Great minds must think alike. I use the same tactic, except I collect one denomination of coins until I've complete an entire roll. I hardly miss the change and it usually adds up to a roll per three or four weeks. I also have given up and afternoon Coke and candy bar. The upside is that I take the $1.50 or so and I eat less junk food in the process. Hopefully, I'll lose enough weight so that it will cancel out all of that extra change that I'm carrying.

I've decided to spread out some of the "reserves" so that it won't get lost in one event. I've placed about $25.00 in fives and ones, $25.00 gas gift card and a few $10.00 restaurant gift cards in my car for emergencies (I'm less tempted to raid the gift cards than the cash). Perhaps I should add a roll of quarters, dimes and nickels to the car.