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Creative Ways of Finding Money for Your Family Vacation Jar
By Polly | April 28, 2008
Now that we have our Family Vacation Jar decorated and sitting proudly in the middle of our fireplace mantle, we are looking for some creative ways of adding money to our jar on a semi-regular basis. Here is what we have come up with so far:
Dad’s Pockets - If your home is anything like ours, my husband routinely leaves his spare change sitting on the dresser. Now rather than have it sit there collecting dust, we scoop it up and place it in our vacation jar.
Seat Cushions - Inevitably change will fall out of someone’s pocket while relaxing on the couch, so we have found underneath the seat cushions a great place to look. The washer and dryer are also a great place to look.
Bottom of Mom’s Purse - When switching over purses this spring, clean out all of the spare change that has fallen to the bottom.
Bottle Returns - If you live in a state with deposits on pop bottles, return them to the store and use the deposit return for your vaction jar.
Ice Cream or Lemonade Stand - Got bored kids this summer? Then let them set up a lemonade or ice cream stand and use the profits to fund the jar.
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