Do you have a change jar or piggie bank? For what are you saving?
My family has always had a long tradition of picking up change off the sidewalk, and saving change here and there. I've had a change jar (using an empty Culligan water jug) for a couple years. I'd throw coins in there every now and then, whenever I thought about it. After a while, I ended up with $30 or so to use as I pleased.
Recently, I saw a PBS special or something that had Suze Ormann (sp?), Financial Specialist on it. She said that one way to save money easily without wasting money is to keep a change jar. Every time you purchase something, use bills, and keep all the coins you get back. At the end of the day, put all the coins in a jar. Instead of using the coins throughout the day on useless stuff you don't need anyway (like vending machine candy and so on), that money will be saved. She said that at the end of the year, you'll have up to a couple HUNDRED dollars saved up that you wouldn't have had before (and you really would have spend on worthless crap).
So I'm saving my pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters for a new Mac. Hopefully by the time I'm ready to buy the new machine, I'll have another $100-150 saved for accessories and so on.
Are you saving money in a jar? What are you saving up for?
Recently, I saw a PBS special or something that had Suze Ormann (sp?), Financial Specialist on it. She said that one way to save money easily without wasting money is to keep a change jar. Every time you purchase something, use bills, and keep all the coins you get back. At the end of the day, put all the coins in a jar. Instead of using the coins throughout the day on useless stuff you don't need anyway (like vending machine candy and so on), that money will be saved. She said that at the end of the year, you'll have up to a couple HUNDRED dollars saved up that you wouldn't have had before (and you really would have spend on worthless crap).
So I'm saving my pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters for a new Mac. Hopefully by the time I'm ready to buy the new machine, I'll have another $100-150 saved for accessories and so on.
Are you saving money in a jar? What are you saving up for?
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Originally posted by CosmoNut
My family has always had a long tradition of picking up change off the sidewalk, and saving change here and there. I've had a change jar (using an empty Culligan water jug) for a couple years. I'd throw coins in there every now and then, whenever I thought about it. After a while, I ended up with $30 or so to use as I pleased.
Recently, I saw a PBS special or something that had Suze Ormann (sp?), Financial Specialist on it. She said that one way to save money easily without wasting money is to keep a change jar. Every time you purchase something, use bills, and keep all the coins you get back. At the end of the day, put all the coins in a jar. Instead of using the coins throughout the day on useless stuff you don't need anyway (like vending machine candy and so on), that money will be saved. She said that at the end of the year, you'll have up to a couple HUNDRED dollars saved up that you wouldn't have had before (and you really would have spend on worthless crap).
So I'm saving my pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters for a new Mac. Hopefully by the time I'm ready to buy the new machine, I'll have another $100-150 saved for accessories and so on.
Are you saving money in a jar? What are you saving up for?
No jar, Piggie bank since i am a child. However, if you want to buy a powermac, you will have to buy a lot of stuff in order to buy you one. Considering that you have one dollar of coin saved for each buy, you should buy 1500 things in order to have a new mac. Considering that you buy one thing per day, you will have to wait 4 years to get your new mac.
Good luck
yall thought you were lucky to be out of your parents house, hehe.
Originally posted by CosmoNut
Do you have a change jar or piggie bank? For what are you saving?
to pay the skeleton dude to take me across the river, of course.
Not saving it for anything in particular or special, but maybe it'll buy some RAM for my new iBook (whenever that cool day arrives)?
Got the idea from my parents, who did the same thing over about 2 years. We all chipped in, and ended up with almost $1500 towards our new hot tub. You spend just over $10 and pay with a twenty, you get a $5 bill, 2 $2 coins plus other change... so you could be sticking over $4 in there in one shot. Really adds up.
Seriously, it's like having someone give you free cash since you don't really miss the dollar here and there...
Now, I've found that during my year here in the UK, I spend change a lot more because £1 and £2 coins are actually worth something. 2p coins are the devil though.
Oh, sizes 12 & 13
I should have enough by 2098
Originally posted by pscates
What's a 970?
The new iPod due next Tuesday? \
Will probably use the money for a rainy day or a 12" PB.
I got the habit of saving pennies from my dad. I would save all my pennies over a year, roll them up and cash them for Christmas shopping. 8)
I rented a sort of loft (extra large bunk bed type arrangement) in one of the rooms. He cooked every night and divided the food bill by the number of people in the apartment.
I lasted about a whole two weeks with this arrangement. It wasn't the pot use or anything else that offended me. It was that after they smoked out, you of course would get the munchies and he and company would slam down all the food.
Needless to say he cheated my out of some rent money. I took his bowl. It has collected my change for 14 years now. I think it was a fair trade.
Nick