Farns, I do the same thing except mine is a 5 gallon plastic water jug. Mine is currently now about halfway filled with coins and bills. I raid it every once in a while for quarters, sionce we have to pay for laundry. But the last time I completely emptied the jar was in February 2004, and I rolled at that time over $750.00, and I ran out of time to finish the pennies. I would have to say if I could have finished what I had left, I probably had another $50.00 in pennies. But that money jar took my husband and I to Texas and back. It basically took care of all the expenses there and back. The only thing we didn't use it for was goodies.