Walking for $

This week I was extra happy that I live in Chicago and had nice weather. Some pretty rough stuff out there on the East coast. My thoughts are with everyone effected by the storm.

So I started walking some more this week, and I'm really enjoying it. Plus, it gives me more chances to find money and other fun stuff. This week it didn't translate into any fun stuff, but I did find a little more money than I would have. One of these times I'm going to take my camera so hopefully I can add some nice visuals to my blog.

I found $3.92 this week, all in change. It was just a little bit every morning on my runs and a little more every night on my walks. Next week I'll have my August totals, so that's always fun for me. Have a great week everyone!

Biggest Coin Ever

Hey friends, sorry I'm a night late on this. I was out west in Washington this weekend and had a flight delay and a dead laptop battery, so I wasn't able to post last night.

So this week's total doesn't include any weekend running finds - a shame because it was Cubs and Cardinals at Wrigley, so there was probably some money to be found. Oh well, I had some good food and good wine on my trip.

That doesn't mean I didn't find anything good this week. My total was $2.78, so not too bad. I did find a $1.00 bill on Thursday, so that was helpful. I also found a British pound coin. It is the biggest coin I've ever seen. It's huge, but basically irrelevant. I also found a book of stamps that had three stamps still in it and a $5.00 coupon to Seamless.com, which is an online food-ordering site. Can't complain.

So until next week, have a great one!

A Regular Week

I have to say that this week wasn't too exciting for money finding. I was out of town for most of the week, so that didn' help things. I did find $2.05 this morning, all in change, so I was carrying around a lot of coins. I also found a Canadian penny to add to my foreign finds. I did come across three full cans of Coke, which was kind of random. Even though they were closed, I would be nervous drinking them. I was running so it's not like I would have picked them up anyway. All in all, my total for the week was $3.64 - not too bad.

There is a street festival going on right now in my neighborhood, so I'm looking forward to getting out there tomorrow morning. Hopefully I get a good haul for a Monday.

I'm out of town again next weekend, so we'll see what this week brings. Until next time, have a great week!

Different Kind of Cash

Happy August everyone! It's been nice and hot here, but it's supposed to cool off a bit this week. I think it's been a while since I talked about the weather, so I figured I would start off this post with some small talk.

So this week was kinda fun. I found $9.26 which is great but I also found $20 in Kohls cash, which I have found is basically a gift certificate. It isn't a store I normally shop at, but I went to the website and bought a fun little something. You can't beat free, especially when it's $20 worth of free. In the foreign money department, I found 5 euro cents and 2 grosze, which is the second time I have found Polish money.

This coming week's total may be a little low because I will be out of town for most of the week for work and a mini vacation. Maybe I'll just hit the jackpot in one day (knock on wood). I'll be back next Sunday though, so until then, have a great week.