Re: Penny for 'em?
Most weeks I only spend money twice a week, Mondays after getting my pension and Fridays when I do my weekly shopping.
Any one’s, two’s and five pence pieces that come my way get put into a separate pocket until I get home, when they get dumped in the appropriate money bag. When a bag feels about the right weight the contents get counted. If the one and two penny bags add up to one pound they get closed and any residue goes to start a new bag. If, as does happen on occasions, the total is less than one pound I slip a scrap of paper inside noting how much there is in the bag. There is no point in counting the same coins twice. It’s a similar story with the five pence pieces but the total is five pounds.
Once I have several full bags I take them to my bank and dump them in my account.
As for the rest of the coins I use many of them to pay part of my milk bill when my milk lady comes round once every five weeks on a Saturday morning. The £31.50 payment will usually have £1.50 in tens and twenties.
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