Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Changin'

[RedFury]

So, what do you do with your change. Do you horde it until you've amassed enough nickle to make a solid nickle pistol, or ???

I just bought a 10 dollar sorter the other day, because my new wallet doesn't have the nifty change pocket in it like my old one ( 6 years old ). So, all my change is now being thrown in the sorter and rolled. I'm just going to roll and save the rolls in a hidden location, and at the end of the year, going to the bank and collecting my reward.

Inspired by our local coin collector, I made this poll.

[Warthog]

I use it instead of breaking bills, as long as it's something quick to add up and put together.

Several times a year, the amassed change in my car comes in VERY handy during financial emergencies, such as a late night Taco Bell craving a female 'associate' was having. I don't like to disappoint!

Warthog

[Toadman]

I'd hate to be in-line behind you Warty.

I just dump a zip-lock freezer bag-full into the coin-counter machine at the grocery store every 6 months. Costs 50 cents and use the issued receipt for stuff like, oh,... beer.

[RedFury]

You're attracted to polls like a bug is to a zapper, aren't you Mr. Pig?

[Warthog]

Toad - No way, I'm one of the fastest people you'll ever see in a line. In a grocery store, I get all my food up on the conveyor belt very fast and efficiently, already have everything ready, if I use my debit card, I know EXACTLY how to work the SUPER COMPLEX swipe machine. I'm super fast at grabbing and counting change. I hate stupid and slow people and know what it feels like to wait behind someone who is both.

Warthog

[Martoch]

Save it in jars as soon as I walk in the door...by the time I counted it last time I saved up, I had over $400 in change!


at the poll choices!

[Blazer06]

The only time I usually get change is from paying for school lunches. It the goes into my front right pocket. When (if) I goto work, it is moved to my front right coat pocket. When I go home, it is taken out and tossed into a upside down cover to a 50-CDR Spindle. When that fills, I count and roll and put in the safe in my closet.

Generally I have about $40 - $80 in the spindle.


Blaze

[The Real Bingo]

The only time I carry change is when I buy something and the cashier gives me change back. I take it home and put it in a baking soda cylinder. Eventually I'll take it to the bank and cash it in, I suppose. I hate change, and I hate crap that costs $4.99 or $8.38. I'd much rather have them round up to the nearest dollar than deal with the change I get back.

[no1_vern]

I'm just going to roll and save the rolls in a hidden location, and at the end of the year, going to the bank and collecting my reward.

Inspired by our local coin collector, I made this poll.

Dont do that redfury, You will most likely find out that your bank charges its non business customers for accepting change.
Once you have enough change to be considered enough money, spend it, thats what its for. Right now I have about $10 in pennies and $2 in nickles, I guess about Thur/Fri Ill have enough to pay for pizza.

[RedFury]

My bank has free coin counting, not to mention the fact that my mom works for my bank, and the branch I frequent the most. So, that's not a problem.


If I wanted to spend my change on piddly stuff, I'd keep it on me, and buy everyone coffee.

I figure, if I can manage to save enough money in coin to make a nice sized purchase, I might just be able to squeeze a new digital camera into the scene without feeling the hurt on the bank roll.

[Hungrycookpot]

I hate change, the only coins i keep are loonies twoonies and quarters. Everything else i pretty much just dump in piles in the house.

[ShawnD1]

I use it to prevent from getting awkward amounts of change in future transactions. If something costs $4.83 and I only have a 5 with some change, I'll pay $5.83 to get exactly $1 change.
Change is also great for vending machines. Change is the miracle that somehow always adds up to the amount it takes to buy hot chocolate from the vending machines.

[gjimene2]

I got a drawer that I throw all of my change in . Roll it up when I feel like it and take it to a local hardware store who will give me solid bills for it. They are glad when I come in because the bank charges them to get change.

Otherwise it's also good for the car wash and tollway when I rarely go.

[gambler2611]

I keep it all in a big red box, also known as a post box. It keeps goin missing tho...

[GroundZero3]

i keep it and use it to wash my car at the car wash. Or like wart use it for late night food runs and have no cash.

[Quidam]

I give it to my wife.

After that, who knows?

[elmers]

Right now I have about $10 in pennies and $2 in nickles, I guess about Thur/Fri Ill have enough to pay for pizza.

So your p/o the pizza guy with 1000 pennies?!?

I usualy give my change to my mom. Or the cleaning lady. Who ever finds it first.

[no1_vern]

Actually none of the guys that have ever come around has complained. They must think "its money-I can spend it" or some other arcane philosophy.

[RedFury]

I stash all of my change in a 55 gallon drum, which is about 1/4th full.

One day I'll have enough pennies to take over the world.

So, you plan on getting them to the bank how?

With a shovel? LOL

[sharder8]

I'm just going to roll and save the rolls in a hidden location,

Red . . . . . Red . . . . Red

Everyone here knows your secret hidden location.

BTW, be careful sticking all the lose change in the insulation around the water pipes and heat tape or ya' may have another broken water line.



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