IT'S THE PENNIES SILLY!

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Someone else already shared this video here on MyLot. But I could not resist sharing it as well. Because it is an illustration of exactly something I have been talking about for YEARS. To those who are struggling, living paycheck to paycheck, please hear me out. It has never been about the dollars. It has always been about the pennies. The little here and the little there that just adds up to hundreds and hundreds of dollars. I keep stashes of money around the house. Dollars, fives, tens, 20's, coins....you name it. I get a paycheck from my JOB of course. But I also save, save, and save. I save on groceries, toiletries, I dollar cost average my gas for crying out loud. I buy in bulk. I shop at multiple stores. I know my prices. I NEVER buy anything at full price, and I NEVER buy anything just because "I am there." When things ARE on sale I stock up. You should see my freezer. You should see my cupboard. You should see the overflow cupboards I keep in the basement. The picture in my post is real. It's my money. Cash reserves, coins in jars. It just sits there and does whatever I want it to do, and whatever I need it to do. I play all sorts of games with it. I reverse money back in to savings. I put ALL of this money into savings. I earn dividends on that savings and it just keeps adding up to more. Every dime I earn doing surveys, every dime I earn doing MyLot, or having done Bubblews or WebAnswers, or HubPages, or any checks I have received from Commission Junction or Google... All of this money goes into savings. If I am going to spend any of it, I am more inclined to spend the DIVIDENDS. Not the principle. My aim here is not to brag. I am not rich, although some people might think I am. I am simply trying to show you that pennies add up. It is NEVER about how much you make. It is NEVER about how much you have. It is ALWAYS about what you do with it. Always.