id: 05320529 dt: j an: 2008e.00470 au: Short, Ian ti: How much money do you need? so: Math. Spectrum 40, No. 2, 67-72 (2008). py: 2007 pu: Applied Probability Trust c/o School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Sheffield, Sheffield la: EN cc: N70 ut: discrete optimization ci: li: ab: Summary: We examine strategies for paying for shopping that minimize the number of coins and notes in your pocket. rv: