Wise 'ol Ben

About a year ago, I started throwing all my coins into a bottle.  A 5 gallon (18.9 litres) Culligan water bottle.  It was Suzy Ormand who gave me the idea; according to Suzy it's amazing how those coins add up over time.  Want to save a little money every day?  Her advice on this particular show was simple, don't spend your coins.  When you get change back, save it.  It adds up.  I thought, okay, I'll give it a shot.

Today, I decided it was time to cash in the stash.  Had to, as the bottle was getting very heavy.  So, I emptied my stash into something a bit more portable and headed down to one of those CoinStar machines I'd seen around town.

Now I know how much I saved during the past year.  And thanks to that CoinStar machine, I know exactly how many quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies I saved.  For the record, there are no half-dollars in the bottle.  I keep those in a separate stash.  :)

So all you puzzle lovers, care to take a stab at it?  Yes, I did throw some $1 bills in as well, for good measure.  I'll post the answer in a few days. 

Takes me back to my days waiting tables in my late teens.  Only there was more paper than metal in my stash.