Over $100 in Quarters

**emily_hope** · 10-04-2008, 12:20 PM

With my change I added to my jars today I now have over $100 in quarters. Takes a bit but the change does add up!

**peanut** · 10-04-2008, 02:18 PM

It sure does. I have a brother-in-law who takes his change in once a year to the bank. He regularly has $700+ in change. I've never managed to get that much because I spend my change. But we do take ours in more frequently too...and usually find we have around $50...and we're not really trying.

Jean

**frugalchick** · 10-04-2008, 04:48 PM

We have started this this year......I also have a jar for just pennies. You are right, it adds up!

**StartingOver** · 10-04-2008, 04:53 PM

Congratulations on a job well done!

I'm always amazed at how quickly your pocket change adds up.

**Luv2BeFrugal** · 10-04-2008, 06:08 PM

Yup! Sure does add up! We have a jar we put our change in... When it starts piling up I take a handful with me to the grocery store and feed it into the U-Scan checkout....takes a few dollars off what would have been debited from our checking account each time.

By feeding it into the U-Scan we don't have to count/roll it...and we don't feed it into one of those auto-counting machines that keeps like 15%...

**nwmissourigal** · 10-04-2008, 11:31 PM

Well done!! And hello to you. I am back after a 5 month break for some health issues that are now resloving.

I took my silver into the bank a few months back and had a little over 400.00 bucks and just yesterday I took a ziplock bag of pennies and I had a little over 23.00. Not to shabby.

It really does add up quickly and I dump all my change at the end of every week so that helps alot.

Blessings..nwmissourigal

**Cricketlegs** · 10-05-2008, 11:22 AM

I once took a vacation on change and garage sale proceeds.

My sister and I took our youngext dds to san antonio to sea world, the zoo and the wildlife drive..oh and the ALAMO!

I almost forgot to REMEMBER THE ALAMO!

They kick you out of Texas for that! LOL

**cyclonewriter** · 10-05-2008, 09:34 PM

We keep several jars all over the house. It makes it easy to drop change in whenever you find it. Once in awhile I go around and combine them all into one big jar...turning that one in when it is nearly full...it helps out a lot.

**kittykatstrong** · 10-29-2008, 03:00 AM

My Dh once brought in for me a bank worth $250 he was so shocked.

**Moor** · 10-29-2008, 07:11 AM

Since I am back to waiting tables, I keep my change in a jar on the desk. I use that change to buy my cig's and what soda i am drinking. That way those things don't come out of the household money.

**phoeny_moonstar** · 10-29-2008, 09:21 AM

I just started keeping the change from my purse and wallet because my DF had started keeping the change he found doing laundry! He also finds dollar bills in jackets/purses/cabinets etc (of ours) and those go in the change jar as well!

**Parksfamily5** · 10-29-2008, 10:09 AM

We also have a change jar. I am looking for ideas on what to use the change for. I would like for it to be something special for the family or just the children. I appreciate any ideas. You guys usually have great ideas!