Rolling my own ...

Coins, that is. 8)

I have a buttload of quarters in a 5-gallon bottle and another buttload in a big pasta pot. About eight years' worth of savings. I have no idea how much money that is.

I looked at the Coinstar at the local supermarket and it's a ripoff — 8.9 percent — or will give me a gift card for the full amount redeemable at a partner store. My batting average on gift cards is over the Mendoza line, but not by much. My bank (the godless BofA I evidently owe my soul to) will roll them and deposit them in my account for free, but will charge me to keep the rolls.

I'd just as soon roll them myself if it weren't so much trouble. Do they sell DIY rolling machines?

 

They do sell DIY machines, but that would really eat into your savings. Here are a couple of cheaper alternatives.

http://www.banksupplies.com/catalog/product_info.php/cPath/38_1052_347/products_id/1121

http://www.banksupplies.com/catalog/product_info.php/cPath/38_1052_347/products_id/1123

 

Take a picture. Post it here. See whose guess is the closest.

Winner gets half.

 

Loser gets the other half. A real win-win. ;D

 

My credit union offers a free coinstar. There may be one in your neck of the woods that does the same.

 

The Fabulous Poodles just got their first royalty check in 14 years and don't know why.

 

Good stuff. A happier Joy Division for sure.

 

Why would you want to keep the rolls? Just take the coins to the bank and deposit them. Let them worry about it.

 

BoA charges for counting change!?! Man, I'm glad I'm with a locally-owned bank. They do that for free if you've got an account.

 

Damn. I had no idea those coin tubes were $16!

If that's the case, I'd just count the shit by hand.

 

The bank will roll the coins for free. You just have to deposit them.
It's free. You deposit the coins, you withdraw usable money.