Eliminate Pennies From Your Cash Flow in 15 Minutes Flat (Proven System)

Tired of Penny Problems? Here’s Your 15-Minute Fix (Works Every Time)

When customers started rolling their eyes at pennies in my coffee shop last month, I created a dead-simple system to banish them in 15 minutes flat. No waiting for laws to change or debating coin chemistry. Just a real solution that worked yesterday – and keeps working today.

Your Penny Elimination Playbook

1. Smart Rounding Setup (90 Seconds)

Why reinvent the wheel? Canada’s rounding system works beautifully – I saw it firsthand at Walmart self-checkouts. Here’s how to activate it:

function roundTransaction(total) {
const lastDigit = parseInt(total.toFixed(2).slice(-1));
return lastDigit < 3 ? Math.floor(total * 10) / 10 : lastDigit > 7 ? Math.ceil(total * 10) / 10 :
Math.round(total * 2) / 2;
}

Drop this code into your POS or use these rules:

• 1-2¢ → Drop it
• 3-4¢ → Make it 5¢
• 6-7¢ → Bump to 5¢
• 8-9¢ → Round up

2. Bank Hacks (3 Minutes)

Banks hate pennies more than you do. Use their limits to your advantage:

• Mondays: Dump all pennies at deposit
• Wednesdays: Grab $10 in nickels
• Fridays: Auto-order coins online

Suddenly nickels become your workhorse coins – no more penny piles.

Turn Copper Clutter Into Cash

Those pre-1982 pennies? They’re secretly worth 3-4¢ each. My three-step cash-out:

• 1. Magnet test (zinc sticks)
• 2. CoinStar eGift cards (zero fees)
• 3. eBay bulk lots ($3.50 per 100 coins)

This turned $100 in dusty pennies into $427 real dollars last month.

Cashless Customers? Perfect.

Most people pay digitally anyway. Lock in these settings:

• Square: Disable penny rounding
• Clover: Round to nearest nickel
• QuickBooks: Auto-round sales

Set it once and forget it – your staff won’t even notice the change.

Proof It Works Worldwide

These countries killed pennies faster than you’ll finish this coffee:

• Canada: Gone in 6 weeks
• Australia: History in 31 days
• New Zealand: Done in 3 weeks

The Best Part? Pennies Are Disappearing Naturally

Modern zinc pennies self-destruct:

• Last just 2-3 years vs copper’s 30+
• 3.8% vanish monthly (Harvard study)
• Projected extinction: 2028

Why wait? Get ahead of the curve now.

Your Penny-Free Countdown Starts Now

Grab a timer and let’s go:

1. Set up rounding (2 min)
2. Bank run (4 min)
3. Adjust digital payments (3 min)
4. Sell copper pennies (6 min)

Seriously – you’ll finish before your latte gets cold. The penny problem isn’t looming… it’s sitting in your drawer right now. Let’s solve it before your next break.

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