Last Found Money of 2017: I Did It! I Did It!

What did I do? Well, what have I been griping about this year? 

Anyone?

Give up?

I found paper money! The other day I was at the grocery store and while walking back to my car I spotted a dollar bill lying in an empty parking space! Woo hoo! Then I walked through a drive-through lane of a fast food place and spotted another one! In one day! Within 5 minutes of each other. 

I was shocked. 

But here's a photo to prove it! I also found 68 cents in change. Woo hoo!

So with this $2.68 that brings my 2017 found money total to $54.58. This is my second best yearly total, so I'm happy.

How about you? Did you keep track of your found money this year? If so, how much did you find?

I'd like to wish you and yours a happy new year. I am hopeful that 2018 will be less stressful. Don't forget to eat your black eyed peas tomorrow for good luck!

Facts About This Found Money

Denomination:  8 pennies, 1 nickel, 3 dimes, 1 quarter, 2 dollar bills

Year:  too many to mess with

U.S. Mint:  same

Condition:  shiny to tarnished

Total Found Money in 2017 to Date:  $54.58

Mid-December Found Money and Murder on the Orient Express and Swagbucks

It's mid-December and I'm finding a few coins here and there while out running errands. Today I found a penny at the Dollar Tree, yesterday 13 cents at the grocery store and in a parking lot. 

By the way, that elusive paper money is no where to be found. Still. None all year. What the heck is up with that!? I keep thinking I'll find a dollar bill one of these days, but no.

But since my last post about a week and a half ago I've found $1.55 in change. It's out there. Are you finding money too!? 

With this money, I'm over the $50 mark for 2017. Not bad. That makes 2017 my second best year for finding money. I have a feeling it won't match 2015 though when I found $100+. Darn.

I went to see Murder on the Orient Express today with a friend. I loved the cinematography. Wow, just gorgeous scenery. Have you seen it? What did you think? And did you figure out whodunit? I didn't! And I'd seen an earlier version years ago. Oh well, that's what happens when you live to be old!

So, I was thinking today when I noticed my Swagbucks total jump when I entered a code that I should share my link with you. Why you ask? Because Swagbucks lets you earn money when you shop and you know how I earn swagbucks? I signed up for the codes and they're emailed to me so I just spend a minute each time and enter the code and get anywhere from 2 or 3 points (cents) up to 10 or 12 points or cents. Those pennies add up. 

And you know, it's a lot like finding money! Then when I hit 500 points, I redeem them for a $5.00 Amazon gift card. Very cool! 

If this sounds good to you, here's my Swagbucks affiliate link. Just sign up and start earning points for yourself. I'll get a little bonus (300 points, I think) if you sign up using my link. I'm at 228 points ($2.28) right now and imagine by the end of the month I'll be at 500. Well, if you sign up, that might be quicker!  :)

But this is not a get rich quick scheme at all, but with all the goofing off I do online, I like the Swagbucks deal because the end result is money!

Facts About This Found Money

Denomination:  15 pennies, 4 dimes, 4 quarters

Year:  too many to mess with

U.S. Mint:  same

Condition:  shiny to tarnished

Total Found Money in 2017 to Date:  $50.37

Found $1.11 and Happy Thanksgiving

Since I last posted, I've found $1.11 in change.

Not terribly exciting but just now, I was out running errands and I went to three stores. In the parking lots, on the floor of stores, and in a change tray of a newspaper vending machine I found 32 cents (2 each of pennies, nickels, and dimes). 

There's a lot of money just lying around out there. Have you found any lately? Please let us know and have a happy Thanksgiving!

Facts About This Found Money

Denomination:  11 pennies, 2 nickels, 4 dimes, 2 quarter

Year:  too many to mess with

U.S. Mint:  same

Condition:  shiny to tarnished

Total Found Money in 2017 to Date:  $47.60

Finding Money: $1.36 This Time

Well, it's been a while since I last posted here but I kept telling myself I'd post when I'd found more money. Since it was literally trickling in a penny or dime at a time, I figured, oh well, just post.

I've found $1.36 since my last post. Yep, that's it. Today I had to run to Walmart because I was out of tissues. And seeing as I have bronchitis and am hacking and coughing and basically miserable, I had to get more tissues.

In fact, I had to get this stuff, too:






But I did find a dime near a check out stand. The highlight. And I'm feeling slightly better, which is good.

Facts About This Found Money
Denomination:  16 pennies, 3 nickels, 8 dimes, 1 quarter
Year:  too many to mess with
U.S. Mint:  same
Condition:  shiny to tarnished
Total Found Money in 2017 to Date:  $46.49

Found Money Totals $1.57 and a Canadian Dime

Since I last posted the end of September, I've found $1.67 in change. I also found a Canadian dime in a change tray of a coin machine.

Yesterday I found a quarter and a dime on the floor by a Starbucks in the grocery store. I found the rest of the money in all the usual places:  parking lots, change trays of coin machines and vending machines, floors of stores. The normal places.

Where do you find money?

And in case you were wondering, I still have found no paper money this year and things are winding down. Will I end the year finding no dollar bills or fives or tens? I sure hope not!

Facts About This Found Money
Denomination:  22 pennies, 1 nickels, 3 dimes, 4 quarters, 1 Canadian dime
Year:  too many to mess with
U.S. Mint:  same
Condition:  shiny to tarnished
Total Found Money in 2017 to Date:  $45.13

A 2 Cent Euro Coin and $4.45 Found

The past few weeks I've found $4.45 and a 2-cent Euro coin. Not bad!

One place I found money was a little surprising. I went to our little government complex to renew my passport and saw a soda vending machine. I check just about every vending machine I walk past so this was no exception. I found 3 quarters! I had to go back the next day and I checked it again. Another 3 quarters! But since then I've gone back and nothing. Oh well.

Have you found any coins or bills lately? How much? Where did you find it? I still haven't found any paper money this year. I'm getting a tad annoyed about that.

I don't usually promote books here but a friend published her first book today! Check out Deidre Glass's novel, The Power of Water if you like fantasy and paranormal romance. I had the pleasure of reading this before it was published. It's good! 



Facts About This Found Money
Denomination:  30 pennies, 4 dimes, 15 quarters, a 2-cent Euro coin
Year:  too many to mess with
U.S. Mint:  same
Condition:  shiny to tarnished
Total Found Money in 2017 to Date:  $39.05

Found Money Around Town

Howdy! It's been a few weeks since I've posted but I've been finding money pretty regularly. Today in fact I found a quarter in a bowling alley parking lot. The other day I found some coins at the dollar store and the grocery store. There is lots of money lying around waiting to be found!

Besides the $2.48 I've found, I found a Canadian 25 cent piece and a 1977 Italian lira 50 cent coin. The lira went out of circulation in 1990 so this was a cool find!

I also saw some elk grazing this weekend. So cool!

Have you found any money recently? Please share your finds with us!

Facts About This Found Money
Denomination:  48 pennies, 7 nickels, 11 dimes, 3 quarters, Canadian 25 cent coin, Italian 50 cent coin
Year:  too many to mess with
U.S. Mint:  same
Condition:  shiny to tarnished
Total Found Money in 2017 to Date:  $9.24

Found Money a Month Later

It looks like time has just slipped away from me. I last posted on February 13 and here it is March 13. Cause or coinky-dink? Do you know what that's from? Well, the first time I heard it was from my kids (way back in the day). They'd heard it on Full House.


Anywho, I found $2.41 in that month, almost as much as I'd found all of this year at last post ($2.70). So with this bit added my grand total for 2017 of found money is a whopping $5.11. Woo hoo!

But that's good. It beats that lousy year I had when I only found $4.91 for the whole year!

There's nothing too special about these coins. but one penny is mangled. In fact a little chunk is missing out of one side. Oh well. 

I found most of this money on floors of stores, in parking lots, the regular places.

Have you found any money lately? Do tell!

Facts About This Found Money
Denomination:  21 pennies, 4 nickels, 10 dimes, 4 quarters
Year:  too many to mess with
U.S. Mint:  same
Condition:  shiny to tarnished
Total Found Money in 2017 to Date:  $5.11

Found Money the End of January

This first month of the new year is about gone. Since my last post, I've found 57 cents. I'm happy with that. Where did I find the coins? The usual places:  parking lots, coin machine trays, floors of stores, you get the idea.

Where have you found money lately? I love hearing about where people find money and the amount they found.

Facts About This Found Money
Denomination:  12 pennies, 1 nickel, 4 dimes
Year:  too many to mess with
U.S. Mint:  same
Condition:  shiny to tarnished
Total Found Money in 2017 to Date:  $1.54

New Year, New Found Money

I'm off to a slow start finding money in 2017, but some is better than none. Right?

So far in January I've found just 97 cents. What about you? Have you found any money this year? I hope so, and I hope it's more than my grand total so far!

Facts About This Found Money
Denomination:  22 pennies, 2 nickels, 4 dimes, 1 quarter
Year:  too many to mess with
U.S. Mint:  same
Condition:  shiny to tarnished
Total Found Money in 2017 to Date:  $.97