How to Make Some Easy Money Over Time

Money Can Accumulate Faster Than You Truly Think

Andrew Berry
There are many ways in the world to make some extra money for your pocket. And of course there are those things you simply must spend your money on. Such essentials include food, water, housing, heat, car necessities, insurance, and just some pocket money to go out and have some fun with. But everytime (or 99% of the time) you spend money, you get a little something back called "change" (pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters for the most part). What most people do is either drop their change, put it in their pockets and forget about it, or give it away. In some instances, it is good to give away your change. But everytime you lose a few quarters, that can be 50 cents you just lost, whciih was 50 cents you attained by doing nothing basically.

What should you really be doing with this spare change you're simply throwing around? Save it. I don't care how you do save your chance, but simply do it. Over time this change accumulates heavily, even if it is some pennies at a time, it is something that contributes to the savings, where ever you decide to put them. Personally, I put my spare change in jars. Each different coin (pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters) have their own jar, which is basically just for my own convenience and organization matters.

You wont believe how fast the change adds up. You can put this change towards something you want, like a vacation, or some desired item you have your eyes on. Even if ths method may not cover the whole item, it can cover a portion of it.

But what do you do with all of this change after it has accumulated in these jars for such a long period of time? Well, you need to find a machine to convert your spare change into paper money. These machines are usually found at banks, even sometimes even super markets. Some of these machines also take percentages of your money as a fee, and others do not. I suggest finding one of the machines that do not charge a fee for converting your money, this way you save more money in the long run.

After the conversion from coins to paper money, you are now on your way to achieving which ever goal you were striving for. But don't stop there! Continue to save your excess change, and put that paper money away as well, or at least budget some of it for that goal you were looking forward to achieving.

Also, if you see some spare change on the ground, pick it up! Money is money, right? If someone laughs at the fact you're picking up change, look back at the incident when you're cruising the caribbean and laugh at them.

Published by Andrew Berry - Featured Contributor in Technology

Andrew Berry has acquired his Fire Fighter 1 Certification from the Yaphank Fire Academy and is currently an active volunteer firefighter in a department residing in Suffolk County, NY. He has also earned hi...  View profile

  • Save change from any transaction you complete.
  • Saving change can accumulate very fast over time.
  • If you see spare change, pick it up! Money is money, right?
This method of saving money can save you staggering amounts over time.

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  • Lisa3/30/2007

    That looks exactly like our jar, except ours is better because it's all quarters :)

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