As a child, one of my favourite things to do was to count the money in my Dad’s copper jar. I had a little system going on and I vividly remember putting all the copper into equal piles and then adding them up before transferring them into money bags ready to be paid in to the bank (there was no supermarket machines for this back then).
I also remember the smell on my hands afterwards and my Dad telling me to go wash my hands – sometimes I did, sometimes I went upstairs and just ran the tap pretending to wash them (which took just as long as actually washing them if I recall).
I can tell you now though, if I’d read this little lot as a child then I would definitely have been scrubbing washing my hands EVERY time!
Be warned, these facts may make you look at money differently….
Paper money can carry more germs than your average household toilet!
It’s said that cash can carry the flu virus for up to 17 days!
A recent study in the US showed that a large proportion of paper money was contaminated by Cocaine and other illegal substances!
Cash withdrawn from ATMs can be easily contaminated by the rollers and brushes inside so the germs from one note can be spread quickly and easily!
Scientists believe that a banknote can be home to around 26,000 germs!
Only 20% of people wash their hands after handling money!
We know from history that it was believed that dirty money was responsible for spreading plagues and diseases.
So if anyone wants to rid their life of germs and pass their cash over here then I’ll gladly deal with the germs on their behalf. 😉
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Woah, I had not idea about this! I never wash my hands after handling money, but I will now!
Ha ha! Wonder if it will stop many from hoarding all that money.
Urrgh I hate touching money, I get my boy to wash his hands after he's touched money too! xx
I used to work in a cash office and got laughed at for carrying anti-bac!!
Ewww this made me feel a bit sick….but good to know, thank you!
Yuck! I need to wash my hands now! x
Washing my hands as I speak
Haha I was going to comment that I'm not bothered about the germs so anyone who was feeling uncomfortable could pass their cash to me then you beat me to it at the end of the post!
eurghhh just ermmmm I always make the kids desantisie after playing on penny machines for this reason on holiday
Oh my goodness, even more germy that I thought! Have a strong desire to go and wash my hands LOL. Interesting though, thank you for sharing 🙂
Eww, that is so cringey. I used to love that smell of coins when I used to count my Dads penny jar.
We always try to wash our hands after handling money x
I am obsessed with washing my hands after touching money, glad I am!
Always make the kids wash their hands after handling money as I know it's super dirty. Yuk!!
Now that is why I never carry cash! No in all seriously I hate the smell of copper and coins
Urgh – I worked in bank for a few years and that made me very wary of money and germs. I'm off to wash my hands
I do often wash my hands after handling money (although that isn't always practical). I knew it was bad, but hadn't realised it was quite that bad.
Uugh I need to go and wash my hands after reading that *shivers*
Ooohh…I think I will be washing my hands more after handling money in the future. Eugh…