My $5 Jar
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| Times Square |
My daughter, Kelly, and I just got back from a week long vacation in Connecticut, where we visited my oldest sister, Sharon, and my niece, Alyse. We got to stay in an adorable little cottage on the coast of Rhode Island for a weekend, saw New York City for the first time, and ate EVERYTHING in sight! The food… oh it was obscene the amount of food we ate. But the pizza and the Italian food on the east coast is so, so good we had to get our fill. We’ve been back a week and I’m still full!
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| Pepe’s Pizza |
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| The Hot House Sandwich from Southford Pizza |
Months before we left for our food orgy, I started a $5 jar so we could have some extra “fun money”. I lined the inside and bottom of a large pickle jar with paper, made a slit in the lid and hot glued the lid on. Every time I got a $5 bill, I put it into this jar. I was a little concerned as to how to break the jar open and sift through all the broken glass to get the money out, but then Kelly gave the glued on lid a twist and off it came – so much for security. After only a few months, I had saved $320. Saving $5 here and there was really easy. I glued the lid back on the jar and have started to save my $5 bills again – I’m not sure what I’m going to use them for – maybe Christmas shopping? a vacation next year?
Make your own $5 jar and start saving for whatever you like. You’ll be surprised at how fast it adds up.
I do something simular… I put all my pocket change in a 5 gallon water bucket. And you would be amazed how fast the picket change adds up. I usually use the money to purchase Christmas presents, but I am thinking, maybe this year I will use it on ME!