And they were singing…

OK, so I changed my mind. After discovering that my bank will take rolled coins as a deposit without charging a fee, I picked up coin wrappers ($1.39 for 100) at Staples and started counting. I ended up with $8 to add to my savings, and deposited $106 and change this morning. (That includes the first half of my state tax refund and a milage check, so it’s not as big a deal as it sounds.) Friday, most of that will go to my credit card company.
I did stick to my plan of paying myself for my quarters, and since I traded $5 at work for that much in quarters, that will be even more into my savings next pay period.
Meanwhile, the coin jar has me scouring my apartment, car and desk for coins to add to it.
In other news, I might have to tweak the proportions of my cash pocket method, but it definitely is making me think more about my money and where it goes, so I’m considering it a success. It also helped me save $19 out of my weekly money over and above the $8 in coins, so that’s also a plus. Now if only filling up my car didn’t cost almost $30…