🪙 Generational Change in a Pennyless World
For some, the penny was a first lesson in value. Dropped into piggy banks. Pressed into palms at checkout counters. Saved, counted, traded—for gum, for stamps, for dignity. For others, it’s already a relic. A coin they’ve never used. A phrase they’ve only heard in stories. The pending disappearance of the penny marks more than an economic shift. It marks a generational divide in how we understand worth, thrift, and memory. Older generations remember the sound of coins on a counter. Younger ones tap a screen and round to the nearest dollar. One group learned to stretch. The other learns to swipe. But somewhere in between, there’s a bridge. A moment where memory meets metaphor. Where the smallest coin becomes a symbol of what we once carried—and what we still pass on. a post inspired by the forthcoming book, No Pennies to Pinch (Franklin) See related posts HERE . Watch for precerpts (book excerpts prior to publication) of No Pennies to Pinch...