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Old 02-28-2007, 10:11 AM
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Default Re: The Money Jar Trap - Why Many Lose Money With A Coin Jar

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Originally Posted by rob62521
I guess it's kind of end of an era when we don't pay exact change for things. My husband still tries to and people always comment on it because it's so rare. I think I read somewhere that people could always tell if someone grew up poor during the depression because they count out exact change and if they don't have it, count the change carefully if they receive it.
I didn't grow up during the depression,(tho we were lower income) but I do the same as your husband. If I have the exact change, that's what the clerks get. I also count out the change from clerks since clerks now a days rarely count it out or DON'T KNOW HOW to count out change.
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