counting pennies

It’s Saturday night and I’m in counting pennies, literally. 

Years ago I got some advice from a friend.  She said, “Everyday when you come home, take a couple of dollars and put it away. You’ll be surprised at how much money you can save that way.”  She was right.  I saved over $3,000 in a couple of years.  Play money, for something frivolous.

Now that I am not working I can no longer do that with spare dollars as there are none, so I do it with change. I have this big ceramic piggybank and when it gets full, I empty it.  I do this today and decide this will be my money fund for the two weddings I have coming up in October.  I doubt I’ll be able to save as much as I’ll need, but it will certainly help.

A DVR’ed Dateline of the (deranged) Jodi Arias keeps me occupied as I sort, count and roll change. $138.95.  I’ll add a little and put it aside.  $150 won’t go to far, but it’s a start.