It's 2023? Nobody Told Me!

Just kidding. I know it's 2023, but early this year I got a new laptop. My blog info was open on a tab on my old laptop, and even though I've thought about it many times, I just didn't get around to figuring out the blog link on the new computer till today. Even then I fired up the old laptop to find it. I knew that would be easiest.

And there it was. 

And here it is now since I emailed the link to myself. So, I'm on my new laptop writing this because the old computer is just so foreign to me now. Isn't that funny how that happens? We freak out about change then to consider changing back isn't comfortable either. Oh well.

But enough of that. I have actually found quite a bit of moolah this year. Let me see how much.

Okay, I'm back. I had to count it.

 So far this year I've found $20.32 US. Yippee! I also found 3 foreign coins:  2 Mexican $2 coins and an Israeli 10 cent coin (a shekel?). I don't remember where I found it but I'm pretty sure it's the first coin I've found from Israel. I know I found it before the madness began there. So very very sad. 

I've been reading the latest Ann Cleeves' book, The Raging Storm. It's good, like her others, but it's taking me F-O-R-E-V-E-R to finish it. In fact, I only have about 30 pages left and I think when I hit publish here, I'm going to grab it and read whodunit. I really don't know who it is. 

So, what about you? What are you reading? And more importantly, have you found any money this year?

Facts About This Found Money

Denomination:  127 pennies, 7 nickels, 37 dimes, 20 quarters, 1 $10 bill, and 2 Mexican coins and 1 Israeli coin 

Year:  too many to mess with

U.S. Mint:  same

Condition:  shiny to tarnished

Total Found Money in 2023 to Date:  $20.32

Still Finding Money

Well, not much going on around here, but I took the time to count my found money the other day so here goes.

Since I last posted I've found $4.80 plus three foreign coins:  a Bahamas 25 cent coin and two Mexican $1 coins.

I just finished (like 5 minutes ago) reading Selma Blair's memoir. It was good and painful, I suppose just like life. 

So, what about you? Found any money lately?

Facts About This Found Money

Denomination:  65 pennies, 11 nickels, 16 dimes, 8 quarters, and 3 foreign coins (1 Bahamas and 2 Mexican coins) 

Year:  too many to mess with

U.S. Mint:  same

Condition:  shiny to tarnished

Total Found Money in 2022 to Date:  $25.69

Found a Mess of Dollar Bills!

I know it's been awhile since I last posted (2 months to the day), and that's normal for me. So no biggie. Right? 

My one big find in these past 2 months was one day when I was walking into a store. I was in the parking lot, almost to the doors of the store. On the pavement, I noticed a white envelope, like you get from a bank or credit when you withdraw cash. So... I scooped it up. 

I was actually excited thinking it might be full of big bills, and lots of them! And my mind next went to:  "Well, I'm sorry if someone lost this if it has lots of cash inside. What would I do then?"

I looked inside, and it had six bills inside, which isn't bad. But they were all dollar bills. So, that's okay. I wasn't worried about someone losing that amount of money and immediately thought, "Okay, I can keep this money without much worry about who lost it."

I mean, sure, if someone really needed it, that would be sad, but it's not as sad as if they lost $120 (if the 6 bills had all been twenties and not ones). 

Anyway, I got over all that right quick and felt lucky! 

In addition to the $6 I found, I found quite a bit of change:  $3.80 worth! That makes $9.80 I found in 2 months. And that's a lot to me in that amount of time. 

Oh, and I found a Mexican coin. Yay! Love finding foreign coins. 

I'm gearing up to make some found object robots and will be using a rotary tool to help me out. We'll see how it goes. 

So, what about you? Found any money lately?

Facts About This Found Money

Denomination:  55 pennies, 7 nickels, 14 dimes, 6 quarters, 6 dollar bills, and 1 foreign coin (1 Mexican coin ) 

Year:  too many to mess with

U.S. Mint:  same

Condition:  shiny to tarnished

Total Found Money in 2022 to Date:  $20.89

Found a Dollar Bill and a Whole Lotta Change

So, it's been forever and a day since I last posted here. I've been finding money; that's not the problem. I'm just busy, I guess (finding money! and doing other stuff).

Since I last posted I've found US money and some foreign coins and some tokens! Yay! In total I found $5.38 since I last posted. See the breakdown of what I found below.

My little ceramic bowl shown over there was full to the brim, so I knew it was time to post.

Oh! I recently got some of these wonderful shoes. Since I have bunions, many many shoes don't fit right. They pinch and press against my bunions. These don't! They're wonderful!!!

So, what about you? Found any money lately?

Facts About This Found Money

Denomination:  93 pennies, 4 nickels, 15 dimes, 7 quarters, 1 dollar bill, and 3 foreign coins (2 Mexican coins and 1 Canadian penny) and 3 tokens

Year:  too many to mess with

U.S. Mint:  same

Condition:  shiny to tarnished

Total Found Money in 2022 to Date:  $11.09

Rounding out the Fall with a Windfall

So. I just keep finding money. 

Just today I found a coin at the post office. I saw a little circle propped up against the wall in front of an empty counter while I was standing in line. 

The postal clerk at the counter next to the empty one called me forward and after I gave her my packages, I told her I saw a coin and I'd be right back. Then I went to get it.

A dime! 

With that dime my found money since last time I posted totals $10.34! Yay! Not bad for about 6 weeks of just spotting loose change around where I go. 

This brings my found money this year to $51.28. Yippee!

I had to order some things on Amazon the other day (you know, the exciting stuff like vacuum sweeper bags and dishwasher soap), and I just found out you can buy gift cards on Amazon. Who knew? Probably all of you guys. I'm usually late to the party, but that's okay. Nothing new there. 

With my pile of coins I found, there are five foreign coins! See them in the picture up there on the lower right side:  the large one is an Italian L100, Mexican $1 and 10 cent coins, a Russian 10 koneek coin, and a shiny Canadian penny. Love finding these cool coins. 

I also found a 1945 wheat penny. Woo hoo!

How about you? Have you found any money lately?

Facts About This Found Money

Denomination:  109 pennies, 17 nickels, 39 dimes, 18 quarters, and 5 foreign coins

Year:  too many to mess with

U.S. Mint:  same

Condition:  shiny to tarnished

Total Found Money in 2021 to Date:  $51.28

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

Money Money Money, Finding It Is Easy to Do

So, I've taken too long to post my latest found money. But I've been busy. Sort of. I've been staying home. Mostly. I've been bored. Sometimes. 

As you can see, I don't really have a good excuse.

Anyway, this pandemic is certainly strange, isn't it? I'm not going out as much as normal but when I do venture out to the post office or the grocery store (and occasionally to a dollar store or Walmart, ugh), I am still finding money. 

Since April when I last posted I've found $12.48 in coins! 

I've also found several foreign coins (from Vietnam, Iceland, Mexico, Canada, and Europe), and I found a flattened penny (like someone put it on a train track maybe; it's just flat, not the embossed kind from one of those flat penny machines), and I found a carwash token.

I still find it strange (and wonderful) to find a pile of coins in the tray of a coin machine. Okay, so a few of them are usually gnarly looking or stuck together, but many coins are useable, like the three quarters and two dimes plus a few pennies I found just this morning in a coin machine tray at the grocery store. I don't get it. Well, when I find them, I do get it. So that's good.

Have you been staying in? Going out? Working from home? Back at work? Whatever you're doing, I hope you're staying safe, wearing a mask when out and about, and keeping away from people. 

I've been reading more. I zipped through American Dirt a few weeks ago in record time. This novel about migrants coming north through Mexico was a real eye opener. Even though it received flack for it being written by a woman who is not Mexican (why should that matter?) and about characters that many critics didn't find to be typical (the characters were well fleshed out and believable), I loved it. 



Facts About This Found Money

Denomination:  167 pennies, 9 nickels, 59 dimes, 17 quarters, 1 gold dollar coin, 1 flattened penny, a Euro coin, 4 Mexican coins, 1 Canadian dime and 1 nickel, 1 Icelandic krona, 1 Vietnam coin, 1 carwash token  

Year:  too many to mess with

U.S. Mint:  same

Condition:  shiny to tarnished

Total Found Money in 2020 to Date:  $29.39

Still Finding Money During the Pandemic

I don't know about you, but I'm still going out during this self-isolation that we all are supposed to be doing. Of course I am trying to be careful by wearing a cloth face mask I made, going into stores to get what I need and getting out quickly, using hand sanitizer or a wipe when I leave stores, washing my hands when I get home.

That sort of thing. But I'm also taking lots of walks, mostly alone or with Mister Tom, just to get out of the house.

In fact, my life hasn't changed that much since this is what I was mostly doing before. I do miss hitting thrift stores since they're now closed, but other than that, not that much is all that different. I do miss getting together with family and friends though.

How about you? Are you going stir crazy or holding up okay? I hope everyone's doing just fine. And staying healthy, of course.

I am still finding money. In fact since my last blog post I've found $7.47. Not too bad.

Here's a photo of the money I've found. I even found three Mexican coins. In Mexico! I went to Mexico a few times to the dentist, and on two visits there I found the coins.

It was pretty cool to know that the locals there drop coins just like we do here.

Have you had good luck finding everything you need right now?

As for me, I've done okay. I had a good supply of toilet paper on hand thanks to running out about 2 weeks before the scramble began. I'd gone to Costco and bought one of their mega packs, which I still have some of. And while at Fry's (Kroger) a few weeks ago I was in the store  when they restocked so I grabbed a big package.

One thing I haven't been able to find is hand sanitizer but that's not something I've ever been a big user of. I would buy some if I found it.



In case you want to try your hand at making your own, here's a book to check out if you want. I have a ton of aloe vera plants so just need to track down some alcohol (the rubbing kind, not the drinking kind).

Well, guess that's it for now. Stay safe and take care.

Facts About This Found Money

Denomination:  87 pennies, 8 nickels, 27 dimes, 10 quarters, 1 $1 bill, 3 Mexican coins

Year:  too many to mess with

U.S. Mint:  same

Condition:  shiny to tarnished

Total Found Money in 2020 to Date:  $16.91

Ending the Year: How Much Money Did I Find in 2019?

As I lay in bed last night listening to fireworks going off (and too tired and uninterested to get up and watch them), I remembered I was supposed to write this found money blog post!

But, since it was after midnight so technically January 1, 2020, I blew it off, too.

So, I found a fair bit of money in the past few weeks, since my last post here. I found $2.64 so that brings my found money total for 2020 to a whopping $63.36.

Not too bad! It's more than I make in a year on some of my investments, so what the heck.

An online friend just published his first children's book, and the drawings and story are so cute. Take a look if you have a youngster in your life.

What about you? Have you found any money recently? Please let us know!

Facts About This Found Money

Denomination:  29 pennies, 4 nickels, 9 dimes, 5 quarters

Year:  too many to mess with

U.S. Mint:  same

Condition:  shiny to tarnished

Total Found Money in 2019 to Date:  $63.36

It's Beginning to Look a Little Bit Like Christmas

Living in the desert means it really doesn't look much like Christmas. Ever. Oh well. A few pluses:

• Mister Tom and I can take a daily walk this time of year (as opposed to during the blistering summers). 

• The sky is blue, the air is warm, I can hang my sheets and clothes out to air dry (all year round).

But people still decorate for the holidays so it is sort of looking like Christmas, I guess.

What about where you live? Does look like December or does it look like an arid wasteland?

But seriously, while I've been out enjoying the lovely weather, I've been finding quite a bit of money. Since my last post (2 months ago, oops!), I've found one dollar bill and a bunch of coins.

I've found $8.51 in coins, in fact, which means I've found $9.51. Yay! I found 4 Sacagawea dollar coins, which was a fun find! I also found 7 random tokens. 

These were all in a change tray of coin machine, just left there by someone, which always amazes me. 

 

What about you? Have you found any money recently? Please let us know!

Facts About This Found Money

Denomination:  41 pennies, 5 nickels, 11 dimes, 11 quarters, 4 dollar coins, 1 dollar bill

Year:  too many to mess with

U.S. Mint:  same

Condition:  shiny to tarnished

Total Found Money in 2019 to Date:  $60.72

Better Than a Kick in the Butt; I Found $23.36

Well, it's been about 5 weeks since I last updated my found money report. I hadn't been finding tons of money until last week when, lo and behold, I found a twenty dollar bill! 

So, that makes $23.36 that I found since September 5. Not too bad. I'll stick these coins in my change purse and spend them. The twenty is gone!

I used to keep all of my found money in a big glass jar. I did that for years, about 8 years in fact, but the last time I moved, I couldn't pick up the darned jar!

I had to scoop out the coins and paper money and put it in heavy duty plastic bags and plastic shoe boxes just so I could cart it around!

Then I decided, what the heck. I think I'll spend some of this found money. So, I spent all of it.

And that's what I'm doing with my money as I find it now. I keep it till I make a post then I dump it in my change purse and spend it. Why not?!

So, this photo shows the coins I've found since I last posted. I also found some foreign money:  a 2009 Indian rupee, a 2010 Canadian 10 cent piece, and a 1999 10 cent Euro.

And I found some junk:  a key and a blue button.

Last week I broke down and finally ordered Mister Tom Cat this cat stroller. Of course it would also work for a dog, but he's a cat so we call it a cat stroller.

Here he is enjoying his first ride in it. Now he hops in the thing (I keep it in the living room) for a nap or just to smell it.

I'm so glad I finally got this for him. We both get some fresh air and I get some exercise.

What about you? Have you found any money recently? Please let us know!

Facts About This Found Money

Denomination:  46 pennies, 5 nickels, 14 dimes, 5 quarters, 1 twenty dollar bill

Year:  too many to mess with

U.S. Mint:  same

Condition:  shiny to tarnished

Total Found Money in 2019 to Date:  $51.21

Found $8.30 in about 2 months

So, I've been negligent in posting about my found money BUT I finally dumped out my little cup tonight and counted it. 

$8.30! Yay!

This is for just less than 2 months. Not bad for just randomly picking up change here and there.

What about you? Have you found any money recently? Please let us know!

I recently bought one of those beds in a box. This one in fact and it's great! Have you tried one of these? I unwrapped it and put it on the frame all by myself so it's totally doable!

What about you? Have you found any money recently? Please let us know!

Facts About This Found Money

Denomination:  136 pennies,  9 nickels, 31 dimes, 13 quarters

Year:  too many to mess with

U.S. Mint:  same

Condition:  shiny to tarnished

Total Found Money in 2019 to Date:  $27.85

Almost Too Hot to Look for Money... almost

It's June in Arizona. You know what that means. It's hot. It's almost too hot to go out and look for money. Almost.

I still do go to the store (grocery store, thrift store, you know, places), but if the 100-degree heat continues, I'll be curbing my random walks where I purposely go out in search of money. It's just too hot!

Since the last time I posted, I've found $5.26! In the coins, I found two 50-cent coins / Kennedy half dollars. I love finding the different stuff.

My cat just laid down on top of the coins. Great. I'll try to get a photo when he decides to move.

What about you? Have you found any money recently? Please let us know!

Facts About This Found Money

Denomination:  56 pennies,  5nickels, 22 dimes, 5 quarters, 2 Kennedy half dollars

Year:  too many to mess with

U.S. Mint:  same

Condition:  shiny to tarnished

Total Found Money in 2019 to Date:  $19.55

A Pile of Coins Found by Little Ol' Me

I've been finding money as usual. The trick is looking for it! Just yesterday I parked my car in the middle of a large shopping center parking lot and walked to both ends. I found 3 pennies for my trouble. Not much but it all adds up!

Since I last posted I've found $6.04! All in loose change. No bills.

I'm sitting here this evening watching Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime on PBS. I just love it! Have you seen it?

Have you found any money this year? Please let us know!

Facts About This Found Money

Denomination:  89 pennies, 10 nickels, 24 dimes, 9 quarters

Year:  too many to mess with

U.S. Mint:  same

Condition:  shiny to tarnished

Total Found Money in 2019 to Date:  $14.29

2019 Found Money Update

Well, well. Did you think I fell off the end of the Earth? Nope, but I'm still traveling around and just not in a good routine. That's my only excuse for not posting again this year. I mean, just one post so far. How pathetic is that?

Let's get to it then.

Since the end of January I've found quite a bit of money. $5.72, to be precise. You can see the breakdown below under Facts About This Found Money.

I've been doing a vehicle transport job and have found some money while working. I find most of this found money at fast food places (in the drive-through lane or inside on the floor) that we stop at on the return trip. The job is interesting but is coming to an end since I'll be moving on this next week, but finding money won't stop. No way, no how! I just love finding money and the best part is I can do it anywhere!

So, have you found any money his year? Please share and let us know!

Facts About This Found Money

Denomination:  102 pennies, 18 nickels, 20 dimes, 8 quarters, a Mexican $2 coin

Year:  too many to mess with

U.S. Mint:  same

Condition:  shiny to tarnished

Total Found Money in 2019 to Date:  $8.25

January 2019 Found Money

How is 2019 treating you? Good, I hope.

I've decided to do things a little differently this year with my found money blog. I plan to post just once a month since it seems like the days and weeks and months fly by so quickly. If I can, of course, I'll post more often but this sounds like a doable goal.

So far in 2019 (can you seriously believe it's 2019? I can't!) I've found $2.53 plus a Mexican 50 cent coin. Nothing too earth shattering but better than a kick in the butt. 

Here are some Mexican coins available to buy on Amazon in case you want some for yourself. 

Just today I found a dime in a drive through of a Walgreens. I always look when I'm near this sort of drive through lane but I think this is the first time I've actually found any money at one of them. Yee haw!

What about you? Have you found any money so far this year? Please share and let us know!

Facts About This Found Money

Denomination:  53 pennies, 2 nickels, 9 dimes, 4 quarters, a Mexican 50 cent (peso?) coin

Year:  too many to mess with

U.S. Mint:  same

Condition:  shiny to tarnished

Total Found Money in 2019 to Date:  $2.53

Year End Found Money... a good chunk to finish the year

Earlier I braved the wind and cold (if you can call 52 cold) and walked around a shopping center parking lot looking for money. I found a dime in a parking space and 2 dimes in a fast food drive through lane and then four pennies in a store so it was worth it!

With this money (34 cents) added to what else I found since I last posted, I have $6.07 to add to my year's total. So...

Drum roll please!

For all of 2018, I found $68.05.

This is my second best year for finding money but no where close to the $100+ I found in 2015.

Do you have resolutions for 2019? Wow, it feels weird typing that. 

What about you? Found any money lately? About how much do think found this year? Please share and let us know!

Facts About This Found Money

Denomination:  72 pennies, 13 nickels, 22 dimes, 10 quarters 

Year:  too many to mess with

U.S. Mint:  same

Condition:  shiny to tarnished

Total Found Money in 2018 to Date:  $68.05

Finally Posting After Months Away... So Much Found Money!

I have had trouble (still) logging in to update this blog but here I am finally. 

After several months away, here's the breakdown of what I've found:

229 pennies ($2.29)

17 nickels ($.85)

45 dimes ($4.50)

21 quarters ($7.25)

for a total of $14.89!

I also found 11 foreign coins:  a tiny 1 cent Euro (so cute!), two 10 cent Mexican coins (also little but not quite as cute), some sort of Asian coin (can't read the symbols but there is a man's face that I don't recognize on the front), a 10 cent Canadian coin, a 1 cent Canadian coin, a 5 cent Canadian coin, two $1 Mexican coins, 1 British penny, and a 50 cent Mexican coin.

Those are always so fun to find! 

I also found a couple of tokens (a car wash token and a Peter Piper Pizza token) as well as a copper tree of life pendant. 

Have you thought about giving some rare coins to someone as a gift this Christmas? It might be a fun and unique hobby for a child or for someone who has everything.

Have you found any money lately? Please share and let us know!

Facts About This Found Money

Denomination:  229 pennies, 17 nickels, 45 dimes, 29 quarters and 7 foreign coins

Year:  too many to mess with

U.S. Mint:  same

Condition:  shiny to tarnished

Total Found Money in 2018 to Date:  $61.98