PENNY SAVED, PENNY EARN

Did you hear that President Trump wants to get rid of all the pennies??  

And just to show how spoiled people are these days - they are agreeing with him!!!

I love pennies .... they are the unsung heroes of the monetary system.

A little bit can go a long way, and adds up quickly.

I say in order to show our loyalty to the penny, on Presidents Day (2024 February 17th) we should pay with CHANGE .... in particular, pennies.

I grew up in a large family, 7 kids, so every penny counted .... In "Superman 2" there was a character played by Richard Pryor (before the burning incident) and he questioned what happened to all the partical pennies which people didn't get paid .... so he had the computer put all those fractions into one check .... in his name ....

It was a brilliant concept!  He wound up getting a check for over a million dollars in a week doing this.

I wanted to be just like him - until I realized it was a forn of stealing.

BUT - pennies can be used to teaching fractions - many kids can't understand the concept of fractions until you put it into money .... 

Yes - it currently take 3cents to mint a penny - but nothing says a penny has to be made with a copper top .... why not mint them out of some cheaper materials if price is the only issue??

Me?

I'm saving all my pennies from now on .... beside the wheat pennies ... soon ALL pennies will be worth more than face value.

and remember ....

it's a PENNY for your thoughts, not any other coin