Saving change ?

Doolittle51 · 17-07-2009 11:00AM

ciagr297 wrote: »

anything 10c or below is thrown into a jar/mug/sandwich bag.

one of these days i'm going to walk into the bank with two sandwich bags of small change at say....1545 (banks close at 1600) and make some cashier's day

obviously a day when i am feeling particularly evil:D:D

They'll tell you to f*ck off unless it's properly counted and in bank bags.

NabyLadistheman · 17-07-2009 11:05AM

I've started to fill one of those tins with a €500 all around it. I think it's the biggest one and will take me an age to fill. Im only putting 2 & 1 euro coins in and a few fivers here & there and when it's full I will take over the world. Mu hahahahaha

A previous attempt to do this ended shortly after it commenced when I had to use a tin opener to check the contents. To my dismay all the notes had been fished out - bitch I lived with. She owned up and replaced all but it has taken me 3 years to attempt this again

17-07-2009 11:10AM

Rabies wrote: »

NZ is almost as cash free society

So Ireland isn't the only country broke then?

citizen_p · 17-07-2009 11:14AM

i save it all.... just throw it in a very large vodka bottle.....about 2 ft high

17-07-2009 11:16AM

Mousey- wrote: »

i save it all.... just throw it in a very large vodka bottle.....about 2 ft high

sure that's not a dustbin?

Jay P · 17-07-2009 11:34AM

I use those re-useable beer cups you get at concerts and stuff, cept mine is from a French street festival I was at last year. It was overflowing so at Oxegen I got a second cup in the form of a very snazzy Red Bull cup. All my change goes into it. Unfortunately, I've no lid so I tend to take money out of it

I have a €20 note in it that I was very surprised to find. I had put it in ages ago, but now I'm always tempted to take it.

manco68 · 17-07-2009 11:39AM

I have two empty 3 litre bottles of vodka full of 1,2 & 5 cent coins.The 10 & 20 cions i save and uses for fags.I went into the shop this morning with the change for fags and she asked me was i out singing.

Alessandra · 17-07-2009 11:43AM

I spend it as I go as I don't so much disposable income these days.

anti chris-t · 17-07-2009 12:51PM

i save everything less than 2 euro. Changed it there yesterday after saving it for a month and had over 100 euro so ive started doing it again now

Super-Rush · 17-07-2009 12:55PM

I save mine and use it for phone bills and car tax. Anything under a fiver goes into a jar,

Wertz · 17-07-2009 01:09PM

Coppers in a jar in the hall...clear it out every 6 months, bag it up and get €15-20 out of it.
10's, 20's and 50's in the centre console of the car to pay parking, tolls, or as needed if I stop at a shop.

I tend to avoid having lots of small change by using odds to make up my change to a round figure.

consultech · 17-07-2009 01:35PM

I have two big empty 3 litre water bottles, one for me copper, one for me gold. Usually count the gold up every 6 months and have 100-150 quid, seperate into money bags, straight into my bank account. I never quite get round to counting the copper though.

I got grief off some oul one collecting "pennies for heaven" in a bank when the euro changover was in effect and I had about IE£200 coinage to change, claiming I ws being "very mean" by taking the time to count out my hard-earned money and attempt to change it, instead of throwing it all into her big "charity" vat.

I also went through a phase of saving every bit of coin I had at the end of a day, and started filling a big 3 litre whiskey bottle. It got ridiculous though as I was putting 10 odd Euro in it some days, I was only doin it to see how much I could get to. I ended up cashin it in at about €800 after a couple of months.

consultech · 17-07-2009 01:40PM

torresistheman wrote: »

I've started to fill one of those tins with a €500 all around it. I think it's the biggest one and will take me an age to fill. Im only putting 2 & 1 euro coins in and a few fivers here & there and when it's full I will take over the world. Mu hahahahaha

A previous attempt to do this ended shortly after it commenced when I had to use a tin opener to check the contents. To my dismay all the notes had been fished out - bitch I lived with. She owned up and replaced all but it has taken me 3 years to attempt this again

Yeah if you're doin this you really have to SEAL it up tight, make your own contraption with maskin tape and your signature accross it or somethin. People are just filth in general, about 1 in 3 can't help themselves.

CallMeMiss · 17-07-2009 02:34PM

I have a tin with loads of coppers, 10's and 20's. I throw in a few coins now and then when I remember to.

I was wondering is there any machines around Dublin City centre that give you notes in return for the change but don’t charge?

Luno · 17-07-2009 03:58PM

I have a huge bag full of mainly coppers I was just wondering if I brought this into a bank would they go mad I mean not counted out or anything don't they have machines that do this alot quicker then me counting out every fecking penny when theres thousands?

IvyTheTerrible · 17-07-2009 04:00PM

M&S* wrote: »

I have a huge bag full of mainly coppers I was just wondering if I brought this into a bank would they go mad I mean not counted out or anything don't they have machines that do this alot quicker then me counting out every fecking penny when theres thousands?

I think they'll just give you a load of those little plastic money bags and tell you to come back when you've it all counted and in the bags properly.

Gear9992 · 17-07-2009 04:00PM

A while ago I had a bottle that my family put small change into, up to 10c.

We counted it one time when it was full, was €100 :P

manco68 · 17-07-2009 04:05PM

CallMeMiss wrote: »

I have a tin with loads of coppers, 10's and 20's. I throw in a few coins now and then when I remember to.

I was wondering is there any machines around Dublin City centre that give you notes in return for the change but don’t charge?

They have one of those machines in dunnes in ennis co clare,so i say they should have one in Dublin,which dunnes in Dublin i cant say maybe all dunnes stores have them.

ScumLord · 17-07-2009 04:06PM

I have a 2 litre bottle that I always dump any change into, I hate carrying around change. It's a life saver when you run out of money, there's often at least €50 in it. I put all coins in it but the €1 & €2 coins usually get taken back out for one reason or another.

I used to go to the bank but mostly go to those change machines in supermarkets because I'm usually in a pinch when I need the money changed and there's never a bank open when you need it.

Wertz · 17-07-2009 04:08PM

IvyTheTerrible wrote: »

I think they'll just give you a load of those little plastic money bags and tell you to come back when you've it all counted and in the bags properly.

Some banks will only take bags of coin from business customers. At the very least you would need to have an account in the bank from what I've seen.

I don't use them but the change counting machines in the like of Tesco or Superquinn wil do the dirty work for you for a cut of the take.

Sephiroth_dude · 17-07-2009 04:10PM

I have a big vodka bottle full of change and a plastic bag too,gonna cash them in soon

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IvyTheTerrible · 17-07-2009 04:10PM

Wertz wrote: »

Some banks will only take bags of coin from business customers. At the very least you would need to have an account in the bank from what I've seen.

I don't use them but the change counting machines in the like of Tesco or Superquinn wil do the dirty work for you for a cut of the take.

In Carlow BOI they always took my coins, but I did have a BOI account (not in Carlow). Never any hassle.

Not keen on those machines that take a cut, I already pay bank charges, not paying extra on my own money!

Piste · 17-07-2009 04:11PM

I've seen those money-counting machines about the place, they charge you about 10% of the money you put in tho.

17-07-2009 04:30PM

Keep it for the bus, always need small change for the bus!

Luno · 17-07-2009 04:33PM

Wertz wrote: »

Some banks will only take bags of coin from business customers. At the very least you would need to have an account in the bank from what I've seen.

I don't use them but the change counting machines in the like of Tesco or Superquinn wil do the dirty work for you for a cut of the take.

I wouldnt mind if it took money off me tbh its just been sitting around for the past few years just I don't know if I've ever seen one around anyone know of one in Cork?

ScumLord · 17-07-2009 04:35PM

Wertz wrote: »

Some banks will only take bags of coin from business customers. At the very least you would need to have an account in the bank from what I've seen.

You do need an account, there's only a BOI in my town (I'm AIB) when they ask if I have an account I just say yes and that seems to be enough for them, they never actually check although it might be different in bigger banks.

sunnyside · 17-07-2009 04:47PM

GlindaGale wrote: »

I have a change jar which I used to keep on my windowsill (I say jar but it's really a big smirnoff bottle).

Why is a Smirnoff bottle the most popular form of piggy bank?

M&S* wrote: »

I wouldnt mind if it took money off me tbh its just been sitting around for the past few years just I don't know if I've ever seen one around anyone know of one in Cork?

Dunnes at Bandon Road roundabout, near the grocery checkouts.

Tony255 · 17-07-2009 05:08PM

M&S* wrote: »

I wouldnt mind if it took money off me tbh its just been sitting around for the past few years just I don't know if I've ever seen one around anyone know of one in Cork?

I have seen one of them in the centra in fermoy but thats the only place.

People, the days of collecting in old bottles are gone I'll take you into the future with the coin counting jar that we stock

, the only thing it takes the surprise out of counting if that is something that you love doing. If the battery runs out dont worry it stores the amount in memory until you replace the battery.

http://www.gstore.ie/products/Gadgets/Euro_Counting_Money_Jar.html

Apologies and please delete if plugging is not allowed here.

Wertz · 17-07-2009 05:47PM

IvyTheTerrible wrote: »

In Carlow BOI they always took my coins, but I did have a BOI account (not in Carlow). Never any hassle.

Not keen on those machines that take a cut, I already pay bank charges, not paying extra on my own money!

Off topic but you can avoid BoI bank charges by simply using their internet banking for 3 transcations a quarter (paying bills, direct debit, standing order) and/or keeping the account in credit by no less than €500.

[edit] I'm assuming here that you are in fact a BoI customer

Vinta81 · 17-07-2009 05:56PM

I have lil pots for 5c, 2c and 1c and then a jam jar for my €2 coins

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