Many of you savers out there probably have a habit of putting your spare change into a can every night. “Cha-Ching.” Such a comforting sound those coins make as they fall into the can. I have been doing this for years now. Then, of course, I usually blow the chunk of change quite frivolously, but, hey, who’s counting?

Now, that is all in the past. Now I am counting. I need to grow that Emergency Fund.
Alas, what to do, what to do?
Then, an idea. Not a new one, I’m sure, but new to me.

In my determination to speed up this “Slow Boat to China” method of improving my Net Worth, I’ve added an additional Cha-Ching. Inflation has driven the can to new heights: it now receives paper money.

Because, really, what is change? What is a penny or even a quarter worth these days? Why do we even still have change?!?!

Now, every time I go to spend money without thinking, I think! Do I really need this? Do I really need this newspaper, coffee (or, ok, Snickers Bar)? Is this worth my dollar?

If I decide I can live with out it, that evening the salvaged unspent dollar goes into the can.

It has been amazing! I am racking up the bucks!

I do miss the Cha-Ching sound of the coins, though. Sigh. Inflation hits us all in many ways.

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