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06-29-2005, 10:08 AM #1Moderator
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Where do you keep your change jar ?
I keep mine (cuz it's small right now) in a coffee cup on my dresser. Only problem is, dh keeps raiding it
not for frivolous stuff (post office, the newspaper, etc) but it's not growing because he keeps dipping in. The man has no restraint.
I have a big container, but I'd like to hold off on that until the change jar fills up a bit. So! What do you keep your change in and where do you hide it?
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I don't have to hide ours, we don't dip into it. I have a collection of tins and use the ugliest one I have.
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I keep my change in a little bank the bank gave me in my computer armoire.
My husband doesn't go into my office much and if he does it's for something for the kiddies. So, I'm safe there.
Maybe put a sign on it that says "Hey... YOU! Don't touch my change. LOVE YA!"
Maybe that would put a damper on him picking out your change. Does he just pick out the quarters? My husband used to do that all the time--plucked my last nerve, too.
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Yeah, he only takes the silver coins
The big booger!
I'm thinking of putting it in a baggie in my Tampons box At least until it grows some.
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You KNOW he won't go in there!
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I use a bank the bank gave me...two actually...one for quarters and one for other change. Then I have a stash jar (one of those hallmark ones) for bills. They are on the dresser. DH knows better than to dip. It's vacation money.
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LOL! I am sure he won't venture there.Originally posted by YankeeMom
Yeah, he only takes the silver coins
The big booger!
I'm thinking of putting it in a baggie in my Tampons box At least until it grows some.
I keep one in our bedroom (this one gets raided too) and one in the laundry room where I find lots of change. Noone knows about the one in the laundry room except me since I am the only one who does the laundry.~*Michelle*~
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I keep ours in a canning jar with the lid on it. If they want change from it they have to ask Mom
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We have this big container that I got at Sam's that had pretzels in it. I keep it on the fireplace.........everyone knows to stay out of it!!!!!!
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Mine is one of those big plastic CocaCola bottles. No one goes in there. I don't think it ever dawned on dh to go there as a source for money. It's our vacation spending money, so it really doesn't get touched. It's in a corner of the playroom. Patrick likes rolling it around to hear the change make sounds.
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I need another jar--the laundry room is an excellent place to put it considering how much cash I make doing laundry.
I love emptying pockets. That'll go right in the jar!
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Me too!!!! I find tons of change in pockets.......and candy wrappers and such but a jar in the laundry room is a great idea!!Originally posted by MagsBags
I need another jar--the laundry room is an excellent place to put it considering how much cash I make doing laundry. I love emptying pockets. That'll go right in the jar!
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I separate my change. Pennies I divide 3 ways (my old piggy bank and both girls), nickles in a paper mache heart box I painted, dimes in a Kim Anderson (black & white pictures of children) heart box, and quarters in an empty Play dough container.
Except for pennies all the containers are put away in our top dresser drawer. When a container gets full I roll it and include it in our weekly deposit. I know it sounds like too much trouble but I like having it already divided up. Obsessive-compulsive, I know, but true
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