A little change in the world

We've got an old water bottle that we hid away this summer, plunking in change whenever we had it. I dropped in bits of cash from various projects and the kids donated some of their own savings (A. stuck in $10 and kept only $2 for herself). Money from returning cans went in there. Little by little it was stashed away. We finally got around to counting it a few days ago and to our surprise, we'd manage to tuck nearly $400 into that jar. It's been a great lesson for all of us... a little savings (that doesn't even hurt at the time) can really add up.