desperate for 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?

I’m sorry but for a website to be named Unclutterer and then include a store where you can buy more books from Amazon just is not cool. But I’ll have to give them some credit – the articles aren’t too bad.