Hello again! I'm back from spending the week out in Maine, with a day in Boston and part of a day in New Hampshire. Good times. I didn't find anything fun to write about, but I did find $.27 during my trip without really trying. I had some great lobster, tooled around Boston and got a break from the daily grind, so I can't complain.
In the week before I left, I found $2.46, 10 Canadian cents and a winning lottery ticket that got me a free ticket. Unfortunately, my free ticket wasn't a winner. It was fun buying it though! I also turned the big 31 that week, so I guess I really am an adult.
This morning I was back in Chicago and had a nice run, finding $2.10. That included a dollar bill, so that was nice. My Bears lost to the evil Packers here today, so hopefully there are people out drowning their sorrows and dropping their cash. I'm looking forward to tomorrow's run.
Until next week, have a great one!
Sunday, September 25, 2011
Sunday, September 11, 2011
Waiting on Some Karma
Good evening folks. This week had a little excitement to it. In addition to the $6.11 I found, I came across a stamp (yay!), the 4 of diamonds (which I needed!), a pair of Ray Ban sunglasses (which I just did a quick eBay search for and it looks like they are worth something!) and a Blackberry phone.
I found the phone on Friday morning on the street in Wrigleyville. I checked out the text messages to see if I could get in contact with the owner, and he had, in fact, texted himself with a contact number to reach him at if you found the phone. Good tip to everyone - do this, it's easy to find the info if someone does want to return your phone.
In the text, he said he would give $200 to return the phone. I called and spoke to him and just said I wanted him to get his phone back. We met up at a Starbucks and I gave it to him for nothing in return - he did offer to buy me Starbucks though. I didn't need anything from him because I wasn't that inconvenienced, but now I am looking for some nice karma - perhaps in the form of some nice paper money finds... We shall see.
Next week I will be on vacation, so I won't have an update next Sunday. Hopefully I will have some good finds to share the following week. Have a great week everyone!
I found the phone on Friday morning on the street in Wrigleyville. I checked out the text messages to see if I could get in contact with the owner, and he had, in fact, texted himself with a contact number to reach him at if you found the phone. Good tip to everyone - do this, it's easy to find the info if someone does want to return your phone.
In the text, he said he would give $200 to return the phone. I called and spoke to him and just said I wanted him to get his phone back. We met up at a Starbucks and I gave it to him for nothing in return - he did offer to buy me Starbucks though. I didn't need anything from him because I wasn't that inconvenienced, but now I am looking for some nice karma - perhaps in the form of some nice paper money finds... We shall see.
Next week I will be on vacation, so I won't have an update next Sunday. Hopefully I will have some good finds to share the following week. Have a great week everyone!
Monday, September 5, 2011
Happy Labor Day
Happy Labor Day and happy Monday - I know I'm a day late but today is the end of my weekend, so I figured I'd post tonight. I won't include today's finds in the week's totals though.
So this week was pretty fun. I found $7.35, which is the highest I've had in a little while. What made it really fun though was finding a $50 gift certificate to a restaurant in Wrigleyville called The Stretch. The beauty is that this is a bar that we have been to a few times and definitely will go to again. It's like finding $50 - even though I'm not counting it that way. Super excited.
I also found a coin, or token, that has "Recuerda Matrimonial" on it, which apparently is part of a Mexican wedding tradition. I am wondering how there was just one out on the street and I kinda feel bad that someone lost it. Maybe they will read this blog and I can return it to them, hehe.
I also have my August total: $23.75. I only found $10.06 last August, so a vast improvement. I'm looking forward to some cooler weather and some nice fall runs and walks this month. Have a great week!
So this week was pretty fun. I found $7.35, which is the highest I've had in a little while. What made it really fun though was finding a $50 gift certificate to a restaurant in Wrigleyville called The Stretch. The beauty is that this is a bar that we have been to a few times and definitely will go to again. It's like finding $50 - even though I'm not counting it that way. Super excited.
I also found a coin, or token, that has "Recuerda Matrimonial" on it, which apparently is part of a Mexican wedding tradition. I am wondering how there was just one out on the street and I kinda feel bad that someone lost it. Maybe they will read this blog and I can return it to them, hehe.
I also have my August total: $23.75. I only found $10.06 last August, so a vast improvement. I'm looking forward to some cooler weather and some nice fall runs and walks this month. Have a great week!
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