I have a stack of $2 bills...

I say save them. And give them to grandkids one day. They won't be worth more than two dollars, but the kids will get a kick out of them.

I teach high school students. A couple of years ago a student showed me one he found tucked in a book from the library. He had no idea it was real - he actually asked me if someone would get into trouble for making fake money that looked so real. Several students had never seen or heard of a $2 bill. I think it would be fun for a young child to get one in a birthday card every year from Grandma.

Does the tooth fairy still come to your house? They are great for that!

Around here, there are two main uses: tooth fairy cash and stripper tips. Truly. It seems that many of the "gentlemen's" clubs give change in $2 bills so that the patrons don't tip the dancers in singles. I learned this from a male coworker.

My dad always goes gives me money in $2 bills because he knows I won't spend them. I've been getting them for years. I have quite a collection.

Or a Slurpee! Oh, that would be so good right now. I haven't had one in years.

I have a $2 bill that my grandma gave me when I first started carrying a purse regularly. She said something like, "Don't spend this. Always keep this $2 bill in your wallet and you'll never be broke."

My grandma passed away when I was a freshman in high school and now at age 43, I still carry that $2 bill in my wallet and smile every time I see it.

I actually had my purse stolen from my car a few years ago and they threw my purse and wallet in a field. When the police found it, my id was in it and somehow they overlooked the compartment that had the $2 bill in it because it was still there. It was tucked next to a business card sized note that I carry around with one of my favorite scriptures. How about that?

Anyway, didn't mean to hi-jack your thread, just wanted to give you an idea of something cool to do with a few of those bills!

I don't understand why you wouldn't spend them. As long as there is no sentimental value or they are not the older/valuable ones there is no reason not to spend them.

We gave 25 to our 15yods on his birthday last year and we certainly didn't think he would save them. I personally think they would be fun to spend, because they would bring a surprise or smile to someone.

Julie

I have one in my purse and maybe this is the reason dh gave it to me and I now still have it 

I have some in an envelope in my change bin. Years ago, many many years ago, my dad told me to never spend my coin money. He encouraged me to start up a coin drawer like he had. It really made me a more careful spender when it came to buying candy bars! I knew that whatever candy I picked was going to basically cost me a whole dollar! I still toss my coins in the drawer even now.

My father would open his coin drawer on my birthday and I was allowed to take a handful for each year of age. The money had to go from his coin drawer to a container on their bed that was decorated for my birthday. Anything that fell out before getting it to the big jar had to be returned to his change drawer.

He never insisted that I don't spend coins, he just encouraged. I had almost all of it from my childhood and my son and I sat and counted it one day. We ended up cashing it in to help pay for one of the drives to Minnesota for his Mayo Clinic cancer treatments. ( long story here, buy basically the ex quit paying any support when our son was diagnosed) I was relieved to have that little stash to be able to use.

I started up another cash drawer that I haven't touched since it was started. I also have a bunch of dollar coins in that drawer too.

I will undoubtedly do the handful of coins when I have grandchildren some day.

So obviously, I vote to keep it for some special, and hopefully good use down the road.

I save them for that special occasion, usually for kids' birthday cards. My dad used to love to give out $2 bills so my son has a stack. I also have a few in my jewelry box that he gave me years ago.

My dad's aunt and uncle, who lived in another state and we never met, sent each of us kids a $2 bill in an individual card every single Christmas. My parents were Foster (and later adoptive) parents and before they adopted my siblings we had a revolving door of temporary placements. They made it a point of calling my Gma and asking her the names of any Foster siblings each Christmas. They were always so suprised and happy to find a card and money was included for them as well. They must have been amazing people!