Thu, Nov 26 2009
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$AVING YOU MONEY: Spare change can add up to big bucks By Cathy SpauldingPhoenix Staff Writer “I find myself chunking change in this jar or that jar and not really paying attention,” she said. “I get surprised at how much money I have sitting in these jars.”
She said she also finds plenty of spare change in washing machines, “or when I clean my purse.” Smith said her purse feels so much lighter without all the coins floating around the bottom sometimes. “As things get more expensive, coins are becoming one of those insignificant things,” she said. “Things don’t cost a nickel anymore.” Spradling said that by saving your spare change, you also could teach your children about the value of money. “This is a thing with children,” she said. “Parents give kids coins and they can put it in a piggy bank or put it in a jar.” 
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