What do you use for a change jar?

**mizniteowl** · 12-30-2005, 01:29 PM

I was just curious what you all use to store your change in.

Dh bought a huge plastic jar full of cheese balls a while ago.  This thing is ridiculous! lol 

I could save a heck of a lot of money in there but it's gonna take forever.

**Pepper** · 12-30-2005, 01:37 PM

I use an ice cream bucket for my pennies! And a plastic storage container w/lid for my silver!

**sunshine** · 12-30-2005, 01:39 PM

We have a clear glass cookie jar- well it's decorated, but you can see in it. Hard to explain, but it works for us.

When it gets over 1/2 full, I alway worry about it cracking or the bottom falling out. So far it never has.

**AmyBoz** · 12-30-2005, 01:53 PM

Years ago, when dh and I were just dating, I had bought him an enormous plastic Coke bottle that was a change bank. (Seriously...the thing is almost as big as Patrick) It stayed with us when we got married, and that is what we use as our change jar.

**missmollymayhem** · 12-30-2005, 02:24 PM

I use two empty Yankee candle jars- one for pennies, one for silver. The candles are so expensive-at least I'm getting a second use out of them

**Missy** · 12-30-2005, 02:29 PM

My grandmother made me a basket, she wove the reeds really tight and it works marvelously as a change jar..or would if i stopped raiding it!

**alabamagirl** · 12-30-2005, 02:39 PM

I guess my method is strange - I have a ziplock freezer bag with envelopes for each denomination (penny, nickel, etc.) and in the same bag I have the coin wrappers. On the outside of the envelopes I write down how much change goes in. When an envelope has enough money to roll, I do so and take it downstairs to the credit union.

I think I need to kick this up a notch in 2006 - save all my one dollar bills. Anyone do this?

**Mojjo** · 12-30-2005, 02:49 PM

I use two Commerce Bank banks...one for quarters one for all else

my dad use to have this hug water jug for his...I may resort to that after a house, but not yet.

**jzkitten** · 12-30-2005, 02:57 PM

I use an empty toostie roll bank. About once a month or so I'll count and roll coins up and they go in an empty photo cube box till I can cash them in at the bank.

**jettsmom** · 12-30-2005, 03:08 PM

I have a 1 gallon plastic juice jug for silver and a 1/2 gallon gatorade bottle for pennies. We filled the 1 gallon jug 1/2 way in 2005!

**Michele Annette** · 12-30-2005, 03:29 PM

DH has an old gallon size glass wine jug and I have an old style mason jar wth the glass lid and metal clip.

**Megareader** · 12-30-2005, 04:02 PM

My change jar is an old cottage cheese container. Right now it's about half full.

**kettel6** · 12-30-2005, 04:49 PM

Although empty at the moment, I use a McCoy vase for change.

**rebecca** · 12-30-2005, 06:23 PM

I have a medium size pocket change purse that used to be my grandma's. When we went through here house after she passed away I saw it and picked it up. Reminds me of her.