In addition to always being a broke college student, saving money has always been a big part of her life.  Some of her earliest memories involved scouting for loose change between couch cushions and floors and putting them in her homemade piggybank made from a ‘Kool Aid’ can.  She would use her coins to buy Christmas presents every year for her family.  At six, she had already grown to appreciate the value of even the most underappreciated coin… the penny.   Well, she has grown a lot since then.  No longer is she rinsing out old ‘Kool Aid’ cans to save loose change.  Actually, she has graduated to a plastic coin bank that she once purchased at the Atlanta Coke Museum.  As she has grown, she has realized that there is so much more to saving money than collecting loose change.  Now, she thinks of ‘loose change’ as a metaphor for all those little opportunities that one has in his or her life to save money.    Although she is no financial planner, this value finder is passionate about making her dollar stretch as far as it will go. Pretty much, every aspect of her life is filled with numerous ways to save some money.  So, Lisa has written 21 smart ways and has put them in a clear, concise format for easy reading and user practicality.    Read on and take this opportunity to find your ‘loose change’.