Plan to save money for new PC in three years.

[whm1974]

I have a 24 oz container about a quarter of of change and other one of the same type half full with food(stale?). My plan is save up any change and once both of them are full or three years passes, and cash in the change for building a new system. I will going back to school so working part time is out of the question.

Any thoughts?

 

[dave_the_nerd]

That's a way to save a few hundred bucks. Good luck.

 

[LTC8K6]

I don't think the coins will go well with the food...

 

[Ken g6]

I don't get the food thing.

Anyway, my credit union has a change sorting machine, like CoinStar, but free. You might look for a financial institution with one of those.

 

[zinfamous]

I so rarely use cash that it would probably take me 10 or 20 years to fill up 3 of those cans with change. In fact...it might never happen.

 

[ponyo]

It might work better if you fill it with pre-1965 coins

 

[brianmanahan]

It might work better if you fill it with pre-1965 coins

or bitcoins

 

[whm1974]

I don't get the food thing.

Anyway, my credit union has a change sorting machine, like CoinStar, but free. You might look for a financial institution with one of those.

The second jar is half empty and I'm of dumping the food left since I don't I remember when I brought it.

 

[lxskllr]

Spend the change, and replace it with dollar bills. IOW, take four quarters out, replace with $1. Dealing with large amounts of change is a PITA.

 

[ElFenix]

It might work better if you fill it with pre-1965 coins

dang johnson sandwich!

:shakesfistatclouds:

 

[whm1974]

Spend the change, and replace it with dollar bills. IOW, take four quarters out, replace with $1. Dealing with large amounts of change is a PITA.

With dollar bills I would be more likely to spend them instead of saving them. And besides I get a fair amount of loose change anyway.

 

[Red Squirrel]

Might be able to build yourself a nice 2020 era computer with that, in 2030.

 

[Paladin3]

My daughter is a business accounting major finishing up her 3rd year of college. She will graduate with zero debt, and both attends school and works full time. Her GPA is something like 3.85+ last I looked.

Your assertion that "working even part time is out of the question" seems false. If you have time to worry about a new computer you have time to work and earn one.

 

[Skunk-Works]

No credit?

 

[s0me0nesmind1]

My daughter is a business accounting major finishing up her 3rd year of college. She will graduate with zero debt, and both attends school and works full time. Her GPA is something like 3.85+ last I looked.

Your assertion that "working even part time is out of the question" seems false. If you have time to worry about a new computer you have time to work and earn one.

Your "My child is better than yours" e-peen increases +2

 

[whm1974]

My daughter is a business accounting major finishing up her 3rd year of college. She will graduate with zero debt, and both attends school and works full time. Her GPA is something like 3.85+ last I looked.

Your assertion that "working even part time is out of the question" seems false. If you have time to worry about a new computer you have time to work and earn one.

First place, I'm on disability due to having Major Depression Disorder and I will going back to school part time so I can at least be able to work part-time.

 

[Paladin3]

Your "My child is better than yours" e-peen increases +2

Just trying to show I'm not talking out my butt when I say it can be done.

 

[Hugo Drax]

Just trying to show I'm not talking out my butt when I say it can be done.

You are making assumptions in regards to the person who started this topic. He pretty much answered this, he has a mental health condition and is on disability. So that probably means he has to deal with some issues that makes it hard for him to do both with no issues.

Computers have gotten so cheap that you should be able to buy a new system within the 3 year period.

 

[whm1974]

You are making assumptions in regards to the person who started this topic. He pretty much answered this, he has a mental health condition and is on disability. So that probably means he has to deal with some issues that makes it hard for him to do both with no issues.

Computers have gotten so cheap that you should be able to buy a new system within the 3 year period.

Thank You.

 

[Paladin3]

You are making assumptions in regards to the person who started this topic. He pretty much answered this, he has a mental health condition and is on disability. So that probably means he has to deal with some issues that makes it hard for him to do both with no issues.

Computers have gotten so cheap that you should be able to buy a new system within the 3 year period.

Agreed, which is why I'm going to shut my mouth.

 

[Schfifty Five]

I don't get the food thing.

Anyway, my credit union has a change sorting machine, like CoinStar, but free. You might look for a financial institution with one of those.

Took me a few reads to understand, but he has 2 jars, with a goal of filling both with coins. One jar is currently empty that he is going to start with, the other jar has food in it which he is going to dump.

The whole food description is completely irrelevant and don't know why OP decided to include that. All he had to say was he was planning filling up 2 jars full of coins and by a new computer in 3 years.

 

[Charmonium]

A quarter is 24.26mm x 1.75mm. So it has a volume of (pi)(r^2)(1.75) = 808.9 cu.mm.

1 cu.mm. is equal to 3.3814 x 10^-5 fl.oz. So the volume of 1 quarter is 3.3814 x 10^-5 times 8.089 x 10^2 = 27.35 x 10^-3 or .02735 fl. oz. 24 fl. oz. divided by that = 877.44 quarters.

Divide that by 4 and you get $219.36 worth of quarters per jar.

I don't think that's going to do it.

 

[deadlyapp]

A quarter is 24.26mm x 1.75mm. So it has a volume of (pi)(r^2)(1.75) = 808.9 cu.mm.

1 cu.mm. is equal to 3.3814 x 10^-5 fl.oz. So the volume of 1 quarter is 3.3814 x 10^-5 times 8.089 x 10^2 = 27.35 x 10^-3 or .02735 fl. oz. 24 fl. oz. divided by that = 877.44 quarters.

Divide that by 4 and you get $219.36 worth of quarters per jar.

I don't think that's going to do it.

A raspberry Pi in 3 years may have enough power for 2018 level computing

 

[whm1974]

A quarter is 24.26mm x 1.75mm. So it has a volume of (pi)(r^2)(1.75) = 808.9 cu.mm.

1 cu.mm. is equal to 3.3814 x 10^-5 fl.oz. So the volume of 1 quarter is 3.3814 x 10^-5 times 8.089 x 10^2 = 27.35 x 10^-3 or .02735 fl. oz. 24 fl. oz. divided by that = 877.44 quarters.

Divide that by 4 and you get $219.36 worth of quarters per jar.

I don't think that's going to do it.

The loose change is in addiction to whatever money I save up as well. $440 would just be extra money.

 

[DietDrThunder]

What kind of computer are you looking for? I've got a barely used Dell laptop with Windows 10 that I bought 18 months ago that you can buy from me for $125 plus shipping. I use my iPad Pro 10.7" for most of my needs, a desktop for other stuff, so I no longer need the laptop.