Man pays for pickup with coins

Sheryl · Post by **Sheryl** » Sun Dec 23, 2007 11:00 am

RANKFORT, Ind. — Paul Brant considers himself a penny pincher, but his savings in quarters and dollar coins really paid off.

Brant, 70, used more than $25,000 in change to help buy a new Dodge Ram half-ton pickup truck Friday — 13 years after buying another truck with spare change.

I have always put my spare change in jars, but never come close to saving this amount. Guess I should quit digging out the quarters for personal use. :wah:

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Sun Dec 23, 2007 11:18 am

That is a cool story.

RedGlitter · Post by **RedGlitter** » Sun Dec 23, 2007 11:23 am

WOW! And they let him get away with that?? I'm surprised, cause most places wrinkle their nose when you buy a pack of gum with change. That's very cool.

cars · Post by **cars** » Sun Dec 23, 2007 11:40 am

Coins do add up don't they? My wife has been saving loose change for years evey time she recieves it back from cashiers. So every few months for the past 6 or 7 years it actually adds up to a few hundred dollars. And then she adds it to her bankroll when we go to the Casinos, & it's like found money!

CARLA · Post by **CARLA** » Sun Dec 23, 2007 11:45 am

Money is money coins are money also. Bravo for him he paid cash for his new vehical.

cars · Post by **cars** » Sun Dec 23, 2007 11:49 am

CARLA;745400 wrote: Money is money coins are money also. Bravo for him he paid cash for his new vehical.

So did I, but I used a cashier's check, I found it much easier!!!

abbey · Post by **abbey** » Sun Dec 23, 2007 3:11 pm

Good on him, money's money no matter how it comes.

I save all my spare change, I cash it in twice yearly and it amounts to about £600.

lemon_and_mint · Post by **lemon_and_mint** » Sun Dec 23, 2007 3:52 pm

i just wonder how heavy all that was, how they carried it in there, and how long it took to count it all!

mikeinie · Post by **mikeinie** » Mon Dec 24, 2007 4:10 am

It really does add up. In two days we have raised over â‚¬10,000 for our charity by

volunteers looking for donations outside local supermarkets. About 70% of the funds raised were all from change.

littlemissgiggle · Post by **littlemissgiggle** » Mon Dec 24, 2007 5:21 am

fantastic story better then the banks charging for putting so much cash in.

HumanBeast · Post by **HumanBeast** » Fri Dec 28, 2007 3:17 pm

I think pennies should be reused to make copper wires.

abbey · Post by **abbey** » Fri Dec 28, 2007 3:41 pm

HumanBeast;748863 wrote: I think pennies should be reused to make copper wires.Yea?

But then you put woman on par with cows so what do you know? :rolleyes: