What do you do with pennies? Need help!

[monnee]

I deposit rolls of pennies in the bank.

[mgint]

save them with other change and roll them up or go to store with coin machine it cost .09  per dollar if you don't want tocount your change a roll it up to take to bank.

[lbeery]

There used to be cash converters in the qrocery stores.  They take your change and convert them to a ticket for cash and then the customer service desk would cash them out.  The cash converted kept 8 cents on the dollar but if you had a lot of change it was worth haulling the cash can in.

[twol]

Deposit the change at the bank; they'll convert the pennies for free. Don't use the coinstar machines, they're a rip.

[jkhanson]

I live in a small enough town that I just go to my bank and exchange change for bills.

I like the suggestion that margaret0524 posted about saving your change:

"There is some financial guru (I think Suze Orman) that suggests to use a change system to help you save. Basically whenever you make a purchase (getting gas, groceries, lunch at Subway, happy-hour drinks, etc.), you are to use paper money only, and any coin-change gets set aside (like in a coffee can). Then at the end of the month, you deposit all of that loose change into some interest-bearing account. She (assuming it's Suze) said that you'd be surprised at how much you can save by doing this, and because it is only the coin change you aren't using, it doesn't feel like you are missing that money so it's easier mentally to save that money."

[squirrelgirl44]

I don't save pennies. I save silver only. Most banks will do free coin exchange. Or, just spend a little at a time?

[sdenimandlace1]

WE take ours to the coin changer at the grocery store and use the credit toward groceries.  Then you do not have to carry them around.

[Hinotoriai]

My suggestion is to keep saving up the pennies until you get a large amount then take it to the bank to deposit or if you want your money faster. Find one of those machines that lets you exchange your change for dollars. These are usually in grocery stores. This is what I always to and its surprising to find out how much money you have saved just by putting pennies in a box.

[dreamyxo]

You can take them to the bank and deposit them in your account.

[CashCowEllen]

Throw the pennies at people.

[eman27]

Absolutely!  You can either take them to a grocery store that lets you cash them in for a whole dollar amount or you can even wrap them in the penny paper cases and take them to the bank to request a certain amount of money.  After that you can just change the money you get to the change you desire.  I've done it before!

[lotsofbabies77]

i have pennies but i keep them in a little piggy bank till xmas then i turn them in and donate it to a couple of my little friends that live far away,,it really does add up.

[alina6]

TD Bank will let you cash them in there. If you have an account it is free, if you don't I think they take 6%.

[sledgewig]

Just use the Coinstar machine at the grocery store.  It's worth the fee not to have to roll the pennies.

[anubabs]

you can take them to the coin mashine and chane to cash.