within my susu box
One time I was walking in Town and the sentimental value of a susu box got me to buy one at GHC 3.00. It was early this year. I did a simple experiment with a susu box; the Ghana equivalent of a piggy bank. It is often made of a square wooden box. I got a susu box on January 8, 2018 and kept it at my desk. Anytime I would transit to work I would drop all my coins into it. Also whenever I bought something during work hours and there was change as coins I would drop the coins into the box.I wasn't very consistent by that wasn't much of a problem.
A week ago, on April 13, 2018 I decided to crack it open and see how many coins I had put in it. I got GHC 74.28 (about $16.29) from the box that day! Coins of every type, 10 pesewas, 20 pesewas, 50 pesewas and 1 cedi coins. Not a fortune but still some good change.
I walked to a trotro station and gave the coins to a trotro mate as change. He gave me paper notes which I then dropped off in a dormant bank account I have. I definitely spent some of it on snacks; hey don't blame me.
Over time I will continue this coin collection in my susu box. Always having some change could come in handy.
If you would like to get a susu box, you can easily get some in town.
Try this and comment on how this goes.
Let me know if you have a personal experience with susu boxes.
PS: Do well to practice little savings and large long term savings plans. You will always be glad you saved.
I always had one as a kid, saving becomes difficult as you grow, but I hope we all try to save.
You reminds me those time when l do same..lets have steem as the new susu box..just make sure you keep powering up and save aome more steem..you get many huge returns from that small tokens you have..share this with your friends and have fun..this is the new internet for Ghana..thanks for this one @michaelaffare
I used to save the coins i have in a "susu box"" but i don't save in it
anymore. It was a great experience when i was saving in it.
Thanks for sharing yours with us. @michaelaffare.