Apr 23, 2013
Yesterday, I was looking for my checkbook in my purse, and after I pulled out about 15 different things, at the bottom of my purse was a layer of change. (No wonder my purse was so heavy)!
So, when I saw this Digital Coin-Counter at Amazon.com it made me chuckle a little bit, because it was a clear sign that I needed to get those coins out of my purse and deposit them in
this jar!
And I know this may sound like I have no will power at all, but I may be able to stop myself from borrowing from the jar, if I can actually see how much savings I have actually accumulated! 🙂
This little guy also comes in pink for the ladies out there, just saying!
This would also make a fantastic Graduation/Birthday gift and I would fill it up half way to get those savings goals started!
Just so ya know that some of the above links are my affiliate links and I may get a small commission if you decide to buy, at no cost to you of course. Thank you for your support and I hope you rack up those savings with this piggy! 
Apr 2, 2013
Last week, I was out of town with my parents helping them organize the belongings at my recently passed grandmother’s home. I will say up front that it wasn’t easy going back to her home, and know that I wouldn’t see her waiting for me at the top of the stairs to give me a big hug. I know that this sadness will pass as time goes on, and I am so grateful for all of the wonderful memories that we had shared together.
At first I found it difficult to decide what items needed to stay or go, because everything that I touched reminded me of my grandparents. I think that that I got over this feeling quickly when I started to pull out past bills that my grandmother had stored in a buffet in the dining room. Now, I always knew that my grandmother saved EVERYTHING, but I had no idea how much, because I was sorting through bills that she had kept for over 50 years! 🙂 Every utility bill, car payment, or whatever else was due that month was in that buffet! It made me chuckle a little bit, but it also reminded me of how much she valued being fiscally responsible and organized.
In the midst of all those bills, was an old, dis-colored, savings deposit booklet from the 1970’s. When I saw this, I instantly thought about the numerous times my Grams would tell me to, “put a little money away each week, $5, $10, $2o, whatever you got, because it adds up one day”! And sure enough, here it was in all it’s glory, her simple money savings advice to me. It was unbelievable how much she had saved with those tiny, weekly, deposits! I realize that this savings tip isn’t anything new, but the reality is that most people I know don’t have this type of commitment to save. Most importantly for me, is that I get to show my teenage kids and nieces, what it looks like if they follow their great-grandmother’s money saving advice and commit to put a little bit away each week and watch it grow!
(Below is just a sweet memory that I have of my Grandmother, some of her military pins)
