I have a beautiful change jar.

[Metalhead]

The last time I cashed it in, it was worth over $300.

I feed it all of my loose change.

Once it is in there, it stays in there until the jar gets completely full or too heavy to carry around.

Does anybody else here do this?

 

[DaisyRose]

I used to have a cute piggy bank, but I got rid of it. There were a lot of old pennie’s in there. This is sad, but I love to look at the year when change has been made. I find it so fascinating and interesting how each piece of change has a birthday like people.

 

[Aspychata]

I keep change. My ex always did it.

 

[Gerontius]

I have a little change jar which looks like an old battleship, made of blue glass with REMEMBER THE MAINE on the sides of it. It is a reference to the USS Maine, which blew up in Havana harbor and sunk, providing a pretext to the Spanish-American war of 1898.

 

[Mary Terry]

Yes, we do that, too. When it gets filled up, we take it to the bank, and they run the change through the change-counter machine.

 

[Aspychata]

@Metalhead

Start saving it all for transportation! It may take time, but it is painless and doable.

 

[WhitewaterWoman]

I do that too. Unfortunately, many times someone else decides to relieve me of it. :-(

My first husband took my small collection of silver quarters and silver dimes and used them to buy a lunch at McDonalds.

For those of you younger folk, quarters and dimes used to be made of actual silver, worth much more than the cheap metal used these days.

 

[MildredHubble]

I have what is essentially a large plastic Jelly Baby jar with a slot cut into the top. My change, when I have some, goes in there. I don't think I have an awful lot saved up as I tend to use my contactless payment card for most things. But when I have the odd bit of change it goes in there. Hopefully one day I will have enough money saved up for something special

 

[SusanLR]

I don't personally, but my house companion must have been doing it for many years.
He has jars from small to large, filled with coins.
A collection of the silver quarters too.
I think they are worth quite a bit. Depending on the year and condition of the coin.

I will probably end up taking the change jars to a coin counter now. I wouldn't want to take them to a rented apartment that has maid service.

 

[VictorR]

I used to have a change jar, but don't anymore, primarily because I seldom use cash these days.

It was a great way to create an extra savings fund on the side to treat oneself to something nice once in a while.

 

[Metalhead]

I do that too. Unfortunately, many times someone else decides to relieve me of it. :-(

My first husband took my small collection of silver quarters and silver dimes and used them to buy a lunch at McDonalds.

For those of you younger folk, quarters and dimes used to be made of actual silver, worth much more than the cheap metal used these days.

I suppose crucifying your first husband is off the table of options here.

 

[WhitewaterWoman]

I suppose crucifying your first husband is off the table of options here.

Yes, but it did cross my mind.