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JamesG · 12-30-2019, 04:04 AM

I keep my quarters separate as I use them regularly. They are handy to use for public transit, laundromat, vending machines, and making small purchases (cup of coffee) from the convenience store.

I put my pennies, nickels, and dimes in a small tin and save them for a calendar year (Jan-Dec) and it's almost time for me to take the tin to the bank after I roll them up. I usually have between $25.00 - $30.00 going by years past. I deposit the money into my savings.

I always pick up coins whenever I come across them. Hot spots are parking lots, area near fast food drive-thru windows, store counter area, on the bus/subway, parking meters, vending machines, on the floor in the bank...

You'd be amazed at how much money is out there. It all adds up.

OH Nuts! · 12-30-2019, 09:17 AM

Eventually roll them, take to the bank, and put bills away as a quick emergency fund

DJM77 · 12-30-2019, 10:04 AM

I don't like having pocket change. I used to spend it as soon as I got the chance. Now I hand it to my wife.

dakert · 12-30-2019, 10:19 AM

I like to spend change as fast as I get it. If I am filling up with gas I will try to make it where I use up the change. A really big thrill is when I am at the store and the cents comes out to exactly what I have in my pocket woo hoo I thrill easy

JamesG · 12-30-2019, 04:49 PM

I rolled up my coins for 2019 this morning and I had more than I thought. $28.90 in Dimes, $11.05 in Nickels, and $5.74 in Pennies totaling $45.69. I deposited $40.50 since I didn’t have enough to fill the rolls. The rest ($4.99) went back in the tin.

AB · 12-31-2019, 05:23 PM

My son takes all my spare change.

80sTrivia · 01-01-2020, 08:19 AM

I normally keep my quarters separate, too. At the end of the year, I take them to a CoinStar machine and cash all of the other coins in, and it usually is a nice little sum of money each year for Christmas spending!

ponytail · 01-02-2020, 06:02 AM

I save them in my little bank and when the bank feels heavy I roll them and then take them to the bank. Then I put the money in our Christmas kitty. I also pick up money off the ground.

KurtfromPitts · 01-03-2020, 12:52 PM

I put it in my talking bank I got for Christmas in 2012.

Janice · 01-03-2020, 04:15 PM

We don't get much change these days because we pay for most stuff with our debit cards.

ThisLittlePiggy · 01-04-2020, 04:32 PM

I put dimes in my little piggy bank because they're light and won't break the bank. LOL

I put nickels and pennies in my large heavy piggy bank.

I spend my quarters, usually a dollar at a time.

Ohio8 · 01-25-2020, 10:47 PM

Quarters, dimes, and nickles:
1)Bus fair.
2)Store purchases.
3)If I get enough of each kind of coin, I put them in coin wrappers and cash them in at the nearby bank.
4)Very infrequently: Coinstar machine at the Kroger near my house.

I can't remember the last time I used coins for pay phone calls.

Ohio8 · 01-25-2020, 10:48 PM

I put pennies in the penny tray at the nearby carry out.

JamesG · 08-20-2020, 01:22 AM

I’ve been seeing on the news that we are in a national coin shortage due to the pandemic when businesses had to close and more people doing cashless payments lately. This has lessened the amount of coins currently in circulation. I rolled up what I had saved so far and brought them to a few local stores near me and they were happy to exchange them. I had $26.50 in pennies, nickels, and dimes.

AB · 08-22-2020, 06:18 PM

A few of the stores around here won't give you any coins back. So I guess we're tipping them whether we want to or not.

12-30-2019, 04:04 AM	#1
JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 57,159	What Do You Do with your Pocket Change? I keep my quarters separate as I use them regularly. They are handy to use for public transit, laundromat, vending machines, and making small purchases (cup of coffee) from the convenience store. I put my pennies, nickels, and dimes in a small tin and save them for a calendar year (Jan-Dec) and it's almost time for me to take the tin to the bank after I roll them up. I usually have between $25.00 - $30.00 going by years past. I deposit the money into my savings. I always pick up coins whenever I come across them. Hot spots are parking lots, area near fast food drive-thru windows, store counter area, on the bus/subway, parking meters, vending machines, on the floor in the bank... You'd be amazed at how much money is out there. It all adds up.

12-30-2019, 10:04 AM	#3
DJM77 Member Forum Veteran Join Date: May 15, 2001 Location: Missouri Posts: 5,566	I don't like having pocket change. I used to spend it as soon as I got the chance. Now I hand it to my wife.
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01-01-2020, 08:19 AM	#7
80sTrivia Member Forum Celebrity Join Date: May 23, 2002 Posts: 21,714	I normally keep my quarters separate, too. At the end of the year, I take them to a CoinStar machine and cash all of the other coins in, and it usually is a nice little sum of money each year for Christmas spending!
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01-25-2020, 10:47 PM	#12
Ohio8 Member Forum Star Join Date: Jul 29, 2003 Location: Wherever you aren't. Posts: 18,966	Quarters, dimes, and nickles: 1)Bus fair. 2)Store purchases. 3)If I get enough of each kind of coin, I put them in coin wrappers and cash them in at the nearby bank. 4)Very infrequently: Coinstar machine at the Kroger near my house. I can't remember the last time I used coins for pay phone calls.
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12-30-2019, 09:17 AM	#2
OH Nuts! Member Forum King Join Date: Feb 15, 2005 Posts: 133,383	Eventually roll them, take to the bank, and put bills away as a quick emergency fund

12-30-2019, 10:19 AM	#4
dakert Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: May 10, 2007 Location: Altoona PA Posts: 3,411	I like to spend change as fast as I get it. If I am filling up with gas I will try to make it where I use up the change. A really big thrill is when I am at the store and the cents comes out to exactly what I have in my pocket woo hoo I thrill easy

12-30-2019, 04:49 PM	#5
JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 57,159	I rolled up my coins for 2019 this morning and I had more than I thought. $28.90 in Dimes, $11.05 in Nickels, and $5.74 in Pennies totaling $45.69. I deposited $40.50 since I didn’t have enough to fill the rolls. The rest ($4.99) went back in the tin.

12-31-2019, 05:23 PM	#6
AB Member Eternal Member Forum Icon Join Date: Dec 26, 2006 Location: The South Posts: 59,428	My son takes all my spare change.

01-02-2020, 06:02 AM	#8
ponytail Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 20, 2004 Location: In Happy, Healthy, Wealthyville Posts: 4,273	I save them in my little bank and when the bank feels heavy I roll them and then take them to the bank. Then I put the money in our Christmas kitty. I also pick up money off the ground.

01-03-2020, 12:52 PM	#9
KurtfromPitts Member Senior Member Join Date: Feb 10, 2006 Location: Carnegie PA Posts: 1,536	I put it in my talking bank I got for Christmas in 2012.

01-03-2020, 04:15 PM	#10
Janice Retired Admin - Hollywood Swingin' Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 03, 2001 Location: Beantown Posts: 36,388	We don't get much change these days because we pay for most stuff with our debit cards.

01-04-2020, 04:32 PM	#11
ThisLittlePiggy Member Forum Junkie Join Date: Nov 02, 2013 Posts: 84,980	I put dimes in my little piggy bank because they're light and won't break the bank. LOL I put nickels and pennies in my large heavy piggy bank. I spend my quarters, usually a dollar at a time.

01-25-2020, 10:48 PM	#13
Ohio8 Member Forum Star Join Date: Jul 29, 2003 Location: Wherever you aren't. Posts: 18,966	I put pennies in the penny tray at the nearby carry out.

08-20-2020, 01:22 AM	#14
JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 57,159	I’ve been seeing on the news that we are in a national coin shortage due to the pandemic when businesses had to close and more people doing cashless payments lately. This has lessened the amount of coins currently in circulation. I rolled up what I had saved so far and brought them to a few local stores near me and they were happy to exchange them. I had $26.50 in pennies, nickels, and dimes.

08-22-2020, 06:18 PM	#15
AB Member Eternal Member Forum Icon Join Date: Dec 26, 2006 Location: The South Posts: 59,428	A few of the stores around here won't give you any coins back. So I guess we're tipping them whether we want to or not.