I was on board the jeep going to UN Avenue from Divisoria, when another passenger, a female college student, gave a 100 pesos bill to the driver as payment for the transpo. The driver then told the passenger if she had smaller bills. Because she had no smaller bills, she just gave the driver some 1 peso coins, some several 5 centavo and 10 centavo coins. But the driver got mad and just threw away the 5 centavo and 10 centavo coins, saying those coins are really practically no value in the market anyway.
This situation got me to thinking. Do you still keep the 5 centavo and 10 centavo coins? Isn’t this a bad money habit as said by chief tonio that “you wouldn’t be a millionaire if you lack 5 centavos even if you have 999,999.95 pesos” ?
Tags: 5 centavo - 10 centavo coins, finances, money habits
bro nasa bulsa nalang parati ng bag ko pag may nag bibigay sa akin ng sukli na centavos, pero iniisip ko kung kailan yung huling ginamit ko ang centavos na yun… sa sobrang tagal di ko na alam kung kailan :(
@brainv thanks for your comment! ako hindi ko rin alam kung kailangan na ba mag-retire na ng 5 – 10 centavos.
The only shops that still give 5-10 centavo coins are department stores, National and Mercury drug. Which can be annoying at times.
I know every centavo should count for something, pero most people will not take you seriously if you give them 5-10 centavo coins.
The only place I know that readily accepts the coins are the MRT and LRT stations. :D
Great article! :D