2011 Change Jar Challenge

[Mamaw]

Counted for starting balance in 2011 and posted to siggy. Hope to deposit to savings either monthly or every 2 months...

[madhen]

I "cheated" and stuffed a couple of bills in there. I am trying to put $10/week in, just as a little buffer for Christmas. Christmas dinner last year cost me an arm and a leg ($80 for JUST the prime rib), so it would be nice to be able to cover it with the change jar this year.

[writtenonmybody]

added .32 cents. Found while cleaning out drawers and getting rid of clothing I no longer wear. So $1.59.

[EmilyD]

My total today is $16.59

I didn't get to take it to the bank Friday, so I just decided to let it build. My plan for it is to buy new clothes. Goal is to get $100.00 in it. Don't know how much it will hold since it is new, but it is pretty good size.

[CarolBee]

Count me in too, although I'm undecided how we will spend it - I might use it towards Christmas next year, if we travel to see our families we might have to put it towards gas!

[tnthriftylady]

I'm using a small chest that looks like a treasure chest instead of a jar. I have $1.83 in my change chest.

[McD]

Added 60 cents..make that 61 cents...found a penny doing laundry.

[emily_hope]

I'll be joining the change jar challenge for 2011. I've emptied out my jars from last year... had almost $200 in them. They look sad now. I'm going to try to empty my wallet out each week and add my change to the jars. I kept meaning to do this last year and my wallet would get so heavy it would start to weigh me down before I would empty it out. I like to add to my jars and keep it posted on FV so I know how much is in mine. Not saving for anything special... just saving...

[mopples]

Another 50c added today. I took the $63 odd that we had yesterday morning and have set it aside for deposit tomorrow, so started a new jar count. So far in the new jar we have $2.25.

[Mom2-3]

Received $.47 change from grocery purchase. Into the vacation jar

[Debbie-cat]

Emptied out my pockets today. A little over $2.00.

[Lady_V]

The mystery of why my back and shoulder hurts whenever I leave the house has been solved!

I cleaned my purse and put the loose change in the coffee container...

$4.15

[SheKat]

$0.05 cents laying next to TV
$2.65 left over from grocery shopping
$2.35 found in pockets
$10.00 from selling my new cooking pan onto my parents after discovery my oven was to small!

Total $15.05

[Palooka]

Dh had 84 cents in his pocket that went into the jar today.

[mzpepper]

Decided to do the Change Jar Challenge. Balance 0 for now. Will add as I go.