Thursday, August 27, 2015

Found $6.63 in Five Days

The past five days I've found a whopping $6.63! The clincher was tonight on my walk. I found a five dollar bill in a parking lot! Here's a breakdown of what I found when:

  • Sunday, August 23:  33 cents (8 pennies, 1 quarter)
  • Monday, August 24:  8 cents (3 pennies, 1 nickel)
  • Tuesday, August 25:  29 cents (9 pennies, 2 dimes)
  • Wednesday, August 26:  23 cents (3 pennies, 2 dimes)
  • Thursday, August 27:  $5.70 (5 pennies, 4 dimes, 1 quarter, 1 $5 bill)

I found this money in all of the usual places:  drive through lanes, in the street, on the floor of stores, in parking lots and at gas stations, in change trays at the grocery store, in pay phone change trays, and more.

With this windfall, I've found more than $71 so far this year. Have you had much luck finding money? I sure hope so!

Facts About This Found Money
Denomination:  28 pennies, 1 nickel, 8 dimes, 2 quarters, 1 $5 bill
Year:  too many to mess with
U.S. Mint:  same
Condition:  shiny to tarnished, several are dinged up
Total Found Money in 2015 to Date:  $71.01

Saturday, August 22, 2015

Five Days of Finding Money: $3.21

In the past five days I've found a nice little chunk of change:  $3.21!

Here's what and when:

  • Tuesday, August 18:  37 cents (12 pennies, 1 quarter)
  • Wednesday, August 19:  33 cents (3 pennies, 3 dimes)
  • Thursday, August 20:  $1.63 (8 pennies, 3 dimes, 1 quarter, a dollar bill!)
  • Friday, August 21:  23 cents (3 pennies, 2 dimes)
  • Saturday, August 22:  66 cents (5 pennies, 1 dime, 2 quarters)

I found this money all over the place:  in the street, on the floor of stores, in parking lots and at gas stations, in change trays at the grocery store, in pay phone change trays, and more.

I love finding money! I can't believe I've found more than $65 so far this year. How about you?

Facts About This Found Money
Denomination:  31 pennies, 9 dimes, 4 quarters, 1 dollar bill
Year:  too many to mess with
U.S. Mint:  same
Condition:  shiny to tarnished, several are dinged up
Total Found Money in 2015 to Date:  $65.31


Monday, August 17, 2015

Six Days, $1.12 Found -- Found Money Blog

Over the past six days I found $1.12. Here's the breakdown:

  • Wednesday, August 12:  13 cents (3 pennies, 1 dime)
  • Thursday, August 13:  49 cents (4 pennies, 2 dimes, 1 quarter)
  • Saturday, August 15:  8 cents (8 pennies)
  • Monday, August 17:  43 cents (23 pennies, 2 dimes)

Ta da! Have you found any money lately?

Facts About This Found Money
Denomination:  38 pennies, 5 dimes, 1 quarter
Year:  too many to mess with
U.S. Mint:  same
Condition:  shiny to tarnished, several are dinged up
Total Found Money in 2015 to Date:  $62.10

Tuesday, August 11, 2015

3 Days, 27 Cents

The past three days have been okay as far as finding money goes. Not great, but okay. 

Sunday I found 15 cents (10 pennies and a nickel) plus a 5 cent Euro coin! As usual, I won't count the Euro in my found money total.

Monday I found just 4 pennies.

Today I found 3 pennies and a nickel.

I found this money at a gas station, a car wash, parking lots, in the street, and on the floor of a store.

Have you found any money lately? Please share your tales of found money with us!

Facts About This Found Money
Denomination:  17 pennies, 2 nickels, 1 Euro coin
Year:  too many to mess with
U.S. Mint:  same
Condition:  shiny to tarnished, several are dinged up
Total Found Money in 2015 to Date:  $60.98


Saturday, August 8, 2015

Found Money Blog: 3 Days, $1.30 Found

Over the last 3 days I've found a bunch of coins. Here's what and when:

  • Thursday, August 6:  73 cents
  • Friday, August 7:  11 cents
  • Saturday, August 8:  46 cents

Coins of note include a penny that was stuck in the tar in a parking lot. I used my car key to pry it free. Of course one side of it has a big glob of tar on it, but it's good enough for my found money jar!

This $1.30 pushes my 2015 found money total over the $60 mark for the year! Woo hoo!!!

Check out this cool bank. It has three compartments:  spend, save, share. I love this idea for kids (and adults) to divvy up that money appropriately.




Facts About This Found Money
Denomination:  20 pennies, 6 dimes, 2 quarters
Year:  too many to mess with
U.S. Mint:  same
Condition:  shiny to tarnished, several are dinged up
Total Found Money in 2015 to Date:  $60.71

Wednesday, August 5, 2015

Found Money: $1.23 in 5 Days

The past 5 days I've found $1.23 in coins:

Saturday, August 1:  51 cents
Sunday, August 2:  38 cents
Monday, August 3:  16 cents
Tuesday, August 4:  5 cents
Wednesday, August 5:  13 cents

I found this money in the usual places:  grocery store floor, in the street, at a gas station, in a drive through lane. I just love finding money!
Facts About This Found Money
Denomination:  28 pennies, 2 nickels, 6 dimes, 1 quarter
Year:  too many to mess with
U.S. Mint:  same
Condition:  shiny to tarnished, several are dinged up
Total Found Money in 2015 to Date:  $59.41

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