First Post!

Welcome to my blog!

Has anyone ever read the blog "The New York Changepot"?

The ones that have not, here is the link: http://changepot.blogspot.com/

I got the part of the idea from this blog, plus discussing it on message boards about saving change that is found. Well, my husband and I always find pennies on the ground, or other things, like silver. My husband and I have never had a honeymoon when we got married. We have kids now..a 4 year old and 1 on the way. I figured that I would start saving for a family vacation with change. Being on a very limited income, I decided we could start, by change we have around the house that we don't use and of course, change we found on the ground. So, we started doing just that in January of this year.

I have a 5 gallon water jug that goes on a water machine. I recieved it from my grandmothers house after she died. My mother and father had aquired it since my dads siblings didn't know what to do with it. They were going to get rid of it themselves. I said "I'll take it!" So, I earned 1 jug. I mean if it could be half full and get good money, I could do it too!

So, we started picking up change off the ground, throwing in change that we don't use which is a ton of pennies. We have thrown in a couple dollars as well. As of today, we have about 8.00 in the bank. We have a whole garbage can full of pop cans that the previous tenents left out in our yard before we moved in. I want to recycle them. 25 cents a pound right now, but it is well worth it. We can ALWAYS reuse the can too! We do drink pop around here. Of course, I see cans on the ground alot too.

Well, this was my first post. I have a couple more to go tonight..different topics. Welcome and enjoy your stay!