I pick up pennies off the ground. I started in earnest when I was in college--you know the saying "a penny saved is a penny earned". Well, I have have found lots of free pennies on the ground. When I left Utah, I had accumulated about $10 worth of pennies. For some reason I stopped once I got a real job; didn't seem appropriate for a man of my stature to be picking up a mere penny. Well, sometime last year I started again. I don't remember consciously doing so, but I can remember some of the pennies I passed up during my 'dark period'. Some have had a laugh at my expense when I suddenly stop and bend over to pick up a penny. Now, the joke is on you. While I have already deposited most of my pennies, it is possible that pennies will be worth 5 cents should the price of metals continue to rise. That means my $5 or so worth of pennies will become $25. Cha ching. I have heard that New York City has $1,000,000 dollars worth of pennies on the ground. If they raise the price of a penny, that would be $5,000,000.
And you said it wasn't worth the effort.
**UPDATE** Emily, the girls, and I went walking this morning and managed to find 2 dimes, and 8 pennies. :)
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hey, rich man - share the wealth! at least with your girls :)
Hey dude.. I found a nice shiny penny on the ground today (heads up) and I'm going to give it you, because I'm nice... oh, and having TWINS! :)
what's that.. 60 cents?
Carlos, you are the best. My wife still laughs at me for picking up pennies. The tradition is being passed on though, Abby has a keen eye for the sparkle of sunlight reflected off loose change.
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