This is the dude we saw only it was dark when we saw him so the flame was much brighter. I guess those guys have a low rate of gingivitis? Photo courtesy of Promaine on Flickr.
Total haul today = .01
TOTAL to date = $10.62
Sunday, August 31, 2008
One is Better than None
During the evening dog walk through Union Square we stopped to watch the sword-swallowers, flame-tossers, and break-dancers. In the throng we found a penny on the paving stones. Beats coming home empty handed.
This is the dude we saw only it was dark when we saw him so the flame was much brighter. I guess those guys have a low rate of gingivitis? Photo courtesy of Promaine on Flickr.
Total haul today = .01
TOTAL to date = $10.62
This is the dude we saw only it was dark when we saw him so the flame was much brighter. I guess those guys have a low rate of gingivitis? Photo courtesy of Promaine on Flickr.
Total haul today = .01
TOTAL to date = $10.62
Saturday, August 30, 2008
Roller Coaster!
Hot vs. Cold, Drought vs. Deluge - what's going on? August has been a wacky month for Found Money. Yesterday and so far today - nothing but goose eggs. But I have big hope for tonight. I'll be going out where people drink and that's often a good place to find what someone else has lost.
p.s. This is image is titled "Pedal Roller Coaster" and I think I see some people pedaling a little cab on the tracks. Does that mean that you pedal yourself up to the top before coasting? That would be fun. I think this is in Japan.
The drunks didn't drop any sawbucks for me but I did find a penny when I took my dog out for a whiz before I left for the evening. I may not have found a ton of cash, but I sure had a nice time out tonight.
Total haul for the day = .01
TOTAL to date = $10.61
p.s. This is image is titled "Pedal Roller Coaster" and I think I see some people pedaling a little cab on the tracks. Does that mean that you pedal yourself up to the top before coasting? That would be fun. I think this is in Japan.
The drunks didn't drop any sawbucks for me but I did find a penny when I took my dog out for a whiz before I left for the evening. I may not have found a ton of cash, but I sure had a nice time out tonight.
Total haul for the day = .01
TOTAL to date = $10.61
Thursday, August 28, 2008
He Ain't Heavy
He's just one penny. Found on Broadway by a garbage can between Bleecker and Bond. Now I just need to find a nickel or dime so I can break the yo-yo pattern.
So far today, hoping for an update later = .01
TOTAL to date = $10.60
So far today, hoping for an update later = .01
TOTAL to date = $10.60
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Patterns
Seems like I'm finding one or zero pennies one day and about 12 or 13 cents the next. Yesterday - nothing. Today, one penny in a cab, one penny at Prince near Broadway, and a dime in the middle of Bond Street at Lafayette. All before noon. And then nothing the rest of the day. Weird!
The dime, by the way, was between cobblestones in the street and it was covered on one side in mortar or something and the next side was completely tarnished so it was well disguised. But not well enough for me to miss.
Total haul for the day = .12
Late dog-walking find = .01
TOTAL to date = $10.59
I'm in the mood to find a manila envelope with about fifty grand worth of c-notes in it tomorrow.
The dime, by the way, was between cobblestones in the street and it was covered on one side in mortar or something and the next side was completely tarnished so it was well disguised. But not well enough for me to miss.
Total haul for the day = .12
Late dog-walking find = .01
TOTAL to date = $10.59
I'm in the mood to find a manila envelope with about fifty grand worth of c-notes in it tomorrow.
August 26th
Another no money day - what's up!? I guess I wasn't out and about as much as usual, but still coming up with a zero for the day is not normal.
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
One
August 25, 2008
One penny found spinning at the doorway of 347 5th Avenue - directly across the street from the Empire State Building.
Total haul for the day = .01
TOTAL to date = $10.46
One penny found spinning at the doorway of 347 5th Avenue - directly across the street from the Empire State Building.
Total haul for the day = .01
TOTAL to date = $10.46
Sunday, August 24, 2008
Get Paid to Walk Your Own Dog
It's not the best paying job in town, but I got a penny for walking my money-pit critter this morning. One penny found in Union Square near the George Washington sculpture. Right near where I found an emo button.
Total haul today = .01
TOTAL to date = $10.45
Total haul today = .01
TOTAL to date = $10.45
Saturday, August 23, 2008
Baker's Dozen
Walgreen's should advertise that it gives away free money with prescriptions. I found a dime on the floor near the pharmacy counter and a penny at the front door. Add a penny from the pastry shop and another penny on the floor at the Staple's Union Square check-out and you're looking at 13 cents. Almost enough to make up for the last couple of days' drought.
Total haul for the day = .13
TOTAL to date = $10.44
Total haul for the day = .13
TOTAL to date = $10.44
WTF?
More than 48 hours and no free clams? Wassup? It's not like I was bedridden the last two days. I was out there hoofing it like every other New Yorker who loves a beautiful day. I walked through the Lower East side, the East Village, up and down lower Madison Avenue, Union Square Park and more.
Could it be that everyone has spent their Economic Stimulus checks and now we're all back to counting pennies and clipping coupons? No way, man. This is New York! I'll find big money today - I just know it.
Could it be that everyone has spent their Economic Stimulus checks and now we're all back to counting pennies and clipping coupons? No way, man. This is New York! I'll find big money today - I just know it.
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Drop a Dime
Someone dropped a dime on Park Avenue South near 31st Street. I found it.
Total haul for the day = .10
TOTAL to date = $10.31
Total haul for the day = .10
TOTAL to date = $10.31
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Midnight Money
One Penny found on 13th Street shortly after midnight.
The morning commute coughed up a dime on East 13th Street and then I found yet another penny on Park Avenue at 34th Street at lunch.
Strolling to dinner I found another cent on East 13th Street.
Total haul for the day = .13
TOTAL to date = 10.21
Monday, August 18, 2008
Dalmations
I found a penny earlier today. Combine that with the single dollar bill I found parked on the sidewalk next to a livery car on Lexington near 34th and you've got 101. Hello, Cruella.
I was walking with a friend after lunch and nearly mowed him and the oncoming pedestrians down trying to get to the little single that sat flapping in the summer breeze. "Excuse me," I said, pushing people around, "I just found a dollar." After I plucked it, my (slightly envious) friend made a good point. He said, "You know, that kind of find is all about timing. That dollar hasn't been sitting there for the last hour." It won't be sitting there for the next one either.
And then, I found a dime in the middle of the sidewalk on 4th Avenue between 13th and 14th streets during the evening commute. That means I ran the decimal cycle; .01, .10 and 1.00. With any luck I'll find a 10.00 bill on the evening dog walk.
Total haul for the day = Dalmations + .10 = $1.11
TOTAL to date = $10.08
I was walking with a friend after lunch and nearly mowed him and the oncoming pedestrians down trying to get to the little single that sat flapping in the summer breeze. "Excuse me," I said, pushing people around, "I just found a dollar." After I plucked it, my (slightly envious) friend made a good point. He said, "You know, that kind of find is all about timing. That dollar hasn't been sitting there for the last hour." It won't be sitting there for the next one either.
And then, I found a dime in the middle of the sidewalk on 4th Avenue between 13th and 14th streets during the evening commute. That means I ran the decimal cycle; .01, .10 and 1.00. With any luck I'll find a 10.00 bill on the evening dog walk.
Total haul for the day = Dalmations + .10 = $1.11
TOTAL to date = $10.08
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