I have a big plastic jug that I put all of my change in and never use coins to pay for anything. An old habit. My dad told my to watch my cents and the dollars will take care of themselves.
The bitterness of "Poor Quality" is remembered long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten.
I can't remember the last time I paid for something using coins.
I use cash almost every day but never spend change. It goes into a coin jar because I'm one of these: "Throwing them in a bucket and taking them to the bank once every few months isn't what I'm talking about."
@The_Dinosaur_Man said:
My coat pockets usually have a few dollars' worth of change and I like paying with cash. Fun story: back in 2009, I bought a laptop with 700 dollar coins.
When I was into the grading game I once took $10K in coins to the bank.
I can't remember the last time I paid for something using coins.
I always try to use cash but not change. As an example, a large coffee at my local shop costs $3.05. I'll give them a $5, take the .95 and put the buck in the tip jar.
I only use cash and I will pay with change. Many times I leave the house with 99 cents so I have change through the day. I rarely use a card other than for online purchases. I don't do online banking or bill pay. I write a check for all my bills.
Edited to add: I don't have a smart phone either just an old flip phone.
My last time was 8 quarters to pay $2 admission to a coin show.
My ATM does not normally give out $1, $5 or $10, hence the quarters.
Most of my purchases are at the grocery store with a debit card.
I can't remember the last time I paid for something using coins.
@coinbuf said:
Almost daily, but not quite many times each day.
Edited to add: While a fun poll the members of this forum are hardly representative of the US population. Most coin collectors are closer to the wealthy end of the spectrum, for it to have any real meaning you would need to have a better cross section of financial demographics.
I'm not sure the poll doesn't overstate the usage. The Fed diary shows less than 20% of all payments involve cash - I'm sure fewer involve coins. The Fed usage diary even shows less than 50% of peer-to-peer payments involve cash.
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Dave
I have a big plastic jug that I put all of my change in and never use coins to pay for anything. An old habit. My dad told my to watch my cents and the dollars will take care of themselves.
I use cash almost every day but never spend change. It goes into a coin jar because I'm one of these: "Throwing them in a bucket and taking them to the bank once every few months isn't what I'm talking about."
Mark
I use coins daily for the coffee kitty at work
I use coins for drive thru meals. Like if $5.86 at Jack n Box - $5 bill and 86c in coins from my change purse.
I roll mine every now and then and haul it to the bank and use it to help buy a coin I have my eye on.
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Kinda hard to give a kid an allowance without using change or folding dollars.
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When I was into the grading game I once took $10K in coins to the bank.
I always try to use cash but not change. As an example, a large coffee at my local shop costs $3.05. I'll give them a $5, take the .95 and put the buck in the tip jar.
Old habits die hard with me, I'm in the ice age.
I only use cash and I will pay with change. Many times I leave the house with 99 cents so I have change through the day. I rarely use a card other than for online purchases. I don't do online banking or bill pay. I write a check for all my bills.
Edited to add: I don't have a smart phone either just an old flip phone.
My last time was 8 quarters to pay $2 admission to a coin show.
My ATM does not normally give out $1, $5 or $10, hence the quarters.
Most of my purchases are at the grocery store with a debit card.
I'm not sure the poll doesn't overstate the usage. The Fed diary shows less than 20% of all payments involve cash - I'm sure fewer involve coins. The Fed usage diary even shows less than 50% of peer-to-peer payments involve cash.