Is 10 cents worth keeping?

What would you do if you see a 10 cent coin on the road? Would you pick it up or ignore it? Some would say 'finder's keepers', 'not mine', or may be embarrassed if seen picking up the 10 cent coin..as if you don't have money anymore or being greedy kiasu...or even seen like a beggar.

Well, for a fact, a 10 cent coin is still a legal tender. This 10 cent coin may some day help you out in times of emergency. Emergency? How can that be?

For those who don't like to carry coins, take this scenario as an example: you are at a shopping mall, suddenly you need to make a phone call and your handphone went dead. You turned desperado when you have no coins in your purse...all notes and credit cards only! Ahaaa...suddenly, while searching for other alternatives ...you saw a 10 cent coin on the ground. You are shy to pick up but yet the temptation from the 10 cent coin's looks is talking to you as if asking you to pick it up! You need me! Yeahhh surely you will put aside your pride and in a quicky dash pick up the coin to make a phone call on the public phone. Hmmmm now now now...still have kah the coin public phone? I thought all now use phone cards baah?? Well, I am sure there are still a few ones left...aren't there?

Anyway, if you don't use it for phone calls, you can still save every 10 cents coins that you have at the end of your day or shopping trips - in your cute or techno piggy bank. There's a Malay saying 'sikit-sikit, lama-lama jadi bukit' - literally translated, it means 'bit by bit, soon it will be a lot' hehehee...

Imagine this, if you save an average of three 10 cent coins each day - that will be 30 cents, by the end of the month you will have $9.00 worth of 10 cent coins...err I hope my Maths is correct..lols...in a year will be about $108.00. Can go Miri already hahaha...This amount is just an addition to whatever amount you have put aside for savings and this amount will some day come handy for you too...like when you are broke towards end of the month. That $9.00 or $108.00 will help you to buy petrol, nasi katok or cup of coffee...or you can even help out any family or friends that need some extra cash :)

If you don't use it, then keep saving that 10 cent coins and you may end up being richer by hundreds if not thousands of dollars. Recently, I gave this tip to a blogger and I am glad she appreciated it :) ..if you save more than 30 cents a day, you will definitely end up saving a large amount of $$$. You can even teach young children to save this way...let them learn the hard way. It will give them a sense of responsibilty and they will learn not to take for granted by being spoilbrats in getting easy money for their pocket money...

And if you are already rich as a result of saving 10 cent coins, don't forget to belanja (treat) me OK! lols :D