tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post2071577471991604320..comments2024-02-09T04:00:27.528-05:00Comments on BECAUSE I SAID SO: CoinstarDawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00465587872521082056noreply@blogger.comBlogger175125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-51103322787114050332009-11-10T18:56:17.364-05:002009-11-10T18:56:17.364-05:00We're really bad about cashing in our change. ...We're really bad about cashing in our change. REALLY bad. We got a huge baby bottle bank when our daughter was born in 2004...and along with other various banks we finally took it all to the bank earlier this year. Over $600 of change. We put it in the kids' college fund.~ Elly ~ https://www.blogger.com/profile/07428215505709102569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-32023725384608987372009-10-22T14:43:52.148-04:002009-10-22T14:43:52.148-04:00WOW! I can't believe you found that much money...WOW! I can't believe you found that much money in your house. I wonder if the amount of children in a household has anything to do with how much change you may find lying around . . . anyway, I am inspired and am getting my boys to help me today (I have 2 boys 10 and 5)to go thru the house and collect. We have a huge water jug that we collect change in but I still see large amounts of change Echohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02196277024904898339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-37975703085749875802009-10-18T04:11:33.353-04:002009-10-18T04:11:33.353-04:00We have used the Coin Star machine before. A lot ...We have used the Coin Star machine before. A lot of our banks around here will not count your change for you!Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00695301373755969362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-15230061365054949702009-10-17T14:31:15.712-04:002009-10-17T14:31:15.712-04:00wow! that is so cool! we have so far come up with ...wow! that is so cool! we have so far come up with about 30.00 and we just started! I found another good place to find coins: 5 year old dusty shoved under a shelf gumball machines!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-65218126155743869952009-10-16T20:00:00.296-04:002009-10-16T20:00:00.296-04:00I actually just used Coinstar for the first time a...I actually just used Coinstar for the first time a couple of weeks ago... I pulled all the quarters and dollars out first (I didn't want to pay the fee on the larger denomination coins), and still wound up with over $40. And that was just what was in the change jar, not using any search techniques. :)Taranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-3667982891097150142009-10-16T14:49:39.599-04:002009-10-16T14:49:39.599-04:00We usually keep our spare change in a glass jar in...We usually keep our spare change in a glass jar in our bedroom and once it gets full, we cash it in at the bank and put it in the boys' college savings accounts. However, any change that the boys find laying around always goes in their "spend" piggybanks...they are sneaky like that! :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10105136831626792710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-51053595518511807282009-10-16T13:42:16.801-04:002009-10-16T13:42:16.801-04:00We keep our change in a giant wine bottle that cam...We keep our change in a giant wine bottle that came from a restaurant my sister worked at. It's only about a quarter full. I'm figuring once I get it full I'll take it either to coinstar or roll it and start a college fund for the kids.BabyGoose85https://www.blogger.com/profile/14732287930195269166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-29371388490891131222009-10-16T09:48:30.308-04:002009-10-16T09:48:30.308-04:00Hope I made it time to be entered in the contest f...Hope I made it time to be entered in the contest for the flip phone ~ whatever that is!<br /><br />Living in a house with 2 adults who are anal-retentive, the only places I've found money are the washer (coins) and dryer (bills). I'd go nuts if there were coins rattling around in the dryer through an entire cycle. How do you stand it?!?<br /><br />Each of us also has a coin holder ~ Cheryl in Portsmouth, NHhttp://decksidethoughts.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-1503810454146007402009-10-16T01:15:07.678-04:002009-10-16T01:15:07.678-04:00My husband and I pooled all of our change after we...My husband and I pooled all of our change after we got married and continued to collect it as we found it. By the time we cashed it in, we had somewhere over $300 in change! We couldn't believe it! It went towards our vacation that summer. We haven't done it in a while -- you've motivated me to go ahead and collect it all up again! Thanks!! :o)<br /><br />Donna in PA :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-43112329329922820062009-10-15T19:22:13.842-04:002009-10-15T19:22:13.842-04:00I'm in for this one, I've been wanting one...I'm in for this one, I've been wanting one of these!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-74293506808214306102009-10-15T12:04:26.258-04:002009-10-15T12:04:26.258-04:00I have heard and seen the Coinstar thing but I hav...I have heard and seen the Coinstar thing but I have never used it I do know that i collect change all year long and for out family vacation we cash it in last year we had about 100 i did use the bank but i do think that Coinstar is good if you do not have a banking account!!Cristenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18361161094577581591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-64865903208766905422009-10-15T11:35:27.032-04:002009-10-15T11:35:27.032-04:00did you plant the coins? specifically in the batht...did you plant the coins? specifically in the bathtub and dryer? i was sad. i wanted to see exactly how much money in coins you actually had in your house... one place i would check my house is in the toybox.Carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17437259905151849832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-18955858972097946482009-10-15T11:05:11.322-04:002009-10-15T11:05:11.322-04:00Why is it my change jar is full of odd stuff such ...Why is it my change jar is full of odd stuff such as keys,golf tee's & blue belly button lint? And a limited amount of silver! I would really Love that flip camera. My son would have a blast with it :) Kristine in Michigan.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-59743158411178392452009-10-15T04:57:22.955-04:002009-10-15T04:57:22.955-04:00We just collected money from around the house and ...We just collected money from around the house and came up with $198 in change. We donated the first $100 to Unicef and the rest to our Girl Scout troop - they are raising funds for a local animal shelter.<br /><br />Great idea... we are passing your video around so others will hopefully pick up on the idea and donate, especially with the hard times and holidays coming around.<br /><br />Thank YouLeannehttp://myspace.com/free2bmiinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-7615899797835659382009-10-15T03:32:12.374-04:002009-10-15T03:32:12.374-04:00I had no idea coinstar did that. Very cool.I had no idea coinstar did that. Very cool.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-55096828721942198732009-10-15T00:06:27.541-04:002009-10-15T00:06:27.541-04:00That is really cool. I went on a hunt around the ...That is really cool. I went on a hunt around the house and found $27 in change. That's enough to not have to cook one night!!!Deirdreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05898799744023490310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-77827097341655544112009-10-14T21:55:38.047-04:002009-10-14T21:55:38.047-04:00after reading this, i went on a coin search of our...after reading this, i went on a coin search of our apartment! i only found $25 but i think that was pretty good! i had to keep all the quarters for laundry so i got about $15 from the coinstar machine. i even rode my bike to the grocery store! go me!absterarnoldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07199657604128343494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-72069680123290718072009-10-14T21:15:14.318-04:002009-10-14T21:15:14.318-04:00Our kids used to have "timecards" and ea...Our kids used to have "timecards" and earn "paychecks". They had to allocate 10% to a charity of their choice. As adults, they're still fairly giving people.<br /><br />As for the random drawing, I'm all about the random. I don't have a google account, but if chosen, my e-mail is dawnhenrichon@hotmail.com.<br /><br />I still have a 12 year old at home (mid-life awnHnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-25659180254775365942009-10-14T21:08:14.303-04:002009-10-14T21:08:14.303-04:00I find change in my husband's pockets, on the ...I find change in my husband's pockets, on the counter, under the couch, in the cushions, under beds, in toy boxes, in toys, and in the change jar. Usually I just take the money to the bank and put it in our account.Aprilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00603516556198292643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-61608425635914790912009-10-14T20:23:36.564-04:002009-10-14T20:23:36.564-04:00Collected change at our house ends up in the Disne...Collected change at our house ends up in the Disney Fund, a giant Pepsi bottle. We save at our house and my sister at her house so someday we can afford to pay for our large families to go!! It gives the kids something to look forward to and teach them to save for things they want. <br />And I have also found coins in the bottom of the toy box and in my son's glasses case.Karen G.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-32688095875841612562009-10-14T18:27:14.429-04:002009-10-14T18:27:14.429-04:00Dawn - You and Your kids ROCK!! Way to go teaching...Dawn - You and Your kids ROCK!! Way to go teaching them to think of others and give. You are an inspiration. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-69306369472510006122009-10-14T18:17:03.047-04:002009-10-14T18:17:03.047-04:00I love the flip camera's yeah for you!I love the flip camera's yeah for you!Sunshine Brownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-13916254442763458182009-10-14T18:01:59.287-04:002009-10-14T18:01:59.287-04:00How funny. I told my son last weekend to gather ch...How funny. I told my son last weekend to gather change just out of the washer (I launder lots of change and just leave it) and out of the containers on the book shelf. He found nearly $50 without digging at all. Then we went to CoinStar. He wasn't as giving though, he bought a little RC Helicopter. <br /><br />I would LOVE one of those camera's. If I don't win I'll have to dig forChantelle Reneenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-24597458071221222162009-10-14T17:03:25.644-04:002009-10-14T17:03:25.644-04:00Cute video Dawn. Thanks as always for another grea...Cute video Dawn. Thanks as always for another great post and review. Also loved the post about taking Austin shopping.April Tarrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02782813935853142893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-45047922121241973312009-10-14T16:45:29.280-04:002009-10-14T16:45:29.280-04:00My pen cup and top drawer of my desk are always go...My pen cup and top drawer of my desk are always good for some found change!Ellobiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13289111078840130779noreply@blogger.com