Comments on Optimizing the world: Reduce the amount of coins you keep

Hey Simon, you pretty much read my mind. Many time...

2007-10-21T13:21:00.000-07:00

Hey Simon, you pretty much read my mind. Many times a year I look at my desk and think of rule #4 for getting rid of all those coins...

I may be too lazy however because I just can't use this rule twice in a row before going back to rule #-1 : pay-with-quarters-or-more-and-empty-pockets -when-they-reach-critical-mass....

je jette mes cents noires dans les poubelles, pu d...

2007-10-20T15:56:00.000-07:00

je jette mes cents noires dans les poubelles, pu de problèmes!

Dude, tu devrais travailler pour les relations cas...

2007-10-20T09:59:00.000-07:00

Dude, tu devrais travailler pour les relations cassiers-clients chez Couche-Tard! That's a REAL issue! Les gens ne savent pas compter... et encore moins compter d'avance!

Tiens un post juste pour moi ;)

2007-10-19T15:00:00.000-07:00

Tiens un post juste pour moi ;)

The other solution is just to refuse change. I per...

2007-10-19T08:18:00.000-07:00

The other solution is just to refuse change. I personally refuse to keep any change below 0.25$.. I just leave it there when people give it to me.. It has so little value that I couldn't care less about it and its just weight. I've found that since I started doing that, my change problem has almost completely disappeared.

I feel directly targeted by this post :)My problem...

2007-10-19T07:54:00.000-07:00

I feel directly targeted by this post :)

My problem with change is more in my will to keep count and with step #3. I'd rather throw away my 1c coins and help get rid of those pennies that no one wants around anymore.

What I do is keep the big coins (25 cents and up) and put the others in a little box. When I have enough of those smaller valued coins, I can just go exchange them at the bank.