Comments on: A Pocket Full of Quarters – Using Coin Operated Machines in Moderation http://www.pfadvice.com/2007/06/12/a-pocket-full-of-quarters-%e2%80%93-using-coin-operated-machines-in-moderation/ Bridging the gap between saving money and investing Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:01:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Katy http://www.pfadvice.com/2007/06/12/a-pocket-full-of-quarters-%e2%80%93-using-coin-operated-machines-in-moderation/#comment-58469 Katy Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:29:34 +0000 http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2007/06/12/101534_a-pocket-full-of-quarters-%e2%80%93-using-coin-operated-machines-in-moderation.html#comment-58469 I am terrible at this - I never put a cent in those things. In fact, my kids don't even know that the rides outside shops 'turn on'. They think they are just fun to sit in - its great for their imagination! ;) (Ths fun may be over with my youngest - he spotted a little boy on his favourite ride recently *and it was moving*. I'm denying all knowledge, but I think he may suspect what the 'letter box' on the side (with the slot for letters ;)) is really for :( I am terrible at this - I never put a cent in those things.
In fact, my kids don’t even know that the rides outside shops ‘turn on’. They think they are just fun to sit in - its great for their imagination! ;)
(Ths fun may be over with my youngest - he spotted a little boy on his favourite ride recently *and it was moving*. I’m denying all knowledge, but I think he may suspect what the ‘letter box’ on the side (with the slot for letters ;)) is really for :(

]]> By: disneysteve http://www.pfadvice.com/2007/06/12/a-pocket-full-of-quarters-%e2%80%93-using-coin-operated-machines-in-moderation/#comment-58118 disneysteve Tue, 12 Jun 2007 14:06:45 +0000 http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2007/06/12/101534_a-pocket-full-of-quarters-%e2%80%93-using-coin-operated-machines-in-moderation.html#comment-58118 I'm one of those who grew up in the arcade era, standing on milk crates to reach the pinball machines and progressing to the early video games and following their evolution, so I've put many a quarter in those machines. I don't think arcades are nearly as big a draw as they were then thanks to GameBoys and PS2s and such, but I've still made sure to expose my daughter to them. We go to the Jersey shore town of Seaside Heights regularly, but more often play the games that reward tickets or tokens that you can save up and redeem for prizes. We've gotten all kinds of things from boxes of candy to stuffed animals to telephones, dishes and pots and pans. I’m one of those who grew up in the arcade era, standing on milk crates to reach the pinball machines and progressing to the early video games and following their evolution, so I’ve put many a quarter in those machines.

I don’t think arcades are nearly as big a draw as they were then thanks to GameBoys and PS2s and such, but I’ve still made sure to expose my daughter to them. We go to the Jersey shore town of Seaside Heights regularly, but more often play the games that reward tickets or tokens that you can save up and redeem for prizes. We’ve gotten all kinds of things from boxes of candy to stuffed animals to telephones, dishes and pots and pans.

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