Comments on: Ways to Save Money #1: Save Your Coins

By: Lizzie

Lizzie — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 13:23:27 +0000

I just found your blog, looks awesome. This is a great tip – every time I break a bill I keep the coins. I personally would rather use my time than a coinstar to count the change – it really doesn’t take long to roll up change. I started this and within a few months had over a hundred dollars (it took me 20 minutes max to roll it – plus no driving to the closest Coinstar!)

By: Janice

Janice — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 05:12:37 +0000

The coupon is the one way to save money. I don’t think that saving money is the better option. Why should we cut down .If you do that you become frugal. What i think is that instead of saving money you should start earn extra money and do less expense. This is one of the better way. I am a musician i spend a lot in instruments. So from last year i started taking guitar class so that i can earn more. I earn $800 to $100. p/m ,so it’s better to earn more and less expense

By: Bob @ Rings

Bob @ Rings — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 11:16:05 +0000

Funnily I have been saving coins for a long time but the total amount is nothing worth to mention at the moment. I guess I need to start saving bigger coins

By: Ways to Save Money

Ways to Save Money — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:46:51 +0000

A few years ago we had a large number of rooms of tolls, so I started to separate the parts and put the containers in 35 films. Now it has become a practice to save hundreds of dollars each year in this way.

By: Neil - Free Gasoline

Neil - Free Gasoline — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 12:01:46 +0000

I always used to save my coins but then it got boring

By: cherie

cherie — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 13:54:04 +0000

picking up all change is a good idea even if its dirty..i would like to add that every fast food place you have ever eaten has food that has been handled by kids who never wash there hands so you might want to think of that the next time you pass up that dime because its in a little mud..i never pass up change on the ground it goes in a jar that i use for yard sale money every summer.

By: mark

mark — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 14:33:25 +0000

Nice post. Sometimes when people think they need to save money they think large amounts. If they can just get in the habit of saving loose change or maybe a dollar a day it can start them towards financial independence. Starting small is a way to develop a large habit of saving money.

By: LYNN

LYNN — Sun, 25 May 2008 22:02:32 +0000

I don’t mind picking up pennies or any other coins. They add up. Almost everywhere I go I find a penny, sometimes a few in the same area. A dime or quarter once in a while is another find. We save all the change we get. We roll the coins ourselves and once a year take them to the bank to either deposit or cash in. There are times where I won’t pick up the coins but they are few and far between.

By: moonimus

moonimus — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 05:12:11 +0000

Every couple of months, I’ll empty out our piggy bank, go to Commerce Bank, turn it into cash and then deposit into our savings. Only bad thing is I only have times on Saturday to do this and it seems like everyone else is changing their change at Commerce too.

By: kell@confessionsofachocolatelife

kell@confessionsofachocolatelife — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 22:26:06 +0000

I love this idea! I do a lot of charging to my eftpos card and I am sure this would help contribute to my savings throughout the year. Now to find out whether any Australian bank does the same thing….
Also, I suggest that besides coinage, whenever you break a twenty for something, try to put the left over notes into a tin as well. It makes for a great christmas fund.