What do you with the coinage received as change?

[Titty Meat]

I like to role play with my partner and stuff them I'm his ASS like a piggy bank

[loochy]

I keep it in a jar to use for whatever. When the jar is full I take it to the bank and put it in my son's savings account.

[DaFace]

Coinstar doesn't charge fees if you use it for gift cards, so I just get an Amazon card. That said, I use plastic for 99% of my spending these days, so I probably only bother with turning coins in once every 2-3 years.

[Zebedee DuBois]

I collect change in a 4 liter glass Erlenmeyer flask. It currently holds about 1.5 liters.

I changed banks 3 years ago to an online bank, and forgot to convert my change at the old bank. During the pandemic, I began to use cash much less frequently and the change jugs is holding fairly steady.

[KCUnited]

There were still some cash only establishments I'd visit when I lived in Chicago. I also had a lawn service come out a couple weeks ago that only took cash or check. Fortunately I had an old temporary check from my bank to give them.

I do like to keep some cash on me, mostly for street vendors and such, but would rather pay in plastic whenever possible.

I keep my change in a Jameson whiskey tube. Has to weigh 15lbs at this point.

Back in college I worked at a full service carwash. I would just vacuum up any loose change on the floorboards. After close I'd empty out the vacuums and accumulate hundreds of dollars in dusty coins.

[ptlyon]

At home I put it in a Ziploc container I'd say it's 4" x 8" until it's full then go cash it in.

At our camper I put it in a tequila bottle.

I also have a full coors light party ball that I have to do something with sometime (if you know what one of those are).

[Stanley Nickels]

The penny, the nickel, the dime the quarter...

[Stanley Nickels]

Always keep your nickels, then send them to me. Thanks.

[Bearcat]

Originally Posted by Stanley Nickels

Always keep your nickels, then send them to me. Thanks.

[Perineum Ripper]

Throw it in a jar along with throwing ones and fives in a box next to it. At the end of the year I take deposit it and then send it into a Roth IRA. Typically get a few thousand dollars at the end of the year.




I do a ton of cash transactions just for this reason

[ptlyon]

I also have a collection of drummer boy quarters

[luv]

I transfer it from my car and/or purse to my kiddo's piggy bank (stormtrooper head bank). Once it's full, we take it to a Coinstar at Walmart and he gets to spend it on whatever he wants. Not to worry. I do also have a savings account for him that I contribute to every payday and where holiday/birthday money goes. This is just "for fun" money for him. Also, I try to keep quarters in my purse for the occasional toy/gumball/candy machine.

[DaFace]

I will say that, if you travel by plane a few times a year, having a credit card that comes with lounge access is a perk you come to love. Sometimes they're a bit crowded, but there's just something way too fun about starting a trip with all the free food and drink you want.

[DaFace]

It occurs to me that I'm hijacking the thread, but this could be a fun topic on its own. New thread incoming!