Cashed in money jar

**terry1156** · 01-01-2005, 02:03 AM

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Great job. Those pennies really do add up.

**Fesheva** · 01-01-2005, 12:32 PM

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Wow! Congrats!

**2moretrees** · 01-03-2005, 11:40 PM

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Thank you. It is always so much fun to go to the bank and see how much I've saved over th last 6 months.

**KarenSue** · 01-04-2005, 04:30 PM

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What will you do with your money?

Karen

**2moretrees** · 01-04-2005, 04:42 PM

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Karen,

Welcome to the site! I have substantial medical bills that I'm trying to pay off, so all the money will go to paying them down. Every jar gets me that much closer.

**xboxundone** · 01-05-2005, 04:12 AM

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I need to cash mine in i am sure i have over a 100!!

**PrincessPerky** · 01-07-2005, 08:09 AM

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I was wondering we have a cash jar, do you think we should cash it in or keep it or the next time we discover that we need money? So far we have used it to 'buy' bills of the kids, we give them quarters for real cash. Nothing more embarrasing than paying for groceries with a bunch of quarters!

**xboxundone** · 01-07-2005, 09:59 AM

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We always save it up every year and use it towards our vacation.

**akaivyleaf** · 01-07-2005, 11:26 AM

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I cashed mine in and put it in my emergency fund account. Not a lot of interest on it but a once a year deposit of 300.00 was a nice feeling. I wonder if I can save more change this year.

**KarenSue** · 01-07-2005, 08:57 PM

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I have a bank that I use to put change in. When I have any extra dollars (not too often, lately) they go in also. Sometimes I buy a savings bond with the money when I empty it out. That way, I'm less tempted to cash in for something silly.

I have some bonds saved now and am working towards new carpet for the bedroom. It will be put in soon, I hope!

Karen

**xboxundone** · 01-08-2005, 06:45 AM

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for those that are saving money in a savings account you might want to check out ING direct as they offer 2.35% APY return while most local banks offer under 1% ... and if you want to get a free 25 for opening the account pm me with your name and email and i will send you an invite... you won't get the 25 without a refferal but even without the refferal ING is a great savings account as they offer the best return and it is FDIC insured up to 100K.

**2moretrees** · 01-08-2005, 07:17 AM

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Originally posted by PrincessPerky

I was wondering we have a cash jar, do you think we should cash it in or keep it or the next time we discover that we need money? So far we have used it to 'buy' bills of the kids, we give them quarters for real cash. Nothing more embarrasing than paying for groceries with a bunch of quarters!

I think it's worthwhile to take it to the bank and make an extra payment on debt. If you are going to just put it in for the interest then keeping it home doesn't really harm anything. And the maney jar can come in handy for smaller emergencies, that's for sure.

Cashed in money jar