A month ago I started a part-time job at a restaurant. One night a couple of weeks ago the man from the KH who reads from the study book came in and ordered some buffalo wings to go. We have a daily special wings for 25 cents each. He ordered 6 of them and paid in dimes and nickels. How awful I felt for him. A well respected man of his congregation not being able to pay for wings in dollar bills. I can understand being broke...I have been there done that, but something made me truly sorry for him. I heard him giving a talk just weeks before about college being a form of religion. Now, his own religion keeping him from his full-earning potential. What a shame.
This made me sad
by SuperMommy 3 Replies latest jw friends
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simplesally
If this is truly his situation, then that's sad. But sometimes, I take all my change and dump it in a bowl. When I am low on cash in hand, I dump some into my wallet instead of rolling it and going to the bank. I pay for Happy Meals in quarters or 99 cent burgers with change almost all the time. I don't like having more than $20 in my wallet or I spend it........I try to use my debit card for most things and then check my transactions on line.
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Simon
Hey, I save lose change until I get sick of the pile of it and try and use it up.
It doesn't mean you are skint just because you use shrapnel ! (what we call our lose change). It may mean you use notes too much
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SuperMommy
I just noticed that he didn't pay with any quarters. Most people who are broke or using up change pay in quarters. I have been serving for quite a few years and have never had anyone pay thier tab in dimes and nickels. I save my change up and just before Christmas cash it in for gifts. I really adds up at the end of the year. I rarely use coins to buy anything knowing that my spare change is going towards something.