Saving Money the Easy Way Do you find it hard to save money to buy that special Tech Gadget you have always wanted to get? It's so painful to just cough up the cash to go out and buy it outright, and it is a matter of dicipline to save a little bit out of each paycheck. You always find a different use for that cash that is sitting around. Well, I discovered a simple, painless, fool-proof way to save between $110 and $140 in as short as a few months. This could work for you, too!
What You Need:
Use the screwdriver and hammer to cut or poke a slit in the top of the jar.
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This is a photo of the jar with the hole already cut and the marking "NO PENNIES" on top. The reason for this marking will be explained later.
I used the screwdriver and hammer to poke the hole in a slit pattern. BE CAREFUL not to tap the screwdriver too hard! You could break the glass jar. The metal of these lids is pretty soft. If you can only find a mayo jar with a plastic lid, you could use
an exacto knife, utility knife or box cutter to cut the hole.
Be sure to flatten down the sharp edges after cutting the hole.
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I used the hammer to pound down the sharp edges of the lid. Also to flatten the lid back out because the hammering of the screwdriver to cut the slit in the lid bent the lid in just a bit.
Put the lid on the jar and start filling it with ONLY Nickels, Dimes and Quarters. NO PENNIES! Why? (Keep reading below...)
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The reason we use ONLY Quarters, Dimes and Nickels and NO Pennies is this: When the quart jar is filled to the top with coins, it will ALWAYS come out to about $110.00 to $140.00 in coins.
Here is how it works:
When the jar is full, roll the coins according to denomination. Many banks don't have coin counters any more and insist on receiving a bunch of coins you cash in ONLY if they are rolled. Be sure to put the exact amount
of coins into each coin wrapper that is marked on the outside of it.
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We purchased a bulk box of coin wrappers at Wal-Mart for under $3.00. This is WAY LESS than the 10% that CoinStar will deduct from your cash when taking it down to the supermarket and putting it into their green machine. Sure, it takes
a bit of time to roll the coins, but just get a TV tray, turn on the latest episode of "Scorpion", "The Kelly File" with Megyn Kelly, "Mark Levin TV", "Criminal Minds", "Limitless" or "The Blaze" and you'll be done in no time.
This is a photo of my deposit silp the day I turned in the coins.
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