Loose change
Hardly a day goes by without a burglary report.
Gazette reporters are at the Janesville Police Department 12 times a week and at the Rock County Sheriff's Office five times a week to read reports. We're almost guaranteed to read about a burglary or attempted burglary during any given trip.
One thing that always makes me cringe are the reported thefts of change jars. People love saving change in jars for vacations or whatever. Granted, it's an easy way to save a surprising amount of money.
Unfortunately, it's an easy way for a burglar to walk off with hundreds, sometimes thousands of dollars. You can store up a lot of change in a five-gallon plastic jug, which is one receptacle I read about in a burglary report this week.
I used to be a change-saver, but I don't do it anymore. I have maybe a few bucks worth of loose change in a jar in an attempt to keep the dresser tidy. I have no plans for it other than math practice for the kiddos.
Are you hoarding loose change? Does anyone use a more secure method of saving pennies?
Dec 29, 2011 at 4:45 p.m.
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Yep especially if a lot of 25 cents in there because they are worth more than 1 cent- lol.
Dec 29, 2011 at 12:08 p.m.
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Fisrt thing I do when I get home is get the change out of my pocket. I hate change....goes into a bucket. Last time I took it in I had over $900. in change....lol. I had guessed maybe $150. Wow was I off.... that stuff adds up to quite a bit more than it looks.
Dec 29, 2011 at 11:15 a.m.
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according to this link, burglaries went down 3% in wisconsin from 2009-2010. we'll see how this year pans out. of course these are usually "local" crimes, and thus local crime rates will vary. It is definitely something the Gazette likes to report. that may alter our perspective. The only reason I like living on one of the busiest residential corners in janesville is security.
http://oja.wi.gov/section.asp?linkid=709...
Dec 29, 2011 at 10:56 a.m.
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Good tip, AMA. Is it just me, or have the numbers of burglaries risen in last couple of years?
Dec 29, 2011 at 10:52 a.m.
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The wife stores change in her "boobie" jar. Cant wait till it's full!
Dec 29, 2011 at 10:35 a.m.
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Home owners cover cash of under $200. Hopefully they will steel more than that if your deductable is $500.
My home was broke into once. They took cd's, a new car,change and cash, and some other items. Left me a small paycheck, a $10 bill and took all the change. I keep only a small amount now as well. I would say $300 in change. Not sure why they left me $10 bill- cab fare??
Dec 28, 2011 at 9:21 p.m.
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My fake ADT sign works. Well, until they figure it out.
Dec 28, 2011 at 8:37 p.m.
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ADT Home Security. My cop friend laughs, but when there was a series of home invasions in my neighborhood the houses tagged w/security systems were not touched.
Dec 28, 2011 at 7:40 p.m.
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I cringe at the thought of all those jarred coins ~ the government has to mint more to keep enough in circulation.
Save a few tax dollars by turning in your coins!
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