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<p>[QUOTE="Merc Crazy, post: 1372264, member: 27417"]This was a major issue when I started. Back then, I was pretty broke, barely making $15k a year, so I had to use my credit card for purchases in order to assure I'd have $500 cash for boxes. I eventually dug myself a nice big hole $2k deep in CC Debt with no real way out. Was fortunate enough to stumble on a great job (tripled what I made before) that still gives me one day off during the week every week, and every other weekend off, and that pretty much saved me from bankruptcy. Lesson learned? Either make enough so that the leakage isn't a major issue and don't use CC's, or separate the cash.</p><p><br /></p><p>I don't use my CC's for everyday purchases any longer. I rarely use them, actually, and my bank account rarely has more than $100 in it. OTOH, I'm usually carrying around a lot of cash or have a lot of change to turn in. If you operate the way I do, a CNC license and a lot of practice with a handgun are definitely mandatory.</p><p> </p><p><br /></p><p> I usually cash in 3-4 days a week... Thursday nights, every other Friday, every other Friday Night, and every other weekend, both days. My usual cash on hand/in change is somewhere around $1500 to use doing this.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>It is a pain in the _ _ _ to dump so much, but this game is all about volume. The more you can do, the better it is for your overall numbers. This hobby isn't about getting lots of boxes that have one or two silvers, it's about grinding through those boxes until you hit the ones with ten, twenty, fifty, one hundred silvers. Moving through lots of volume is the easiest way to increase your odds of hitting those boxes.</p><p><br /></p><p>I'm fortunate that I'm in the heart of TD Bank territory here in the Philly burbs. I use 5 or 6 branches as designated dump branches, and the rest to pick up change on Thursday nights, Friday nights, and weekends. So far this year, I'm averaging $4,350 a week searched.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Merc Crazy, post: 1372264, member: 27417"]This was a major issue when I started. Back then, I was pretty broke, barely making $15k a year, so I had to use my credit card for purchases in order to assure I'd have $500 cash for boxes. I eventually dug myself a nice big hole $2k deep in CC Debt with no real way out. Was fortunate enough to stumble on a great job (tripled what I made before) that still gives me one day off during the week every week, and every other weekend off, and that pretty much saved me from bankruptcy. Lesson learned? Either make enough so that the leakage isn't a major issue and don't use CC's, or separate the cash. I don't use my CC's for everyday purchases any longer. I rarely use them, actually, and my bank account rarely has more than $100 in it. OTOH, I'm usually carrying around a lot of cash or have a lot of change to turn in. If you operate the way I do, a CNC license and a lot of practice with a handgun are definitely mandatory. I usually cash in 3-4 days a week... Thursday nights, every other Friday, every other Friday Night, and every other weekend, both days. My usual cash on hand/in change is somewhere around $1500 to use doing this. It is a pain in the _ _ _ to dump so much, but this game is all about volume. The more you can do, the better it is for your overall numbers. This hobby isn't about getting lots of boxes that have one or two silvers, it's about grinding through those boxes until you hit the ones with ten, twenty, fifty, one hundred silvers. Moving through lots of volume is the easiest way to increase your odds of hitting those boxes. I'm fortunate that I'm in the heart of TD Bank territory here in the Philly burbs. I use 5 or 6 branches as designated dump branches, and the rest to pick up change on Thursday nights, Friday nights, and weekends. So far this year, I'm averaging $4,350 a week searched.[/QUOTE]
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