desperate for change » uncluttering http://alfredpang.com doing whatever it takes Wed, 28 Jul 2010 03:16:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Chump Change http://alfredpang.com/2008/12/chump-change/ http://alfredpang.com/2008/12/chump-change/#comments Mon, 22 Dec 2008 10:32:46 +0000 Alfred http://alfredpang.com/?p=112 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?

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