It's getting closer every day.The holiday season is on its way...
In three short months we'll be decking the halls, wrapping presents and trimming the tree. I cannot sing so I didn't mention caroling...but more power to you if you do sing Christmas carols, or even Jingle Bells.
On April 18 I wrote about the idea of starting a Christmas Jar. I did indeed start it, but little did I know that two months later Ralph would get laid off. We have a bit less cash on hand than I had planned. But I want to continue with it.
The jar is in the kitchen and it holds spare change. I just counted the coins and so far there is $8.95 in the jar. Not too much. I may have to wait until Christmas '08 to give it away.
Has anyone else taken up this idea?
8 comments:
sometimes any amount can make a big difference!
smiles, bee
Just remember what you wrote in April "it's the thought that counts" so even if that $8.95 only becomes $9.95 it's the thought and not the amount.
I'm with Empress Bee and Linda on this one...any amount will be appreciated. I didn't attempt this jar, although I think that it is truly a wonderful idea. I wonder if it's too late to start now?
Bee, Linda and Lynn - I agree it's the thought that counts.
I did this once while I was married, we had a big old water jar...and kept putting our change into it...it was in the corner of the dining room. Once when relatives were coming to dinner, I rolled the jar down the hallway to move it out of the way and it cracked open!!! So I had no choice but to roll the change up...and came up with over $300.00!!!
We took a nice lil vacation trip.
Peace
Odat: sounds like a lot of coins! I hope to save quite a bit more before I give it to a needy person.
I have a big glass Sparklett water jar (they only use plastic now) I toss all my change into it. I emptied it out 4 years ago and had $600.00 then I started again. It now has about 5 inches of assorted change in it.
MB: now that's a coin jar!
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