Just take a guess. It couldn't be that much, right? It's barely a handful.
These are the contents of my yen coin purse.
When you are living on (or daily dealing with) an American military base which is situated in a foreign country, you are constantly using both kinds of currency. I have a wallet which has slots for both paper yen and dollars...but since it only has one coin pouch, I keep a separate yen coin purse to make it easier to manage it all.
The amount of money in the picture is roughly equivalent to $30 American (give or take depending on the yen rate). Ya. That's what I said, too. I knew I was in trouble when I learned that $5 in Japan...is a COIN. Yep. You thought the daily Starbucks run added up? These babies spend like nobody's business. It's like play money.
("Oh, how much is it?...Y500? That's just ONE coin...what a bargain!")
Pretty soon, it's Y500 here, Y500 there...and next thing you know...you're blowing through $30 a day in change on silly stuff.
No wonder we need COLA* here. I'm pretty sure if you were to read the DoD documents regarding justification for our rate here, among the list of things like $4 gallons of gas and $3 apples...you would find $5 coins.
*cost of living allowance
7 comments:
HI Carrie,
I knew you were LO-DID.
Chat soon,
Lisa
I miss the COLA. I like the coins with the holes the best.
niiice blog.
xx
Oh, Carrie,
I have totally thought of doing the same thing. I counted all the change in my Japanese coin purse and realized I had about $35 worth of change in there. Hope you don't mind if I steal your idea and post it on my blog, too!
I love the ones with the holes, too, Kelly! I hear you, Sue...I am going to miss to politeness and common decency of this place the most. Alicia...I love to see others put their own original take on something...so I'd LOVE to see you use this idea on your blog, too...I'll be watching for yours! =^)
I hear you on this! Well, sort of. We deal with Bahamian money, but it's worth the same amount. So, while it doesn't matter what I use here, it does matter in the States. I have to be careful when I travel that I don't leave here with a wallet full of money I can't use. They're money is very cool looking, though. I keep meaning to post a few pics of what the bills look like. They are very colorful!
I enjoyed reading your blog. Keep it that way.
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