
There's saving money, and there's being tight: saving money at the expense of other people, or simply for the miserly hell of it.
Tell us about measures that go beyond simple belt tightening into the realms of Mr Scrooge.
( , Thu 23 Oct 2008, 13:58)
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I have a pint glass filled with pennies and 2p's, I empty when its full (~every 2 years or so) and usually get about £6 or so. Its almost full now actually :)
( , Tue 28 Oct 2008, 16:14, 8 replies)

but then I take them all to the amusement arcades at some tacky seaside resort and put them in the coin pusher machines.
I really should have put this in last week's QOTW...
( , Tue 28 Oct 2008, 16:30, closed)

I've got one of those enormous whisky bottles. I try to empty it ever couple of years - usually just before Xmas.
I take it down to Sainsbury's and tip it into the Coinstar machine which produces a ticket that you can exchange for cash at the till.
They take 7.5% commission I think but I still end up with £150 or so when I need it most.
( , Tue 28 Oct 2008, 16:32, closed)

when full of 5p pieces comes to around £80 :)
( , Tue 28 Oct 2008, 16:37, closed)

that's not skinflintery. It saves on wear and tear on the lining of your pockets :)
( , Tue 28 Oct 2008, 16:45, closed)

And you've saved yourself over £72 a year.
Any change I have apart from pound coins goes straight into my pint pot at home, I save £30 a month, less what the coinstar machine donates to charity.
Saving and donating - double plus good!
( , Tue 28 Oct 2008, 17:05, closed)

all my crap change (1,2,5,10,20p) that go into a pot for a couple of reasons
I like counting money, even if its just lots of small coins, I find it therapeutic
Every 3 months or so my credit card bill gets paid entirely with bags of small change!
( , Tue 28 Oct 2008, 17:36, closed)

I put all change (under £1) into my piggy bank. I will probably have to cash it in soon, I might go and count it now actually, that would cheer me up
( , Tue 28 Oct 2008, 18:03, closed)

And used them for my real life art entry in t'other compo. :)
( , Tue 28 Oct 2008, 20:39, closed)
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