July and the Found Money Is Piling Up

Whoops! I just checked and I last posted in early April. So sorry! Here it is almost August and I finally decided last night I had to tidy up my coinage so I could claim the table again where I keep my tiny bowl where I put my found money.

So, here we go.

As you can see from the photo, I found two dollar bills plus a bunch of coins since April. In total I found $10.70! Woo hoo!!

That makes $36.52 found so far this year. Love it!

Have you been watching the Olympics? I'm so not a sports fan but for some reason I like to watch the individual events every four years. How about those skateboarders? I find all that stuff fascinating. Like how they make the board jump and then they land on it and keep rolling. Or how when they fall they don't break everything.

How about you? Have you found any money lately? 

Facts About This Found Money

Denomination:  145 pennies, 5 nickels, 35 dimes, 14 quarters, two $1 bills, one Canadian dime

Year:  too many to mess with

U.S. Mint:  same

Condition:  shiny to tarnished

Total Found Money in 2020 to Date:  $36.52

Has Any Bunny Found Any Money Lately?

I have!

Happy Easter (and forgive me for my stupid pun). 

I'm just hanging out today watching Mindhunter on Netflix again. I loved it so much that I decided to watch it again. One reason I wanted to check it out again is because I'm reading the book A Serial Killer's Daughter by Kerri Rawson, the daughter of BTK (Dennis Rader). 

I wanted to rewatch the show to see how they portrayed this serial killer and how it compares to Kerri Rawson's story.  

So, back to found money. Since I last posted, I've found more paper money, which is always a happy event! I found these two dollars on the floor at the grocery store. People were just walking right by them so I scooped them up.

I also found a ton of coins and in total I found $9.09. That brings this year's found money total to a whopping $25.82! Love it!!

In the coins I found a 1948 nickel and several foreign coins. Yay! Love finding the oddball stuff. 

How about you? Have you found any money lately? 

Facts About This Found Money

Denomination:  104 pennies, 13 nickels, 24 dimes, 12 quarters, two $1 bills, several foreign coins

Year:  too many to mess with

U.S. Mint:  same

Condition:  shiny to tarnished

Total Found Money in 2020 to Date:  $25.82

Hello 2021 and Paper Money!

Yes, I've been negligent about posting here on my found money blog, but I haven't been negligent about finding money. And I'm talking coins AND paper money (always a thrill for me to find)!  

Earlier in January I found a one dollar bill at the park, stuck in a bush, low to the ground. I was thrilled!

And I was finding coins here and there, as usual. Mostly in parking lots and drive-through lanes, on the floor of stores, in change trays of vending machines or coin machines. The usual places.

The last week I was walking in a wash (a dry sandy creek bed, unless it rains a lot and then it gets wet but rarely gets running water here in the desert), and I spotted this! Right over there...>

Yes! A ten dollar bill! 

To say I was thrilled is an understatement! It was dirty but fine. I brushed it off and called it good.

I kept finding money but when my cat knocked over the little stacks of coins (again!) this morning, I decided it was time to write a found money blog entry.I had to recount the coins and quickly took a photo. Ends up I've found $16.73 this year so far! Those paper bills really boost the total.

So, how about this crazy weather? I feel lucky to live in the desert about now. Warm all the time (mostly). 

We did get a little snow storm in January, but it lasted about 20 minutes.

Here's the money I've found so far. Oh, and I found a Canadian penny! 

I also got a new rug for my living room. It looks a little like this. My carpet is really stained and I didn't want to pay for it to be ripped up and replaced. I love my new rug!

How about you? Have you found any money yet this year? 

Facts About This Found Money

Denomination:  88 pennies, 14 nickels, 24 dimes, 7 quarters, one $1 bill, one $10 bill

Year:  too many to mess with

U.S. Mint:  same

Condition:  shiny to tarnished

Total Found Money in 2020 to Date:  $16.73

Good Riddance 2020... Hello 2021!

Are you as eager to kick 2020 to the curb as I am? Yep, I thought so.

This year has pretty much sucked with Covid-19 rearing its ugly head and taking so many lives. I'm thrilled we have vaccines, and I hope they can be administered in a more timely manner going forward. PLEASE take the vaccine when you can. Please.

And of course I'm thrilled we will have a new president in less than a month. I'm sick and tired of the idiot occupant of the White House (and anyone who approves of him). Seriously. SICK and TIRED of him and his lies and his hate and his racist ways. I could go on, but nope, life's too short.

Basically, there is an end in sight to the damage he's done. YAY! We can get back on track and have a sane world again.

Since I last posted nearly two months ago, I've found quite a few coins. No bills this time, but that's okay. This time I found $12.22. This closes out 2020 at $64.57. Not bad!

Here is a photo of most of the money I found this time. I took this photo a few days ago and since then, I found a bit more. Today I took a walk and found three cents. I don't care if it's a penny or a dollar, I just love finding money!

I've been watching Bridgerton on Netflix and love it! I've been rationing the eight episodes and will watch one more tonight before I go to bed. If I wanted to stay up till midnight I could finish them all, but I'm an old lady who can barely make it to 10:30 these nights. And that's okay. 

I do sometimes read a little later but not often. I'm reading Elizabeth McCracken's latest book, Bowlaway. It's good -- weird, like most of her books -- but good. What are you reading?

I hope you are doing well and are healthy. Take care of yourself. We're within spitting distance of a new year. That's good. And be sure to look down. You might find some money!

Facts About This Found Money

Denomination:  202 pennies, 17 nickels, 43 dimes, 20 quarters

Year:  too many to mess with

U.S. Mint:  same

Condition:  shiny to tarnished

Total Found Money in 2020 to Date:  $64.57

Biting My Nails Till This Election Is Over

I don't know about you but I am SICK and TIRED of seeing and hearing the election ads and lies and BS. And I'm REALLY sick and tired of the current occupant of the White House. 

He has to go.

I've got my fingers (and toes and eyes) crossed that Biden wins. By a huge, huge, huge margin.

So, enough of that. 

What are we here for? Oh yeah, my found money. It's been almost two months since I last posted here. And in that time I've found $9.15! 

Love, love, love finding money!

As you can see, I found three, count 'em!, three dollar bills! Woo hoo. And I found a whole bunch of coins. I just love to find money!

It's been so dry here, not much rain lately at all. So, I got some of this stuff and it's helping my scaly skin feel a tad more like sand than sandpaper. Not healed but better. A lot better. 

Do you have alligator skin like me? 

I hope you're hanging in there and doing well. Take care and look down. You might find some money!

Facts About This Found Money

Denomination:  60 pennies, 8 nickels, 19 dimes, 13 quarters, 3 $1 bills

Year:  too many to mess with

U.S. Mint:  same

Condition:  shiny to tarnished

Total Found Money in 2020 to Date:  $52.35

Found Money and It's Still Hot

Even though it's September, it's still hot. At least here it is. I'm still getting out walking a lot and this morning found a quarter on my walk! Yay! That's it in the photo, that little round thing in the center.

All told I've found $6.32 since my last post in early August. Not too bad. 

And I found a 1983 Canadian penny! I haven't found much foreign money lately.

I also found a 1948 wheat penny. Love finding those!

And I found a dollar bill on a walk. I was cruising through a wash, minding my own business, careful not to trip over the tree limbs, shrubs, and weeds. Then I saw the scraggly paper bill caught on a weed. 

At first I wasn't sure what it was but it's a buck! It's dirty and torn, but it's still money!

Check out this funny bank. So cute if you need a place to stick the coins you find!

I hope you're hanging in there and doing well. Take care and look down. You might find some money!

Facts About This Found Money

Denomination:  67 pennies, 5 nickels, 23 dimes, 8 quarters, 1 $1 bill

Year:  too many to mess with

U.S. Mint:  same

Condition:  shiny to tarnished

Total Found Money in 2020 to Date:  $43.20

Finding Hot Money on the Ground

Here in Arizona when you find money on the ground in August, it's more than likely hot. Not stolen hot, heat hot. 

That's been the case lately when I pick up coins on the pavement (think parking lots, fast food drive throughs, the street). And I'm finding money right and left. Since the end of June when I last posted I've found $7.49, all in coins. 

I know, you're saying to yourself:  So, that's where all the coins have gone! Not sure what's happening, but maybe people are hoarding currency for the apocalypse. 

Speaking of the pandemic / plague, it's still hovering in most of the US. Don't know about you, but I've been a tad stressed. You? 

I think it's totally normal and to be expected. But I recently was talking to a friend / neighbor I walk with about how I have trouble many nights falling asleep. My mind won't shut off and I've also been known to wake up and not be able to tall back asleep. And not getting enough sleep is not good and does nothing to improve my mood or stress level the next day.

She said she takes magnesium at night. She started taking it for restless leg syndrome, and it worked immediately. I looked up magnesium and saw that when it's taken in the evening, before bedtime, it works to help you calm down to sleep. So, I got some and OMG! The first night I took it (400 mg) I slept well and woke up feeling rested and much calmer than I've been in ages. 

Here's a good one if you want to give magnesium a whorl. 

A doctor told me several years ago that most of us have a magnesium deficiency. I heard him but didn't do much about it. I'm all for doing what I can to improve my health and make myself more comfortable. It sucks being miserable!

I hope you're hanging in there and doing well. Take care and look down. You might find some money!

Facts About This Found Money

Denomination:  66 pennies, 13 nickels, 27 dimes, 15 quarters

Year:  too many to mess with

U.S. Mint:  same

Condition:  shiny to tarnished

Total Found Money in 2020 to Date:  $36.88