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Making Change Count

Posted 11 weeks 3 days ago by Julie Rains

Life Hacks, Budgeting

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I brought a bag filled with quarters to pay for my meal at an Italian restaurant recently. I’ve been taking an informal survey of merchants to see who welcomes my coins. Having received a cool reception from the cashier at a gas/convenience store, I modified my coin-paying technique; now I carry quarters in a plastic bag separate from dimes, nickels, and pennies to accelerate sales transactions. When I showed my bag to the restaurant cashier (also the hostess, waitress, and owner’s wife), I was amused and surprised at her gesture. I'll tell you what I learned from this encounter and share the best places I've found to spend my coins.

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The Same Actions Will Produce The Same Results (Ten Tenets for Arranging Your Rich: Part 2)

Posted 20 weeks 3 days ago by Kate Luther

Personal Finance, Career and Income, Life Hacks, General Tips, Lifestyle, Budgeting

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A while back I posted the first of what I promised would be "Ten Tenets to Arranging Your Rich". And wouldn't you know it, right after posting Tenet #1, things got a little crazy and life interfered with my blogging plans. Go figure :)In any event, I think we're back on track now and as promised, we've got nine more tenets to go. So, without further adieu, here's tenet #2: The same actions will produce the same results.

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Behind the Times - I learn about Keep the Change

Posted 1 year ago by Andrea Dickson

Filed Under: Investment

I tend to ignore most promotions that banks send my way. I use Bank of America for my primary checking account, and they often interrupt my online banking log-in to try to sell me on some kind of promotion, and it’s usually crap.

So it was with Keep the Change – I just assumed that it was another little gimmick that wasn’t worth a second glance, and I would sigh heavily whenever the advertisement prevented me from immediately seeing my account balance when I logged into my online checking account. It wasn’t until a friend told me that she was participating that I started to pay attention.

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