I'm behind - I admit it.
I don't like it but I am behind on my blog reading.
And because I am behind, I didn't find out about a new challenge, until it was too late to link up. You all know I am a challenge junkie but this isn't the kind of challenge that requires fabric up front.
It's Val's Quilting Studio: 2nd Annual Piggy Bank Challenge !!
By saving change and the odd one or five dollar bill, Val & her husband have a competition over the course of a year to see who saved more. Val uses her found money for quilting fabric.
I've been in the habit of saving change for years! But of course, I take it to the next level - I sort my change into 3 banks. Okay, I know that sounds ridiculous but let me explain. These are my "banks".
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| Half gallon bottles - pennies, nickels & dimes, and quarters |
First - let's be clear: I did NOT empty these bottles by myself!! I did participate in the emptying but that's a whole other story. They are perfect for saving change - wide neck & large capacity. The penny bottle has exactly one penny in it right now, as it was cashed out recently.
I collect loose change into this tin on my dresser. When it's full or when the mood hits, I sort pennies in one bottle, dimes & nickels in another and quarters in the third.
WHY??? you ask.
So I can gauge how much money I have saved up as the bottle fills. Once the bottles are completely full, the pennies total around $27, the dimes and nickels combined are around $150. and finally the quarters come in around $350. Knowing the amount the full bottles contain means I can estimate my savings by the level at any given moment.
What I don't know is how long it takes me to fill them up because that varies. But by using this post and Val's blog as a reminder, I will see how much change gets added in a year.
As for the odd dollar bills, they get saved somewhere else entirely. What about you - do you save spare change and what do you spend it on?
And even though it's too late to link up on Val's blog - how about seeing how much you can save in a year?
UPDATE: I have linked up on Val's blog - check it out! Thanks for opening the linky back up, Val!
Hi CHerry! I added ya to the list of participants!! Whoo! Woo! Thanks for the awesome shout out too!! And...this is my first visit to your blog so added myself as a GFC follower...if ya stop by again, I hope you'll like what ya see and follow too.
ReplyDeletePS: DUe to popular request, I extended the linky until July 20th...so please do link your post up. SMILES! V:)
DeleteI like your piggy banks. I might have to rethink what kind of piggy bank I want to save my change in. LOL. Good luck.
ReplyDeleteI am in just saw the challenge this am and it was gracious of Val to extend the date.
ReplyDeleteCute! But that is a challenge I would definitely lose, as I don't accumulate change. Whenever I buy something, I try to pay with change. I avoid breaking notes as long as I can!
ReplyDeleteVery fun change holders!
ReplyDeleteThose are great "piggy banks"! I am resisting becoming that obsessive about my saving though as I already have different stashes of money here and there that are labelled for different things. Now just when are you going to tell us the story behind the bottles?
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