What are you doing right now?

[*MAD DOG*]

Just went through my coin tins, I'm not broke, but bagged up $35 worth of coin to get changed at the bank. I keep 5c, 10c, 20c and 50c tins, keep all the denominations seperate, makes it easy to count.

That's right we don't have quarters. We also have $1 and $2 coins, but I keep them in another tin that i don't count until i cannot fill the tin anymore.

[PreciousPups4U]

Originally Posted by *MAD DOG*

Just went through my coin tins, I'm not broke, but bagged up $35 worth of coin to get changed at the bank. I keep 5c, 10c, 20c and 50c tins, keep all the denominations seperate, makes it easy to count.

That's right we don't have quarters. We also have $1 and $2 coins, but I keep them in another tin that i don't count until i cannot fill the tin anymore.

I do that, too. One for pennies 1c, one for nickles 5c, one for dimes 10c and one for quarters 25c. Of course the quarter one seems to get empty on it's on. I suspect they find their way to the machines at my husband's work.

I hate the $1 coins. Look too much like quarters to me and I am afraid I'll get them confused.

[*MAD DOG*]

Originally Posted by PreciousPups4U

I do that, too. One for pennies 1c, one for nickles 5c, one for dimes 10c and one for quarters 25c. Of course the quarter one seems to get empty on it's on. I suspect they find their way to the machines at my husband's work.

I hate the $1 coins. Look too much like quarters to me and I am afraid I'll get them confused.

We used to have 1c and 2c coins, but the government got rid of them. So now what happens is.......

If you buy a product that is $2.12c if you pay cash you get it for $2.10c cause the 2c is rounded down. But if the item was $2.13c and you were to pay cash it would round up to $2.15.

But...

If you were to buy a $2.12 item using card then you would be charged $2.12.

So to sum it up

If an item is $2.12 pay cash and it rounds down to $2.10 (saving you 2 cents)
If an item is $2.13 pay by card as it stays the same and does not round up (saving you 2 cents)

Think that's confusing...... New Zealand, our eastern neighbour got rid of there 1c 2c and 5c coins so everything gets rounded up or down to the nearest 10c!