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Update on My 5 Gallon Piggy Bank

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5 gallon water jugAfter reading a few personal finance blogs, I came across one which listed the approximate value of a piggy bank based on volume. I forgot which blog it was, but the data was from the Coinstar website.

Evidently, they figure that there are about $228 in change per gallon.  Of course this depends on the specific coins you have in your jar.

So based on the 5 gallon jug I’m using as a piggy bank, I’ll have about $1,100 in change when I fill it to the brim.

Well, it’s a start anyway!

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  1. January 2nd, 2008 at 19:29 | #1

    But if you were going to one of those coinstars and starting piling in your bottle, you would end up with a significant less amout…25% ??

  2. Mike Paget
    January 29th, 2008 at 21:15 | #2

    Ok..6%

  1. February 12th, 2007 at 20:19 | #1