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jakjak
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what i do to save up is i get all the coins out of my purse except 50ps and £1 in a jar, then when its full, i take it to a coinstar machine in my local tesco. they swap you money for a voucher to use in store...i got £23 the other day. and its all change that you dont notice its gone! 
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samf130
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im the same i save all the 1ps 2ps 5ps 10ps and 20ps and sometimes 50ps in an old baby milk tin (farleys milk). and cash it up every 2/3 months then i buy things like birthday cards and presents and store them up for when a birthday comes along and iv got no money iv always got a present that i can give.
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Frappa
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I thought we were the only people to do this. Me and my partner save it up in a jar, we counted it last month and it was over £60! The trick is not to touch it for a bit though!
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wishwanto
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 I give the loose coins to my children to save up for a special treat I get fed up with all the loose change in my wallet
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mum ov one
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i'm the same whatever change i have below 50p goes into my daughter's piggy bank. it all soon add's up!
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Luna69
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I do this and my partner was laughing at me, but now he tends to give me his change too.
For years now I've had a piggy bank with 20p coins in it. Plus a tin with 1,2, 5 and 10p's in. I sometimes put away 50p coins, but not always, especially if I'm in need of cash.. we're self employed!
My eldest child has started doing it too, he loves to sit and count his change.
When I've saved up enough, I bank it.
I hate carrying too much change around anyway, I always empty my purse out in the evening especially if I've been shopping.
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andrew riley
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i do this too, well i give it to my wife anyway!!
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mum_of_one
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if u dont ahve one of them machine things where can u take the change .. to change into proper money .. iykwim .. the bank only take a few bags .. is there a bank that u can go into and just change it with out havin to ahve an account with them .. ??? i ahve loads of change .. and well wot do u when u cant make up the bag with the requied amount of change it says on the bag .. ???
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bethsmummy
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whatever change i have goes in our daughters piggy
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teresa bickley
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Quote: jakjak, Saturday, 16 Jun 2007 10:55what i do to save up is i get all the coins out of my purse except 50ps and £1 in a jar, then when its full, i take it to a coinstar machine in my local tesco. they swap you money for a voucher to use in store...i got £23 the other day. and its all change that you dont notice its gone! i do this too it soon adds up 
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gayle
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I always give them to my kids to put in there money box. they love all the little bits of lose change. usually at the end of the year they end up with quite alot.
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HotpinkD
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I also taught my children to value money. For me the only way to make them value something is to appreciate the hard work thats goes in to achieving it. We have started a pocket money reward system -if you will! It works on the basis of them helping me out round the house with chores- tidying up after themselves..good behaviour. It soon adds up and they can spend the money on what they choose.
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Tara
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I save my change all year and then pay it into my bank to add to my budget for Christmas presents. It adds up to a lot of money over the year, and the best bit is I don't even notice I'm saving as it's only loose change!
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keefa
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I too save all the 1p's, 2p's and all coins under 50p and give it to my boys to pop in their joint saying bottle and then once it is full we get it changed and it goes towards holiday spends. Teaches the children the value of money too that it takes time to save.
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Nicole Simmons
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I try to save all the change that I can. It gets divided between our money jar and my sons money box *he is only 16 weeks). I find that if you save the bigger coins (50p and £1) you get a lot save quickly without even noticing it missing from your purse.
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Katiekinsp
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I have to say that a lot of times I have been to the pub, you see young people leave their change on the bar after collecting their drinks (always a couple of 2ps, 1ps etc). If you have a good look at any busy pub/bar you will see loads of loose change around. Nobody seems to realise that the pennies all add up. Fair enough it won't be instant  but every little helps as they say, and if you just chuck pennies in a jar over the course of a year it soons adds up!!
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AngelF
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We do this too! I have a jar that we fill up with small change and then when it is full we change it up at the bank (coinstar charges so we don't use that!) and then put the balance in our daughter's savings although when she isabit older we might give her the money for a special treat!
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sofagirl
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i have a 3foot bottle for 1 and 2ps
and a jar for 5ps
and a bowl for 10 and 20ps
no idea how mush but i think 100 or so so far
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puja mistry
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when i want to save some money, especially now christmas is coming uop and thepressure of buying presentsis upon me what i do is a few months earlier i make a list of all the thoings that are neccesary for me to get in the house. so everymonth i get only the things on the list eg food and stuff i dont allow myself to get any treats this way i save roughly £25 each month and thats more then enough to buy a few christmas presents. hope this helps enjoy!!!! 
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change adds up!
16 Jun 2007, 10:55