Good Idea #3: Save Five Dollars

This is actually the good idea that inspired me to start this blog.  It's that good.  I read a short article in a magazine about a woman who had saved upwards of $1,200 in just a few months just by saving $5 bills.  She just spent cash as usual, but every time she receive a $5 bill in change, she set it aside.  When her jar of $5's got full, she deposited them in a high-yield savings account and watched them grow.  It's that easy.  Of course you could do this with $1 bills for lighter saving or $10 bills for more aggressive saving.  I've been saving pocket change for years and am always surprised by how much a jar of change adds up to.  But $5 seems like just the perfect amount to save; you won't really miss it and it will add up fast.  Happy saving!