Reuse Household Items for Storage and for Piggy Banks
Intro: Reuse baby wipes containers, plastic jars and glass jars for
storage and your coins.
It is easy to find containers for saving money, holding hair
accessories, school supplies and food items around your home. Some containers
can be reused so that you can save money in more than one way and to practice
green living.
Make Your Own Piggy Bank
Be encouraged to save both bills and coins because the quantity adds up
over time. Dollar bills can be saved for bus fare, and quarters can be saved
for laundry. Of course, the money saved in the containers can be deposited into
a savings account, and that is additional savings.
The main thing with reusing jars or cans for piggy banks is to clean
the container thoroughly and let it dry. Also be sure to use containers that
coins or a folded dollar can fit in and also be removed safely. I use a variety
of containers that consist of metal, glass or plastic. The containers are a variety
of eight-ounce apple cider bottles and plastic jars with covers that can screw
off.
- Plastic Piggy Banks: I like using the plastic Koolaid canisters, and I slit a hole in the cover for ease of adding the coins. Baby wipe containers with the pop-up lid can also be used as a piggy bank.
- Metal Piggy Banks: I also use metal containers like a Milo can that has a flat push-on metal cover. With a knife, carefully jot a hole that is big enough to fit a folded dollar at the original bottom of the can. This will now become the top of the can where the money can be pushed in. What was the top with the metal cover will be the bottom of the piggy bank where money can be taken out when needed.
Reusing Jars and Other Containers for Food Storage
Plastic and glass containers that can be reused to store dried foods
like rice, macaroni, flour, cornmeal and so on. The same rule applies to wash
the containers properly and ensure that they are properly dried before adding
food items for storage.
Lisa Devoto in her article, "Reusing Used Household Items
for Sustainable Living", shares that "Glass jars are
perfect for storing soup, sauces, dry baking ingredients, candy, and dry pasta
or rice." I use the Ovaltine plastic or glass bottles to store my dried
food items. Glass jars are good for storing homemade preserves once the covers
can be closed tightly. These jars, however, must also be thoroughly washed and dried
before adding the preserves.
Reuse Baby Wipes Holders for Storage
I find large baby wipes containers that usually hold 64-72 wipes to be
very useful. Parents can reuse by purchasing the refill packages. After your
baby no longer needs baby wipes, the containers can be used for storing
pencils, pens and hair accessories. This is another container that should be
cleaned so that any residue from the wipes does not remain to damage the items
to be stored.
I have also used wipes containers for holding other little
miscellaneous items like batteries and cellular phone accessories. I also find
them useful for storing costume jewelry, especially the heavy bracelets and
long necklaces.
We have different containers in our homes that we can reuse such as
glass jars, plastic food containers and baby wipes holders. Reusing items not
only saves money, but it also helps for a greener lifestyle. You can save more
by finding containers that you can use as piggy banks to save coins and dollar bills
making recycling and reusing - a win-win situation.
