It Pays To Be A Packrat

Calendar March 18, 2003 | Posted by Aubrey Turner

One of my problem traits is that I have a tendency to be a packrat.  I’ve been keeping my spare change in a large plastic Haloween pumpkin (the kind that kids use to gather their loot) for years and it finally reached the point of absurdity.  So over the past three days I’ve been taking parts of the change to Coinstar machines in the area.  With today’s final load, I’ve converted a little over $183.00.  To give you an idea how bad it was, today’s load had 5411 pennies (yes, that’s $54.11 just in pennies).  I would estimate the weight of the bag that I carried into the Tom Thumb today at between 30 and 40 pounds.  In a way, it was a little embarassing.  They put the machines at the front of the store in front of the checkout lines and they’re very loud.

At least I’m not as bad as the guy described here (who did $8105 in coins in one session).

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1 Comment

  1. Rodney says:
    March 21, 2003 at 5:45 am

    This is actually how I pay my taxes every year.  I make a point not to spend my change and save it from April to April.  It never fails that I amass between $150 and $200 which is usually just about enough to pay what I always seem to owe on my income tax.