Relationships and Money

[IOBA]

I smiled too!  

[frio]

2 weeks ago I cashed my jar out to 264 and I no where near saved all my change, im going to do it again this year and with all the change

[tjmmp56]

My mom uses one of those big plastic water jugs for her "jar".  One year she paid for a 7-day Alasken cruise with just that "jar" of change.  It's pretty amazing how quick it can add up. 

[p-]

This year I ran all my spending through credit cards to get the rewards, so I had no change....

[IOBA]

p- I was like that...but  my food bill gets totally out of hand when I use a cc to pay for food.  So I have forced myself to use cash most of the time just for groceries.   Thus, the change.   Aug - Nov = $118+    Not bad!  

I love the rewards on a cc.  I always pay my cc off each payday.  So some cycles it reports a balance and sometimes it doesn't.  Idon't worry about it.  

[p-]

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IOBA wrote:

p- I was like that...but  my food bill gets totally out of hand when I use a cc to pay for food.  So I have forced myself to use cash most of the time just for groceries.   Thus, the change.   Aug - Nov = $118+    Not bad!  

I love the rewards on a cc.  I always pay my cc off each payday.  So some cycles it reports a balance and sometimes it doesn't.  Idon't worry about it.  

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I pay the card as I use it too...  I try to only charge what I have in my bank account to pay immediately.  It works out pretty well so far.

[fleurs]

I have several "jars" or "piggybanks" that I throw coins in. I have a jar for pennies, a small piggy bank and two bigger ones. The piggy banks are for the grandbaby. I should count to to see how much...Probably enough to open her an account.

[taggl00]

i do the same thing.....i save all year and cash in my jar right before vacation time....past august i cashed in $220 and used it on vacation

[CWilliams78]

I save money by having my tenants in my rental property deposit their rent directly into my savings account so I don't have to add to it from my cash! Which is about $2400/month, for a 2 unit building! (1200/unit). I think it's pretty smart!

[clocktick]

We have a coin jar but it's not used because we do not use cash.