# Do you keep your change in an odd place?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-keep-your-change-in-an-odd-place/51231>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [January 22, 2001, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-keep-your-change-in-an-odd-place/51231 "2001-01-22T06:28:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![SSgtBaloo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ac91a4/32.png) [@SSgtBaloo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SSgtBaloo)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2001, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-keep-your-change-in-an-odd-place/51231/21 "2001-01-24T03:03:53Z")

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I live in Clovis, New Mexico. It’s kind of an odd place. Does that count?

~~Baloo

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**Author:** ![robgruver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/13edae/32.png) [@robgruver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robgruver)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2001, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-keep-your-change-in-an-odd-place/51231/22 "2001-01-24T03:21:49Z")

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My change goes into a cigar box by my bedroom door where I deposit my days gatherings. Key card, wallet, glasses, business cards, gum, smokes, lighter, comb, napkins, [sub]condom (just in case)[/sub], keys, and the like. That box is heavy too. Last time I cashed it in I had 120 bucks worth of change. Nice.

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**Author:** ![Quadzilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/a4c791/32.png) [@Quadzilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quadzilla)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2001, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-keep-your-change-in-an-odd-place/51231/23 "2001-01-24T03:27:21Z")

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Various unimportant change: wherever it falls  
Sacred Quarters to Feed the Washing Machine Gods: in an empty thumbtack box in my “various sundries” drawer

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**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2001, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-keep-your-change-in-an-odd-place/51231/24 "2001-01-24T05:44:49Z")

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I keep mine in a 3 liter wine bottle. Takes about 2 years to fill it up, but when I cash it in, it’s about $200-$300. Kind of a nice bonus payday.

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