Piggy Banks
I believe I could safely bet that most American households have some sort of container that holds loose change. It might be on the night stand for emptying pockets at night before going to bed, it might be in the laundry room for the change found in pockets, or it might be on a kid’s dresser for his allowance or change that his parents toss his way.
I have a big plastic piggy bank that I bought at the Dollar Store. It holds about $300 of assorted change when it is full. I know this because I just took the piggy bank to my real bank and asked them to sort it all and deposit the total amount to my checking account.
I don’t need the money so badly that I am cashing in my piggy bank. It was full and I didn’t have anyplace else to put my loose change. So now the money is counted and credited to my account and we can start fresh with a little puddle of pennies, nickles, dimes and quarters in the bottom of the piggy bank.