Re:The Day I Bought $15,000 From the US Mint
by Magnin on Thursday December 09, 2010 @05:44PM
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Ok, so buying it and immediately putting it back into the bank is not nice... but what about people who pay cash for everything?
Would it be worth it instead of pulling the cash out of the ATM to instead buy coins every few weeks and spend those? You get the best of both worlds: you get the reward points, and you control your spending by only having a fixed amount on you at any time. Bonus is that you're not going to carry $100 around in $1 coins, so your spend is likely to drop more. (or you have to plan ahead)
I'm sure cashiers wouldn't like you (what, you want to pay for your new computer in 1000 $1 coins?)
Would it be worth it instead of pulling the cash out of the ATM to instead buy coins every few weeks and spend those? You get the best of both worlds: you get the reward points, and you control your spending by only having a fixed amount on you at any time. Bonus is that you're not going to carry $100 around in $1 coins, so your spend is likely to drop more. (or you have to plan ahead)
I'm sure cashiers wouldn't like you (what, you want to pay for your new computer in 1000 $1 coins?)