Category: Penny Jar Project
Penny Jar count after 8 months!
| November 20, 2009 | Posted by thefrugalvegan under General Content & Rants, Penny Jar Project |
After saving pennies for 8 months now (see original post on this), I have collected $6 in change which is an average of almost 3 pennies a day saved. I haven’t been great with it the last few months and actually forgot to add to the jar for awhile so I was a little disappointed.…
Penny Jar & Meal Project updates & Cheap Groceries
| March 30, 2009 | Posted by thefrugalvegan under Penny Jar Project |
Meal Project Update: Just so you all know, I am testing out recipes this week for my meal project. As for my problem finding suitable takers for the free vegan meals, I was referred to a soup kitchen near my place that takes everything. An acquaintance told me they once brought half a pot of…
Penny Jar project: More confirmation that pennies aren’t totally useless
| March 25, 2009 | Posted by thefrugalvegan under Penny Jar Project |
I was on the bus yesterday going to the bulk store to shop for the meal project I am doing. A homeless guy sat one seat away from me and plunked all the change he had collected that day on the seat right in between us. He had really good energy so I started talking…
Penny Jar Count
| March 23, 2009 | Posted by thefrugalvegan under Penny Jar Project |
It’s been just a little over a week since I started this project. Just wanted to give you an up-to-date penny count: 213 At this rate, I will save over $100 in a year! Try to get donations from friends and family, I promise you, someone will bite
From Penny loather to Penny lover?
| March 18, 2009 | Posted by thefrugalvegan under Finance & Budgets, Penny Jar Project |
It’s amazing what has transpired since I started my penny jar project. The idea was to show people how much we can save in a year just collecting our pennies. The project isn’t even a week old and I have noticed that I’ve developed some new habits. Yesterday I went out for cheap take-out sushi at…
Saving with pennies in a penny loathing society
| March 13, 2009 | Posted by thefrugalvegan under Finance & Budgets, General Content & Rants, Penny Jar Project |
Many of us are living cheque to cheque and trying to make ends meet. How are we supposed to save money when we barely have enough as it is now for basic needs? I recently wrote an article about the cost of people purchasing a coffee every morning. I was explaining that it’s so easy for…
