Chump Change
There is something inefficient about having a pile of coins sitting in a bucket at home. It isn’t collecting interest. It is gathering dust. In fact, it is a magnetic mountain of sorts, attracting even more coins. In time, you end up with more and more, until you decide that you’ve had enough.
My friend and I went to the mall to see if we could find a Salvation Army collection kettle; but alas, the mall was about to close and the collection volunteer was no where to be seen. So, we tried to spend it.
We bought: bananas with 223 pennies; and a $2 lottery ticket with mostly nickels and a few dimes. Even though the lottery ticket was not a winner, I am satisfied that part of the proceeds go to support the local communities, even if it was in a very indirect way.
If the mall wasn’t closing up, I’m sure we could probably finish unloading the coins at the dollar store.
There is something pleasing about unloading a ton of coins onto a cashier. So, who wants to go shopping with me next week? 
Does anyone know of a more proper way to deal with a pile of coins?
December 25th, 2008 at 5:10 pm
I usually try to use the coins as soon as I can. If I keep a few pennies, nickels, and dimes with me, I can usually get rid of them by paying almost exact change.