jmcquown wrote:
> "Tracy" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Kathleen wrote:
>>> Tracy wrote:
>>>
>>>> Kathleen wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> My husband and I throw our change into a giant jar. When it starts
>>>>> looking pretty full we count and roll it up while watching TV.
>>>>> Over the years we've bought a $2,000 CD for an IRA, bookcases,
>>>>> plane fare to Phoenix for a family emergency, Valentine's Day
>>>>> donations to the American Heart Association at our kids' schools (a
>>>>> penny for your heart!) and two different trampolines.
>>>>>
>>>>> The funds accumulate more slowly than they used to - the kids raid
>>>>> it for Slurpee money.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I have one of those water cooler bottles - 5 gallons? - filled maybe
>>>> a fifth of the way with mostly silver. There has got to be a
>>>> couple-few hundred dollars in there. The DH has periodically taken
>>>> money from it for trips to Foxwoods Casino but for the most part it
>>>> has been left alone.
>>>>
>>>> I really should wrap it up and put it in the bank. None of the banks
>>>> around me have free coin counting and I will not put it in one of
>>>> those coinstar machines.
>>>>
>>>> Tracy
>>>> (who is going to the bank today to get some coin wrappers - a lot of
>>>> coin wrappers)
>>>
>>> Good for you. IIRC, Coinstar charges 7.5% for totaling up your coinage.
>>>
>>> Blow that!
>>>
>>> Count and roll it up yourself while watching something mindless.
>>>
>>
>> Um, does watching American Idol count as mindless? ;-)
>> I think Coinstar is free if you put your cash on an amazon card or
>> maybe Bestbuy. I am not interested in limiting myself like that as
>> much as I buy from both....
>>
>> -Tracy
>
>
> Yeah, American Idol qualifies as mindless amusement I don't know
> about Coinstar since I don't want my money put on a "card" only to be
> used in specific establishments. It may work well for you. But then
> again, I don't consider wrapping the coins myself and putting the money
> into my checking account "limiting". Your method limits you to specific
> vendors/retailers.
>
> Jill


Just to clarify - I won't be using coinstar *because* it is limiting.
But I can understand why someone (not me) would choose it though.
I just picked up some coin wrappers. I didn't get nearly enough but it's
a start.

-Tracy