Time for some change
@GardenGerty (157551)
United States
October 31, 2018 7:02pm CST
Lots of people I know save their change. I do too, to a certain extent.
This is a painted "apple gourd". I have seen them painted to look like apples and other things. I bought this at a yard sale. Thinking I might sell it, then I noticed the crack. You can see the crack in the picture. I still love it. It is beautiful and flamboyant as I would like to be.
So if you come to my house looking for money, the change is all in here.
Really there is not much point to ever have more than four pennies, a nickel, a dime and three quarters in your change purse. I think you can make change for almost anything if you have those. Put the rest in a jar.
So where do you put your spare change? Hubby leaves his all over everywhere. He is always looking for special numbers. I should just scoop some of his change up and put into my gourd.
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@GardenGerty (157551)
• United States
1 Nov 18
It is always amazing when we cash the change in how much there is.
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@GardenGerty (157551)
• United States
2 Nov 18
@RubyHawk My grandma had a sheep planter. They used to make some really cute ones.
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@RubyHawk (99425)
• Atlanta, Georgia
2 Nov 18
@GardenGerty I said ornament because I didn’t know what else to call it. My sheep is kind of large, and more like pottery. I’ve put change in it a long time and still don’t have it full.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
1 Nov 18
nice one. so, that is a jar in the form of an apple, am i right?
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@GardenGerty (157551)
• United States
1 Nov 18
It is a gourd, shaped like an apple. Gourds are related to squash and cucumber, but when ripe they get a hard, woodlike shell. Someone removed the seeds and painted it.
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@GardenGerty (157551)
• United States
4 Nov 18
@ridingbet Some gourds are eaten but not all.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
1 Nov 18
I have a little dish now because I cashed in all those jar of change this year, I had $150.
I love that gourd.
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@GardenGerty (157551)
• United States
1 Nov 18
I wonder if I could grow and dry some next year. We grew handled gourds when I was a kid and my mom painted them for maracas. I love to look inside my gourd and see the hot pink inside full of money.
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@GardenGerty (157551)
• United States
1 Nov 18
@andriaperry I grew luffa gourds more than thirty years ago, but did not know how to process them and I did not have the internet to tell me.
@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
1 Nov 18
@GardenGerty I havee always wanted to sell gourds too, only once did I grow any and that was 20 years ago.
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@Hannihar (129470)
• Israel
4 Nov 18
@GardenGerty
I keep mine with me. Good idea to have something to put it in.
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@GardenGerty (157551)
• United States
4 Nov 18
Long long ago when I worked as a waitress and we got our tips mostly in change I kept mine in an old sock.
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@porwest (78761)
• United States
4 Nov 18
I have a talking piggy bank I put it all into, except for the pennies. Right now there's about $170 in the talking coin bank and probably another $100 in pennies. Eventually I cash them in and then deposit them into savings or my brokerage account.
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@GardenGerty (157551)
• United States
5 Nov 18
Very organized and with a goal as well. It is a good way to accumulate a little extra.
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@porwest (78761)
• United States
5 Nov 18
@GardenGerty A little here and a little there. It all adds up. Especially when it gets invested instead of just spent.
@GardenGerty (157551)
• United States
1 Nov 18
I think I have seen those. It adds up when you save change. They say the average household has $90 worth of change lying around, or laying around, not sure of the grammar on that. I checked and I do believe I decided lying was correct.
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@celticeagle (159008)
• Boise, Idaho
1 Nov 18
My daughter has a coin purse she has had for years that she puts all her change in. I use a debit card so I rarely have any change.
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@GardenGerty (157551)
• United States
1 Nov 18
My sister uses debit cards, but at the first of the month she gets out a set amount of cash so she has some pocket money. She has to get quarters for the laundry.
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@celticeagle (159008)
• Boise, Idaho
1 Nov 18
@GardenGerty .......I see. I don't get any change out unless I owe someone.
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@GardenGerty (157551)
• United States
1 Nov 18
People do have favorite things to use.
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@GardenGerty (157551)
• United States
4 Nov 18
@LadyDuck We used to have those or similar when I was a kid. Now everyone pays with a card and I have not seen one.
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@GardenGerty (157551)
• United States
1 Nov 18
Yes, why burden yourself or stress your wallet.
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@LadyDuck (458091)
• Switzerland
2 Nov 18
@GardenGerty I have a special wallet for coins, so it's easy to get them, but I only cat fit 5 of each.
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@Tampa_girl7 (48954)
• United States
1 Nov 18
We have a giant crayon piggy bank.
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@GardenGerty (157551)
• United States
1 Nov 18
Saving change is a good excuse to have a fun piggy bank.
@wolfgirl569 (95165)
• Marion, Ohio
1 Nov 18
Mine is on top of a dresser. I need to take it to the bank.
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@JESSY3236 (18923)
• United States
2 Nov 18
I used to keep mine in a mug. But when my mother moved in (and then moved in with my uncle) she brought a jar she had kept her change in it. When she moved in with my uncle, I kept the jar and started using it instead.
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@GardenGerty (157551)
• United States
2 Nov 18
I have seen some pretty cool jars that are good for coins.
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@sevenonine8 (125)
• Croatia (Hrvatska)
1 Nov 18
This is really cool! In my wallet, I think .
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@GardenGerty (157551)
• United States
1 Nov 18
If it is too much change it is pretty heavy, but it is nice to have it available to spend.
