Change is good – and profitable

For more years than I remember I have saved my pocket change. Every day I put it in a tray on my dresser. When it overflows, Connie bags it and eventually rolls it for deposit. That happens at around $80.00.

I never pass a penny on the ground. In fact, on occasion I dig one out of the soft tar. Some coins are so mangled it’s hard to tell what they are at first. Sometimes people stare at me, but I don’t care, I’ve got the cash. When I’m wearing jeans and suspenders and an old jacket I look like a pauper – according to Connie – so bending over to pick up a coin fits well. It’s the rare occasion when a passerby asks if I need help getting up that hurts my ego. 

If they eliminate the penny, I will do a lot less picking up from the sidewalk.

These accumulated coins have a designated purpose.They go into our travel savings although that’s overflowing as we haven’t traveled much and unlikely to do so soon. 

My drive to save coins goes back to when I was a kid, we collected soda bottles and redeemed for the two cents or a nickel. Back then two nickel bottles got you an ice cream cone and three a slice of pizza. 

Why not save your coins, why let one lay on the ground? Who cares what people think?😎

I’m trying for the old method of saving a penny a day and doubling it each day for 30 days. It’s like a snowball rolling down a hill and getting larger as it rolls. 🤑

On day 1, you start with just $0.01.
On day 2, you double it to $0.02.
By day 10, you’re at $5.12

etc. 

Keep that up for 30 days and you have $5,368,709.12.

Good luck. ‼️