I saved change before DH & I were married. We both continued doing this after we were married. We decided that every few months we would roll it & put it in the bank.
The money kept adding up - probably about $400-$500 per year. We never really talked about what we were going to do with it. I had mentioned taking the
Disney cruise, we talked about new furniture someday, but just kept letting it add up.
Well, one day DH said "Why don't we take our change & join DVC. That way it's not just a one-time vacation or an item that can get tossed out later. We'll be able to enjoy it for over 40 more years". You didn't have to ask me twice. We had over $6000 to put towards our DVC purchase. We continue to save our change & had about another $1000 over the next 15 months to put towards the loan - & finally paid it off with our "change".
We continue to save our change. Every time I put some in the bank, which is about once or twice a month now I tell myself it is more money towards more points!!!
Keep saving the change - it really adds up. In fact - not to get too long winded - but I was at the $ store the other day & my total was $12.05. The cashier asked if I had any change & I said "no", knowing that I had some in my pocket. The gentleman behind me said "here, I have some pennies - those things don't add up to anything anyways"!!! I felt bad taking his 5 pennies when I knew I had some, but I would have been more embarrassed to reach in my pocketfull of change.
As I was walking to my van I was mumbling to myself how "those things do add up & I'll continue saving them even if they are just pennies"!!
If was worth it to have some extra spending money though! 
They are only 5 and 3 but I explained how important it is to save for things we really want like a Disney trip and that we much all work together in order to have a wonderful time on our trip and that means no stealing!!!
