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2 months of finding change

September 16th, 2009 at 05:52 am

Tuesday
Saving log - $0
Spending log - $27 groceries
Found money - $0.01 (vending machine near Safeway)

Monday
Saving log - $6 tip box
Spending log - $0
Found money - $0.01 (bus floor)

Officially, its been two months plus two days of writing down how much money I find and where I find it.

So far, I've found $2.55, found as 50 pennies, 3 nickels, 9 dimes, 4 quarters. I'm hoping for a bill someday! Smile The penny amounts are not too surprising - when most people say that they won't pick up change they mean a penny. I'm not sure what I'm surprised at more - that I found so few nickels or so many dimes. Dimes more maybe - they are more worthy to pick up. Or is it that a dime is hard to see?

I've been finding change in the usual places - parking lots, road, sidewalk, by wastebaskets, phone booths, buses, under benches and vending machines, close to cars. Disneysteve's rule of looking for more change happens often enough so that you should definitely look ... as long as you're bent over. I was a bit surprised that I can spot change from the bus as long as its stopped. Certainly it adds a bit of flavor to the scenery.

It works out to about 4 cents/ day. There were 29 days where I found no change; there was 1 day where I found 46 cents. In other words, at least in Seattle, you're not going to find enough change to fund anything grandiose. (who are these people who find thousands in change?) What I've been doing with my change is funding goodwill amongst the tip jars in town. Coin rescue at its finest.

3 Responses to “2 months of finding change”

  1. monkeymama Says:
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    I think dimes are just small and easy to lose (& harder to see).

    My kids find pennies and dimes all the time - their height is an advantage. Plus, they hunt for it, and people hand them change all the time. To be young... Wink
    Of course, my spouse often finds dollar bills. "OFten" meaning, at least once a year he finds a few dollars. What the heck???

    They make up for me lack of obervation skills. I rarely find any change - but I admit I am not very observant in general. I tend to be in my own little world.

  2. LuxLiving Says:
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    Very scientific!

  3. Kraig Says:
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    I have found over 50 dollars in the last three months in change alone. I found $7.28 cents last night in change only. I have mastered a technique and know where to look. It snows here a lot in Fargo and people drop change by parking meters. When the snow melts the change is everywhere. Thats just one of many places I regularly find change.

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