If you save your coins each day, do you put them in a dish, bowl, bank, box, what? How do you count them up or turn them in for paper money?
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I WOULD save them, but I haven't had enough for the last 8 years.
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I keep them in a small treasure chest shaped box, and hoard them away, and occasionally get them out to count and gloat over, imagining that they are actually worth a lot rather than just coppers...lol :p
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I put them in a large plastic container, that used to hold 11 ounces of 'Bloomin Onions' After its half full to full, i count them and roll them. Then take them to the bank ^_^ I recently rolled them actually, i had about $60
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Our local grocery store has a Coin Star machine. It counts your loose change and for a small fee gives you paper money. The last time I turned it in I got about $400 - blew it all on vacation. But had a real good time!
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I put them in a one liter wide mouth soda bottle. I use them for various things. I bought my last rifle with changed saved. I bought my wife's current computer when hers kicked the bucket a couple years ago the same way. Each year at my family reunion, my donation when the hat is passed around is a bottle filled with change. It's in support of restoration efforts to our old family cemetaries. And this way I never feel like it's an out of pocket expense and they always get a lot more than I would have given otherwise. Currently, I'm saving up change to buy a pistol I've always wanted, but don't want to take the money out of my wallet to buy. This won't happen until sometime next year, however. (A Colt Single Action Army; the P1850, if you're curious. I've always wanted one ever since I was a little boy.) By the way, a one liter bottle filled with nickels, dimes, and quarters amounts to 160 - 200 dollars, depending on the mix of coins. <EDIT> Here's a picture of my dream pistol: . .
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A box with a lock on and it gets bagged and exchanged at the post office,not that i have anything to put by nooo its the other half that does.
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I have a very heavy Chinese Jade box that I keep mine in
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My wife gave me a hand inlaid wooden box. I toss pocket change in there for rolling, but she forages it for quarters for the dryer, so it takes serious time to build up any substantial value in it.
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I slip my coins into a 5-gallon water jug. It's about a 1/4 full now.
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In a large, plastic, empty peanut butter jar. To turn them into paper money, I take them to the grocery store. The store has a coin counting machine that is available, for a fee.
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I usually don't change them into paper money if the bill is $14.62 I usually will use the change for the .62
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i keep them in separate coffee cans so i can roll them up easily and turn them in. sometimes i'll pay with the rolls when i go to the store.
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I save all my change and was putting it into a fancy type of pitcher, but it ended up getting too full so now I toss it into a tupperware bowl. In the summer I bring it to the coin machine at the bank and get paper money to spend on vacation.
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Once my piggy bank is full, I sit down with my dad and we roll the coins in wrappers and then deposit them at the bank :)
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We have one of those large plastic 5 gal bottle that water was once used in, it sits in corner, all pennies go in it, then have another large plastic container for sliver coins buy hubby's chair. Probably once a week he sits at a T.V tray and sorts the change and rolls it. We have 3 small over night case that fit in our large safe, each one has a purpose: 1.older change as in spendable change 2.the state quarters & new style nickels 3.the new gold president dollars and any collection coins or sets, paper money(silver certificate) as we do not spend our change all goes in these jugs, its a good way to save for emergency, only had to spend once in the last few yrs and so last time I count it was close to $2000.00 in todays money not sure on value of some of the older coins.
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I like piggy banks. I keep filling them until I have a special need, they I turn it into paper money to use it.
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A large, empty watercooler bottle. I change it to paper money which I then leave at work (I'm single!). If it's at work, I won't have it on me so then I can't spend it on impulse purchases!
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Coinstar at Waldbaums supermarket. I did it yesterday and got over 40 bucks.
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my husband and son have a giant cookie tin they throw their change in for one year and then they go out and do guy stuff one special weekend each winter our bank has a machine they pour the coins in, it sorts and adds the money up and gives us cash back, free!
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I just take them on the road with me and stop at a Casino, when I run across one. They all have coin counting machines and it doesn't cost you anything. I usually hit the buffet while I'm there! lol.
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I got this plastic tray thingy that has channels for different coin types, and when you fill one channel it tells you exactly how much that is. I take them to the local grocer who always needs them anyway for change.
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I work at Sonic as a carhop and get about 20 dollars in change every day. I save all of it and put it in a jar for my 'savings'. It really adds up. When I'm ready to cash it in, I NEVER take it to coinstar. They take .08 cents out of every dollar. Chase bank makes you roll it, but Compass Bank will take it loose because they have a change counting machine. It's quite convienient.
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I use the coin star machine in our local supermarket. I've just beenn given a money bank that counts your coins as you deposite them into the pot. Suprising how quickly it adds up.
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I have a large Martini glass my Nanna bought me for my 18th. it sits on my bench adn all my change goes in there. For some reason it never gets fuller, alwasy emptier even tho i never take money out of there. i think it pays for my boyfreinds lunches on work days and my brothers when he stays over haha i should stop putting my change in there really.
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I put pennies in a big jar and non-pennies in a smaller jar. I spend quarters often; therefore the smaller jar doesn't fill up that fast. Whenever I know I'll be near a soda machine, I take a whole bunch of nickels with me. Pennies can accumulate quickly, however, so often before I leave the house I put $0.04 in my pocket. When I make a purchase, I hand over pennies so that I only get silver coins back. That way I don't receive pennies and I get rid of them too. For example, if something costs $1.24 or $1.29, I hand over $2.04 so my change is $0.80 or $0.85, respectively.
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I keep the crystal light containers and cut a rectangle at the top. Each container holds about fifty bucks in change, if you actually just drop random change in and not just pennies. :P
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I put the quarters in one container and all other coins in a plastic bottle. The major grocery stores have coin counters or my credit union has counting machines if used for deposit.
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