Fresh and Easy and a Penny in the Street

Found a penny in the change tray at Fresh and Easy. Went home. Ate lunch. Rode my half-flat bike tires to Bike Barn. Got them full of air. Rode home. Found a penny in the street.

Yay!

This Found Money FACTS:
Denomination:  2 pennies
Year:  1985, 1994
U.S. Mint:  no mark, D
Condition:  Dark, shiny
How much found money to date:  $.10  in 2011

6 cents at the Safeway

Yesterday I found a nickel under a display stand of shampoo and a penny on the floor at Safeway. I also saw another penny but a checker dude was standing on so I left it there.

This Found Money FACTS:
Denomination:  nickel and penny
Year:  2006, 1980
U.S. Mint:  D, no mark
Condition:  Worn but good shape
How much found money to date:  $.08  in 2011

Found a Penny at Fresh and Easy

Today I went to volunteer. Read a couple of files in a criminal justice book then I went to Fresh and Easy to see what deals they had. As I was leaving Fresh and Easy, I found a penny on the floor. Woo hoo!

This Found Money FACTS:
Denomination:  penny
Year:  1988
U.S. Mint:  no mark
Condition:  Shiny with some nice patina
How much found money to date:  $.02  in 2011

It's Lemon Time Again and a Found Penny!

First, a recap of 2010's Found Money:

TOTAL FOUND MONEY:  I found $10.68 in 2010. This is less than what I thought I'd find, but never having tracked my found money before, maybe it's a lot more than I normally find. Who knows. I guess I'll continue since it is fun to keep track of these little windfalls or not so little windfalls, like the pile of coins I found in September.

TYPE OF FOUND MONEY:  I think it's interesting that I didn't find any paper money all year. Let's hope 2011 is the year of found PAPER money! And lots of it for all of us!

FIRST FOUND MONEY OF 2011:

The lemons are ready again. I still haven't gotten used to Arizona. It's January and the lemons are ripe. We had some really cold weather over the New Year's weekend. The temperature was below freezing for at least three nights, but my friends Barbara and Les gave me lemons they'd picked from her mom's trees. She said they had to be careful not to disturb the hummingbird nest in one tree. I'd love to see a baby hummingbird!

So, on my way to her house, I found a penny in the driveway. Let the games begin!


This Found Money FACTS:
Denomination: 1 penny
Condition:  worn with a gouge
How many coins/bills found to date: a lot, lost count with the jackpot
How much found money to date:  $10.69 (total for 2011:  1 cent)

Two more pennies at Fresh and Easy

Today I ran into Fresh and Easy. Found two pennies in the coin tray at checkout! Yay!

This Found Money FACTS:
Denomination: 2 pennies
Year: 2001, 1973
U.S. Mint:  Denver, no mark
Condition:  worn
How many coins/bills found to date: a lot, lost count with the jackpot
How much found money to date:  $10.68

Late Night Trip to the Grocery Store -- A penny lurks

I was headed home last night from my son's house where I'd enjoyed time with two of my grandkids. We played several games of Wits and Wagers Family (fun, fun, fun!), made some Christmas candy (licked the bowl is more like it!), and generally had a great time!

Oh, and I need to announce my son's new Website, ParkGrades.com. Here is the blurb from his site:

ParkGrades.com offers the largest, most accurate directory of city parks in the United States! We're adding beaches and museums, too! The need for a site like ParkGrades is clear to any parent of young children. Ask a given parent about parks near them, and you'll have a good idea of what's out there. But ask that same parent if they know which park they'd recommend across town, across state, or across the country -- there's no great way to find that out! Until now.

Check it out! This weekend (and through Christmas Eve), they're giving away a prize a day. Just register, review a park or two, and sit back waiting to win! And enjoy a park if the weather permits.

I've been having a hankering for tacos so I stopped at Safeway to buy some ground beef and found a penny on the floor when I was checking out. Yay!

And today I ran out to run some errands, do some last minute shopping. I went to the Borders at the fancy schmanzy Biltmore Fashion Park (oh brother) and found a grungy penny on the brick walkway. Good enough for my found penny jar!

 Okay, went to Walmart and found 4 more pennies!

Are you ready for Christmas?

This Found Money FACTS:
Denomination: 6 pennies
Year: 2003, 1989, and 4 others
U.S. Mint:  both Denver
Condition:  dirty, never stopped me before; very dirty, grungy
How many coins/bills found to date: a lot, lost count with the jackpot
How much found money to date:  $10.66

Found Another Penny at the Dollar Tree

Why can't I find a dollar at the Dollar Tree? Oh well. I'll take this penny.

What crap, er, treasures did I find this trip to the dollar store:

• bubble bath
• wrapping paper
• a small milk carton of Whoppers
• a jar of marinated mushrooms
• a picture dictionary
• to name a few...

This Found Money FACTS:
Denomination: 1 penny
Year: 2002
U.S. Mint:  Denver
Condition:  shiny
How many coins/bills found to date: a lot, lost count with the jackpot
How much found money to date:  $10.60