Do You Save Pocket Change?
By Kareng
@kareng (80243)
United States
January 31, 2020 7:07pm CST
I saw this photo on Pixabay and it reminded me of the old days when we used to save up all the pocket change for a rainy day.
This was before I got married when my cousin, who was like a brother to me decided to quit college and came to Baton Rouge. I had my own apartment at that time and he needed a place to stay. We got along perfectly and never got into any fights which I have to say did happen when I tried to room with my best friend from elementary school.
We saved our pocket change and tossed it daily into an empty gallon wine jug. It was just about always half way full. This came in handy especially at the end of the month when we were both low on funds. We would empty it out and go out for pizza or whatever we were planning at the time.
We had some good times going out with friends, which we were already doing before he moved in. Either he would head to Baton Rouge on the weekends or I would head to Lafayette with my best friend.
So back to the question in my title--Do you save pocket change? All of it or just pennies, dimes, nickels, or quarters?
Photo Credit: Pixabay, public domain
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@wolfgirl569 (135583)
• Marion, Ohio
1 Feb 20
I save mine in a jar. When the jar is full I deposit it in a savings account.
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@Aquitaine24 (12000)
• San Jose, California
20 Apr 20
That is a God idea. Have you noticed it adding up?
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@wolfgirl569 (135583)
• Marion, Ohio
20 Apr 20
@Aquitaine24 Yes it does and fairly fast too.
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@betlynfrnds (4071)
• United States
1 Feb 20
Oh yes, I save change and so does my husband. We have a good sized glass jar that we use for loose change. It doesn't take long to fill that jar. We take it to our bank which has a change counter ( we're not charged to use it since we have accounts there ). Anyway, that change adds up to over a hundred dollars! A little change can add up.
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@betlynfrnds (4071)
• United States
4 Feb 20
@kareng Thanks. My husband just cashed in our loose change today. I forgot to ask him what it all amounted to.
I'll try to remember to ask him tomorrow. 
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@Aquitaine24 (12000)
• San Jose, California
20 Apr 20
Yes I do. Typically I use it at self checkouts.
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@RebeccasFarm (91299)
• United States
1 Feb 20
I absolutely do but there is very little to save these days
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@RebeccasFarm (91299)
• United States
1 Feb 20
@kareng I used to have giant jars full from my tips working
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@kareng (80243)
• United States
2 Feb 20
@RebeccasFarm That would be a good way to rack up a lot of change!
@moffittjc (128824)
• Gainesville, Florida
1 Feb 20
I have a little glass jar full of change, just like the one in the photo. Every time the jar gets full, I take it down to my credit union and deposit it into my savings account there. It's never much, the jar is small so maybe between $10-$15 each time, but every little bit helps. The only problem is, I never carry cash, so I rarely ever have any loose change to dump in the jar.
When my parents were still alive, they had this huge jar that they would dump change into all year long, and then at Christmastime they would give it to my kids to count and divide up. It's funny, because my kids absolutely loved getting that giant change jar every year! They would divide all the change up, and then we'd go deposit into their savings accounts.
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They do have a way, don't they?
@LindaOHio (222222)
• United States
1 Feb 20
My husband saves all of his pocket change. I have a little piggy bank that my husband got for me. I save quarters in it. When it's full, we will go out to dinner on that money.
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@LindaOHio (222222)
• United States
2 Feb 20
@kareng They want things and they want them NOW!
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@porwest (112717)
• United States
19 Mar 20
@kareng Another great way to force savings is what I call "round up plus one." Not that I use a physical checkbook register anymore since most transactions are done via debit. But I do track on a spreadsheet. When I deduct debits, I round up to the nearest dollar up, and then deduct and additional dollar from the balance.
For example. I go to Aldi and spend say $25.40. I round up to $26, then round up again to $27. I effectively save $1.60 into what I call a "slush fund," and I don't even miss the money. But over the course of a year this really adds up. At the end of the year I put the slush fund into a savings account.
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@Lushlala (4028)
• Gaborone, Botswana
3 Feb 20
Yes, I like to save my pocket change but it never lasts for long because I tend to give it as tips wherever I go.
@RasmaSandra (97912)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
1 Feb 20
I have a jat with quarters and dollar bills. Then when I run short and need some change I have it
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