http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2009/...collected-1-000-in-coins-and-how-you-can-too/ Fair Use snippet of a larger Article: How one family collected $1,000 in coins and how you can too! Josh Smith Jan 8th 2009 at 2:00PM Text SizeAAA Filed under: Bargains, Saving American Public Media's Marketplace recently profiled a few frugal folks called "change hunters." These ingenious folks are those who look for change as they go about their daily lives. Armed only with keen eyes, Purell and a coin purse, they collect coins wherever they go. Most people don't feel that picking up loose change on the street is worth their time, but when you add up all of those coins, and even the occasional ........
Ruben, I know you have at least one of your kids that is avid, and perhaps two. All mine have little to absolute zero interests in coins, the four year old shows promise though.
Force would be a strong word, encouraged would be more appropriate. Only the four year old shows promise, she does love the sound of silver, really likes gold and hoards whatever she can get her little paws on.
I do that too, but don't have a running total. Be careful looking in payphone return slots, could be a needle in there! Always take a penny that looks interesting and coinstar and soda/candy machines have been good to me as well. I always return with something. By gas pumps are nice as well. Another thing is discarded electronics. Keep a knife or good pair of scissors in the car and when you see some electronics in the trash, hop out and cut off the copper wire, monitors are the heaviest I have sound so far!
