Happy New Year!

Well the year has come to an end. It's been a blast sharing my money finding adventures, and I'm excited about how much I've pocketed this year. So without further ado... I found $373.74. That smashes the $260.19 I found in 2010, so I'm pretty stoked. I had a strong finish in December, finding $33.15.

Here are a few stats:

• July was my best month - $60.35
• The second half of the year was slightly better than the first half - I had $181.65 at the mid point of the year.
• I found 3,214 pennies.

I will also say that 2012 got off to a good start this morning. I found $11.95, including a $10.00 bill.

I may be back from time to time in 2012 to share some fun finds, but I won't have regular updates. It's been real, it's been fun - and it's been real fun. Have a great 2012. Thanks for reading.

Breakfast at Tiffany's

So I was running in the morning on Saturday (breakfast time) and found a Tiffany's heart bracelet. That may be my biggest find so far. The clasp is a little broken, but it's still pretty cool. Once we fix it, I have to decide if I'm going to keep it or sell it. Hmmm.

Other than that, I found $2.18 and $.50 in Canadian cash. It doesn't really hold a candle to the Tiffany's.

Only a couple more updates for the year, so until next week, have a great one!

Brrrrr

This was the week that the weather turned down big time. On Saturday morning it was 17 degrees and I wasn't quite prepared for it. Now I have all my gear ready and am set to get out there for another winter.

In addition to the $3.17 I found this week, there were a few other fun things. Let's see, on Tuesday I saw four full cupcakes, and they didn't look grocery store bought, they looked fancy. I felt kinda bad.

This morning was interesting. Close to the beginning, I found 2 candles still in their wrappers and two candle stands. I tried hiding them to pick them up later, but someone found the candles. I was able to grab the stands during my cool-down though. I also saw three full cans of Coors Light, which I always laugh at. Lastly, I found some $5.00 off coupons to a restaurant that we like, so that's cool.

Until next week, have a great one!

The Smell of Pine in the Air

I love running in December in Chicago because there are Christmas tree lots all over the place, and I love smelling them as I run by. I also like running in December when its over 40 degrees as it has been so far. I want some snow soon, but I'll take this right now.

Before we talk too much December, we have to talk November. My total for the month was $17.86, by far not my best, but a good month nonetheless. I can't believe there is only one more month to go in 2011.

This week, I found $4.27, so I'm pleased with that. I came across some change when cleaning out some common areas, so it was like a mini gold mine.

I hope everyone has a great week!

Happy Thanksgiving Weekend

Happy Sunday everyone, I hope a good Thanksgiving was had by all. It was nice to have a couple of extra days off, but I could use one more to fully reload for the week. I was able to get an extra running day in, but I also ate enough for four people. I need this week to get back to normal.

I found $3.35 this week, so I'm pretty happy with that. Thanksgiving morning was fun because I found $1.15, 1.20 in euros (not sure how to write that) and the Jack of Clubs - a card that I needed for my collection. This morning was a little odd because it was raining when I got up to run so I ended up sleeping in until about 9:45. That hasn't happened in an extremely long time, but when I got up I went for a little walk and ended up finding $1.22. It makes me wonder what I would have found earlier in the morning! Oh well.

I'm excited to count up my monthly total next week and looking forward to a fun December and last month to the year. Have a great week!

Biting the Dust

Good evening! So, I took a bit of a spill yesterday, got a bruised knee and elbow, but otherwise I'm good. I tried to make it graceful as a tripped over some uneven concrete, but there was no one around to see it to verify my gracefulness.

Other than that, I had a pretty good week. I found $5.41, a Trader Joe's gift card with $1.39 on it, a Visa gift card with $.95 on it and $.75 in Canadian cash. I've found a lot of change this month, so my little cup is already overflowing a bit.

I'm looking forward to this week because people say that the Wednesday before Thanksgiving is one of the busiest nights out of the year. Go out and drink people...and drop your money outside the bar for me to find!

Until next week, Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

November Cool

Good evening everyone! The Bears just crushed the Lions, so things are good tonight. My money finding this week was nothing special - $3.90 - but nothing to sneeze at either. I found close to $2.00 this morning on my run, including 48 pennies. I think that may be a new record. Good times.

I was also thinking this week how it had been a while since I found any foreign coins, and the foreign money Gods must have heard me. I found a $2.00 Canadian coin and a 5 cent Canadian coin. The "toonie," as I've been told it is called, is a cool looking coin. It has silver and gold and it kinda big. It was a fun find today.

Other than that, nothing to exciting. Looking forward to another good week. Until next time, have a great week!