My dad has always had a change jar tucked into some part of his closet or dresser. When I was a little kid I would sometimes (not a lot) sneak in and get some quarters. *I'm sure I learned how to do this from my older siblings. Hee! Hee! As I (we) grew older a quarter here and a quarter there, to get gas or some fast food.
Now, he will at random bring out this jar to whoever is there...if you count it you get it. Over Christmas, I was the lucky recipient of the ever coveted glass jar, the same glass jar from 30+ years back. I took a few minutes to call my sister and jingle the jar to the base of the phone. Squealing with delight I announced the passing of the jar. Laughter on both ends of the phone.
Oh, how I love that jar. Two hours and some really dirty fingers (I had no idea how dirty money is...) I was the proud owner of $118.00. Thanks PaPa!!!!
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Love this! And that's a ton of change :) I have a giant plastic coke bottle I keep change in and I just bequeathed it to my son.
How sweet .And what a moemory for you and your children now...Ann
Change really adds up. We did this recently and got $40. Hope you got yourself something fun for all your work.
What fun! A sweet tradition!
My dad has always had a change jar but it never got passed on to me...hmmm :)
My hubster has already started doing something like this with our son. Alex gets his piggy bank, and they sit together counting money from our coffee can. :) Then they wash their hands like crazy. lol
That's a LOT of change!
How nostalgic your money jar is.
Pretty good haul too.
Very cool. I used to save change, but now I always seem to spend it instead.
Jars of change are the best!
What a great little tradition.
What a great family tradition!
That's a great story! I used to sneak quarters out of my Dads change jar also. His jar was a shoebox though!
PaPa got a chuckle out of this column.M
How totally excellent! We save our change all year -- selfish people we are, keeping it for ourselves -- and use it for Christmas money at the end of the year. (Coinstar now charges no fee if you take the money in credit from places like Amazon.) $600 each year. Cool.
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My dad collects pennies too.... he's teaching my daughter how to also. It's a great hobby.
Great penny photo too!!
Wow, $118 that's quite the stash of change!
awesome!
We keep a old coffee tin and fill it up with change, but we always take it to coinstar LOL. what a great idea to save it and give it to the kids like that
I used to sneak from my dad's quarters...now me and the kids sneak from the hubbies. Too bad quarters don't go as far as they used to... : (
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My dad always had coffee cans filled with coins in his drawer when I was growing up-thanks for bringing that back to my memory :)
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What a fun picture of the jar.
Jackpot!
What great memories :D
That is awesome! My hubby is the same way. He throws his pocket full of change at the end of the day into an old water jug :)
What a fun post! I'm glad you didn't leave it "wordless." ;) Thanks for stopping by my blog!
That is such a cool story. And a pretty hefty haul. Great!
WOW - that's A LOT of change!!!
My dad always placed his coins on a coffee table at home at the end of his workday and I would oblige by making sure the little pile dissapeared each night before bed.
WOW....what a very cool idea! I love how he passes it along just at random! Congrats on getting the $118.00!!!
Very awesome blog...thanks for the recent visit to mine :)
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