Bought a $40 cash counting tray after using my calculator all wrong.

I was off by $120 on my register drawer at my cafe in Portland because I kept mixing up coins. That tray with the color coded slots fixed it in one shift. Anyone else found a cheap tool that saves you from embarrassing math mistakes?

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thomas_sanchez3d ago

You got a buddy named Mike who runs a little bike repair shop? He kept shorting himself on cash until he finally bought one of those coin sorter jars that separates as you drop in. He told me he was losing like fifty bucks a week just from grabbing the wrong handful of quarters. Now he just dumps his pocket change in at the end of the day and it comes out perfect. Dude said it was the best ten bucks he ever spent.

emmam893d ago

Nah, he's just careless with money. That jar won't fix bad habits.

hannah3203d agoMost Upvoted

My friend Tom used to run a taco cart and he was off by like $80 one night because he tried to count coins by feel in the dark. He bought one of those jars that sorts as you drop them in and now he just laughs about it. Honestly some people act like you need to be a genius to count money but really you just need slightly better tools and a brain that isn't fried from making coffee all day. That tray sounds like a lifesaver honestly especially since Portland weather makes your hands all clammy and coins stick together.