Anyone do a change jar?

[terry1156]

Re: Anyone do a change jar?

When I was young (a long, long time ago) my father made a bank that was like a pinball machine. When you put the coin in the slot at the top. it bounced down a certain pattern depending on its size to be in the correct slot in the bottom. I've seen new models kind of like that, but nothing as fun as the one he made. I wish I still had it. I think that was something that really got me to enjoy saving. It was so much fun watching the coins.

[jhd815]

Re: Anyone do a change jar?

I use a Planters Cheese Balls container to drop my change in weekly. I travel a lot for my job and I used to use cash for the tolls. However, now I have an IPass automatic payment system so I've found that I collect my change faster now than when I had to use it for tolls.

I love when its full and I take it to the bank to turn it into cash. I never know how much it will be but I always make sure to spend it on something fun. I've already made changes in spending habits to bring down my credit debt, so I use this as a motivational tool to keep on saving, knowing that I have my change can to do something fun with every now and then.

It's almost full now and when I turn it in this time I'll be saving it to use on my vacation to San Diego in Feb. 2005

[crosses]

Re: Anyone do a change jar?

We've had a change jar as long as I can remember. My mother has a change can that sat on top of the refrigerator when I was a little girl I can still remember. She called it her "secret fund" that my father wasn't supposed to know about, but I'm sure he did. It is a wonderfully easy way to save.