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Saving Dollars

January 8th, 2007 at 01:19 am

We have decided that along with change we are going to save our dollar bills. We used to do this and it adds up really quickly. We had to stop when times got really bad for us there for a while. DH broke his arm in two places, spent several days in the hospital, and was out of work for about 5 months. Anyway, he started a great job in October and we are finally getting back on track.

When I got my money out of my wallet today to put together my bank deposit for tomorrow I was suprised I had 15 dollar bills. I took 1 out of our change jar (the only one in there) and DH had 3 in his wallet. Total for today is $19.00.

We will not count the change we collect until it is actually deposited. It will be easier to keep up with this way.Smile

I cashed out all my online earning today but it will take up to 8 weeks for some of it to go into my paypal account or come by check so I won't count that either until I get it.

Starting total: 95.00
Money today: 19.00
New total: 114.00

4 Responses to “Saving Dollars”

  1. carol Says:
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    Sounds like you two are off to a good start. Best wishes on your savings goals.

    That's one change I decided to make for saving this year. I still will "buy" two rolls of quarters when I get my monthly check, but I will also be saving my $1 bills in addition to loose change.
    Pay myself first: $20 x 12 = $240. If it's possible, I will put more than that into my home savings can, but $20 per month is a must.

  2. boomeyers Says:
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    I have heard of someone taking a vacation with the rolls of quarters trick. Sounds like an interesting plan!

  3. mbkonef Says:
    1168232602

    I roll my quarters and take them to the bank when I have 4 or 5 rolls. I don't deposit them but put the money aside for the holidays. I usually end up with an extra $100 - $150 by the time the holidays come around and it is nice to have this extra cushion for gifts, etc at this time of year.

  4. LuxLiving Says:
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    I've done the saving dollar bill thing before - it WORKS!

    Good for you!!!

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