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My family is supposed to go on a cruise next year. We decided(my wife decided) that if we have any spare paper money, we would just throw it in a jar for some extra spending cash. I thought that if we could see the money, we would more than likely use it. I also thought that if the money was easily accessible, we (my wife) would use it. With that in mind I made this box. I drilled a hole and made a walnut plug, which I attached an old drawer pull to. I screwed it shut, so we (my wife) wouldn’t be tempted to just open it and grab a dollar or two. Hopefully we have a good savings by next year.
Any feedback is appreciated (p.s: just kidding about the wife comments… kinda)
Thank you
Robert
-- Robert: Life is all about the stories ~
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patron
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#1 posted 622 days ago
i guess i’ll check back then
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#2 posted 622 days ago
Hide your screw drivers!!!
Wonderful idea, great job.
Michael1
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#3 posted 622 days ago
Great idea. I think I will build one as we had the same idea using an old cigar box,,, Hence the reason we didnt go on vacation this year,,, kinda hard to take a trip with only 10 bucks in the kiddy. Great idea Thanks for posting
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patron
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#4 posted 622 days ago
nice work
and a good idea
i will have to make one
about and inch square
to keep all my spare money in
-- david - only thru kindness can this world be whole . If we don't succeed we run the risk of failure. Dan Quayle
StumpyNubs
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#5 posted 621 days ago
Who has “spare paper money”? I used to save spare change until I started using a debit card, but never extra paper money!
Maybe you should make one to throw all your spare gold dabloons into Mr. Richy Rich!
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SgtSnafu
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#6 posted 621 days ago
I like the idea, I believe I will make a variation of it. Well Done.
Thanks for sharing
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ohwoodeye
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#7 posted 621 days ago
I had a similar box. My wife bought a ferret and trained it to go into the hole and retrieve the money. Keep your wife away from the pet store.
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JBWoodWorks
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#8 posted 621 days ago
Very nice. We have a cruise/honeymoon planned and are doing the same thing. Only I’m the one who looks at the money and goes hmmmm, I could use a buck. Might have to make one of these this weekend.
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#9 posted 467 days ago
It’d never work here. I’d be the only one putting any money in. And in the end, she would just whip out her credit card anyway.
I used to work at a place that had a suggestion box like that. It was screwed shut with the kind of screws you see on toilet dividers at rest areas. They will tighten, but they will not loosen!
(kidding….)
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a1Jim
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#10 posted 467 days ago
Is it full yet? :))
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tinman_362
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#11 posted 466 days ago
a1Jim: its getting there. Were not opening it but we’ve been donating to the cause.
-- Robert: Life is all about the stories ~
tinman_362
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#12 posted 347 days ago
Update: cruise was canceled but we decided to take a trip to Yellowstone with the kids. Were leaving for about 2 Weeks. We opened the box. Total saved: $647.
-- Robert: Life is all about the stories ~
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