Snappy newsletters. Simple Facebook sharing. Spirited comments. Sweet features are waiting… GET THEM NOW!

Couple Pays Off Mortgage in Pennies

Massachusetts man had been saving them for 35 years

By the Associated Press

Posted Jul 6, 2012 12:06 PM CDT

(AP) – A man who pledged for decades to make the last mortgage payment on his home with pennies has made good on his promise. After warning his bank, Thomas Daigle of Milford, Mass., dropped off about 62,000 pennies weighing 800 pounds in two boxes for the final payment on the home he and his wife, Sandra, bought in 1977. He tells the Milford Daily News he just wanted to make his last payment on April 24 "memorable." Daigle had been saving the pennies for years.

They can add up.
They can add up.   (Shutterstock)
« Prev« Prev | Next »Next » Slideshow
My TakeCLICK BELOW TO VOTE
63%
1%
1%
29%
1%
5%
To report an error on this story, notify our editors.
COMMENTS
Showing 3 of 12 comments
daniellehadden
Jul 7, 2012 11:31 PM CDT
Want to refinance your mortgage to a new lower interest rate? You should - the money you save could be so significant even with 1 or 2% reducation check 123 Refinance and learn how refinance can affect you.
Xisiuizado
Jul 7, 2012 3:42 PM CDT
Awesome!
Tology
Jul 7, 2012 6:11 AM CDT
I was always told to watch your pennies, the dollars are big enough to take care of themselves.

Copyright 2013 Newser, LLC. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. AP contributed to this report.

 

NEWS FROM OUR PARTNERS
Other Sites We Like:   24/7 Wall St.   |   BuzzFeed   |   Cracked   |   Timelines   |   POPSUGAR Tech   |   Business Insider   |   HuffPost Entertainment   |   NewsOne