Thursday, July 9, 2015

Piggy Bank Challenge - Finish

Ok Sharla and I got a couple of piggy banks last July and have been saving all of our change. I found a cute little monkey for Sharla and a duck for me and we named them McGee and DiNozzo. Yes we are NCIS fans. We made a conscientious to save all of our change. At the beginning we were dumping change about once a week from our change purses, but as time went on we did it less often. But still trying our best not to use our change. I will admit I stopped using my bank, because it was easier to dump the change into a box on my desk but I did consistently save my change.


During the last part of the year we changed our routine somewhat and Sharla wasn't getting much opportunity to get change, so when we found a jug of change that my dad had started we added it to her batch.  We also decided to split the total, but since we are within $6 of each other, that really isn't necessary.

So here is the break down


Now that is some savings!!! I will admit that at one point this year my nephew had been collecting quarters from his tips and I bought a bunch off of him and dropped them into my box. I also traded him some big bills for $1s and that is where I got my bills. Sharla started dropping in bills when she wasn't getting much change. Over all we did wonderfully. Unfortunately my bank no longer has coin counters on site.  So I'm not sure how we're going to convert all of it to bills, but we're going to have to, because we both have our eyes on things we want.

Sharla is eyeing Farmhouse by Fig Tree Quilts


or Canyon by Kate Spain



And I'm debating between Tucker Prairie by One Canoe Two



or Eden by Tula Pink


But all of these are coming soon, so we have some time to decide. And who knows we might be able to kick in just a little extra and get them all. It was a fun challenge and I was really surprised by how much we ended up saving. And I'm sure we are going to do it again soon. I'm linking up with Val @ Val's Quilting Studio.
Val's Quilting Studio

7 comments:

  1. It's amazing how quickly change adds up. I recently decided to save every $5 bill that I got back in change. I quickly had about $40 or $50 stowed in a pocket of my wallet. My mistake was not making the effort at the end of each day to put any I got that day in a designated spot in the house, because I ended up spending them. Ggrrrrrr.

    I love all those fabric collections!

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  2. What a great way of funding the "wants" on your list. Knowing how long it takes to save that kind of money makes you appreciate the purchases more. Love your fabric choices.

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  3. What a great way of funding the "wants" on your list. Knowing how long it takes to save that kind of money makes you appreciate the purchases more. Love your fabric choices.

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  4. Wow - you were able to save up quite a significant amount. I vote for the Tula Pink, by the way. ;)

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  5. Nice savings - I think I managed 26 euro! I vote for Tula Pink - that range looks amazing!

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  6. WOW!!!! You guys did fantastic!!!! IYou have some good choices there....i think which ever you choose will be fun to sew with! Seriously, congrats on your super savings! Glad you'll be joining us next year! See ya sunday for sign-ups....and I'd like to personally invite all your readers to stop by and join us for next years challenge!! YAH! myplvl.blogspot.com

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  7. What a great saving effort! You probably could get all of those fabric lines!
    I think I ought to find a tin and start saving for next year.

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