Bank of America has the keep the change program. It's a way to save a little extra money. What a great idea. Save money by saving your change? I do that too. Actually, I've been doing that for a long time. My method is a little more basic than theirs though. It's how everyone did it back in the day. The days where we played marbles or swung on monkey bars or those many occasions when you would fall and skin your knees. Yup, the good old days.
I keep a piggy bank (it's more like a giant jug rather than a piggy bank), and store all of my change in it. I don't use my chump change. I save it. It's too heavy to carry around anyway.
When I'm ready to use it (which is about every 3-4 months), I just go to my bank where they deposit it into my account without a charge. Yay, I love my bank. I know some banks require you to roll the change before you can deposit it.
What do I do with my change? I do something really exciting (ok fine, it's not always exciting) with the money.
I either:
A. Get my eyes checked (which is what I am doing next week).
B. Buy my textbooks (which is what I did last time).
C. Use it as extra cash on a vacation (which is what I did the last, last time).
D. Buy pretty cameras or lenses (which is what I shall be doing the next time I cash my coins).
Every time I cash my coins, I usually end up with $150. That's extra money I didn't really know I had before. And how can that ever be a bad thing?
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