Piggy Banks Are Not Just for Kids!

I remember when I was a child, I had a piggy bank.  I would put whatever change that came my way into to it.  It was before the time of Coinstar.  Mom would drive me to the bank and I would get wraps, fill them with money, and then return the wraps to the bank often depositing my money in the bank.  I have also had a savings account for as long as I can remember.  Probably, as a child, my piggy bank wasn’t as meaningful as it has been as an adult.  It was actually my wife that brought back the piggy bank idea to my life.  I had learned to save money, but I wasn’t very careful with my change.  I have since changed and now find the treatment of currency to be very important.  That piggy bank our family has is often the reason why we can eat out at a local restaurant, instead of fast food.  Generally, we wait until there is $35 in the piggy bank and cash it in.

So, why is this important to you?  It is most certainly because many people are house-poor, meaning that they bought a house that they could not afford, and now the lion’s share of their finances end up going into their house, such that there is no extra money for fun stuff.  Everyone needs to at least a little fun in their life!  Having a piggy bank is one way to put a little extra money for fun back into your life.  Really!  If you have a piggy bank, you will may relearn a childhood lesson, “Pennies make dollars.”  Though, saving dollars might be difficult, if you put your change into a piggy bank, eventually you will probably be able to have enough money to eat out with it.  With almost every transaction you make, there is usually some change that the cashier winds up giving to you, and I suggest that much of this should wind up into your piggy bank, saving it for a date.

Eating the Apple Core

I don’t mean to suggest that the apple core is the tastiest part of the apple. However, a lot of work goes into apple picking. Apples are heavy and picking them is back breaking work. So, even if you don’t care about saving money, save someone’s back. Maybe, if you save an apple picker’s back, one day your back will be saved. The same is true for all the people that work in the supply chain to make sure that apple gets from the tree to your belly.

Apple cores are perfectly edible. Nothing special needs to be done with them. I usually eat the bottom off the apple, and then work my way up to the stem. I don’t eat the stem.

If you eat the apple core, then you will be adding fiber to your diet, which is a good thing. If you have the money to throw out apple cores, why be wasteful? Just think; you’ll save yourself the extra effort of lugging it to the dump. And, you say, “It’s not a problem to bring a few apple cores to the dump,” well as my dad says, “Pennies make dollars.” Maybe in a lifetime eating apple cores will only save you one trip to the dump. However, I try to avoid trips to the dump. I was raised with a pennies make dollars mentality. I try to get the most bang for my buck. So, I not only eat the meat of the apple. I also eat the apple core.