About a month ago I hit my $1000 goal of saving 1’s and change for vacation spending next week. So I had taken $880, all in 1’s, to the bank yesterday to deposit for vacation. I walk up to the teller and say I have a deposit to make then pull out a plastic bag from my purse. Oh my was her reply.
She asked me to assist her in opening all the envelopes and removing the cash from them so she can take it to the money counting machine and process my deposit. I helped her. We chatted.
Her: So why are they individually packaged?
Me: Because I separated them into $40 each.
Her: Is this fundraiser money?
Me: No, vacation savings. I haven’t spent my 1’s or change in almost a year.
Her: What a great job and it paid off!
We then chatted quickly about our upcoming vacation. She took all the money to the counting maching and then came back to process my deposit. When I was leaving it occured to me that she immediately assumed it was all fund raiser money. Either I look real mom’ish or so far from being the stripper sterotype. I think I’m offended. lol
Dammit. When she asked if it was fundraising money I should’ve told her No, tips from pole dancing.

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June 26, 2008 at 9:16am
Lisa
Damn Cece… You are too much!! You should’ve messed with her head and said that..LOL..
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June 26, 2008 at 9:48am
Ang
LMAO! I hate it when I think of a great comeback AFTER the opportunity!
June 26, 2008 at 10:23am
Jay
LOL … $880 bucks in singles? Yeah, it’s time to hit the strip clubs! haha
June 26, 2008 at 11:05am
Beej
I used to play my guitar in the street for money. On Monday mornings I’d roll up to the bank with a canvas bag filled with change. The tellers would cringe when they saw me walk into the bank. LOL
June 26, 2008 at 11:13am
bittersweet confusion
I never give up an opportunity to suggest I’m a product of the pole… LOL…
But if it were the other way around… I think I would have been insulted too… double edged sword I tell ya!!!
June 26, 2008 at 11:58am
Heidi
The money was too organized to be from pole dancing. It would have had to be all wrinkled and bunched up for that LOL
June 26, 2008 at 12:19pm
Cece
Lisa, OMG thank you! I will totally get to it this weekend, I promise. I’m honored.
Ang, I’m not as quick whitted as I use to be. Darnit.
Jay, lets go! I’ll buy the first round of drinks & lap dances!
Beej, that is too funny! I can just see the tellers now.
BitterSweet, total double edge sword. I’m sure she talked about me on my way out, though.
Heidi, THAT’S IT! OMG that is totally it! Ok, I’ve got about $160 saved up, the same way, for our Disneyland passes. Come August when its time to cash in I’m TOTALLY crumpling the bills & bringing them to the bank in an empty mayonaise jar! LMAO
June 26, 2008 at 1:11pm
Lael
LOL,you can do that next time!!
June 26, 2008 at 1:23pm
Shar
That’s awesome! You totally should have messed with her. Next time pull the ones out of your shirt.
June 26, 2008 at 4:13pm
Karen
LOL. I thought you were going to say she called you a stripper. But she went to the other end of the spectrum. My friend is a bartender and he deposits hundreds of singles at time too.
June 26, 2008 at 5:00pm
Mrs. Schmitty
Don’t you hate when you think of something witty after the fact?
June 26, 2008 at 7:12pm
Diva's thoughts
Hahahaha! You are so crazy. lol Great job on saving all that money. I think I would have been offended to probably. lol
June 26, 2008 at 7:44pm
Carrie
LOL. You little pole dancer you!
I always bust big bills too and end up with a purse full of $1. I always wonder why people stare at me when I pay with a fist full of 1s.
June 26, 2008 at 8:58pm
Cece
Karen, its probably a good thing she didn’t call me a stripper. My head would’ve been too big to fit in the car door afterwards.
Mrs. Shmitty, I must be so mom’ish because my come-backs are cleaner and slower. Darnit.
Diva, I think the offense hit me harder because I’m about to turn 35. Oy.
Carrie, between you & I, I do some secret pole dancing. I just don’t get paid for it. lol
June 26, 2008 at 10:12pm
chelle
Hey Pole Dancer Girl…hehe You so should have said that to her!! lol
Congrats on saving that way. I should take a page from your book!!
Love the new blog look! Very pretty
June 26, 2008 at 10:55pm
Slick
With your HO-ness, I would’ve assumed you were a stripper.
Props to the teller for being a professional when faced with such a dilemma
June 27, 2008 at 7:13am
Sue
I love Shar’s suggestion of pulling them out of your shirt next time. Too funny. I bet that would get a look.
June 27, 2008 at 7:50am
Harumi Kyoto
Funny. Exactly something I would have said. I don’t care.
June 29, 2008 at 7:49am
Ann
HAAAAAAA! Yeah, just strippin my way to vacation one dollar at a time….that woulda been hilarious!!!