found under a burnt mattress. These coins were generally taken from my dresser every evening. Our bank found the coins useless, but the US mint sent us a check for $250 for the coins that were not melted together.

By: Cary M

Cary M — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:28:35 +0000

My husband saves all of his quarters in an ammo can. Whenever he wants to buy something, that I roll my eyes at, he just says “I’ve got my quarters.” I can’t argue with that.

By: Salekdarling

Salekdarling — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 06:58:14 +0000

I’m a little late on this one but I’m totally in! I’m still in the poor college student stage so every little bit counts. Good luck Sayward. I’m going to decorate a mason jar tomorrow. :-)

By: daoine o'

daoine o' — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 03:35:20 +0000

i accept the challenge! tho my partner might wonder where all the quarters are disappearing to…we don’t have a washer/dryer in our house and so use the coin laundry, thus we are ‘quarter-hoarders’! so maybe i can still set aside my change, sans quarters! ;)

By: Courtney

Courtney — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 18:46:49 +0000

Great challenge! I’ve already got two change receptacles. One is just for quarters. The other is a “Rice Bowl” they give out at the beginning of Lent to raise money for a charity whose name I can’t remember. I keep it year round and throw in pennies, dimes, and nickles at the end of the day.