Last month I cashed in on an experiment I started 5 years ago. I read about this idea to save a $5 dollar bill every time you had one on yourself. So I decided to give it a shot and start in August 2012. I never created change with a fiver on purpose nor went out of my way to exchange bills. I just set aside a bill when I came home from work or a night out, slowly adding to the pile and never withdrew.
Considering I seldom use cash I was curious to see how much would be saved over this period of time. It ended being a bit more than I expected with the final amount of $2285. Not too shabby, might have to start this again sometime. Anyways thought I might share this idea here, not sure if it belonged in r/frugal or not so I apologize in advance if it does. It's a neat little experiment to save money you don't miss.
Edit: I should add this wasn't meant to be a primary source for savings. I just wanted to see how much liquid I'd amass over the 5 years. I have separate accounts for my personal finances.
Submitted September 05, 2017 at 12:22PM by DasPike http://ift.tt/2vIDZOO
