$5.03

Things happen for a reason.

We fall off the wagon. We move to another state. We switch from regular to decaf. All these things spark change- sometimes good, sometimes bad. Through it all our faith keeps us strong.

This morning I woke up in a lazy mood- not really feeling like doing much. Instead, I listened to my body and headed to the gym for a workout. While there, I thought back to the Changepot and how we've all  neglected our group quest. My youngest has her charity all picked out and my oldest started walking to school in hopes of finding more change. The changepot collection purse has a few coins and a dollar bill from a previous day of successful finds but no entries since last year.

I needed to make that change.

After belting out a decent workout while on my way back, I found three pennies as I crossed the gym parking lot. Judging from my previous posts, it was a decent find as there are days when we find zip. As I approached my place, I looked across the street and found a neatly folded five dollar bill.

And now I find myself back here again. I'll reset the count until I count all of the change in my changepot jar. Right now it's good to be back. Happy hunting :)


total today: $5.03
total thus far: $5.03

$1.40 (Recycling bottles)

Today no change was found but Karen and I did our part by recycling bottles found in my office recycling bin and will place the money in today's total! We received a total of $1.40 in the form of a dollar bill, a quarter, and three nickels. One one hand, we helped clean up the landfills by turning in all these water bottles and on the other, we made our pot just a lil bit bigger :) It's a win/win!

Total today: $1.40
Total thus far: $54.74

$0.12

Today we found a total of 12 cents in the form of a dime and two pennies. Penny One was found while walking to the gym ; penny two was found right by the leg press machine (where I pressed a personal record!!). The dime was found right by the decline that leads to my favorite jogging path.

Total today: $0.12
Total so far: $53.34

$0.28

Today we found a total of 27 cents in the form of a grimy quarter and two pennies. We are also adding the penny found on Monday night that was left in the change purse for accountability at a later date. The quarter was found at a pretty busy intersection here in Brooklyn - the tails side of the coin looks rather worn but still recognizable against the backdrop :) . Penny number one was spotted right outside my favorite eatery- the Oasis off 4th ave and number two waited for us in front of the doctors' office. My youngest daughter is quite under the weather so mommy's been running around getting all the necessities to help her along. Poor baby even got sick this morning :(. A mother's work is never done - now off to cook dinner and watch a few Disney movies!

Total today: $0.28
Total thus far: $53.22

Here's the proud coworker Trevor holding up the mended twenty!

Here is the twenty my coworker found ripped to shreds over the weekend. Great job taping it up!

Thanks for blocking off parking! Found this coin on the way to the gym!!

here's a snapshot of my daughters getting interviewed by interviewer/ actor, dancer of So you think you can dance! Fame Cameron Mathison

$0.04 (updated)

Today we found a total of four pennies - three pennies found in the company of the Good Morning America crew- what wonderful people! My children are fond of our interviewer Mr. Cameron Mathison!

My daughter Brianna let him beat her to one of the pennies in the parking lot. We taught him a thing or two about change hunting- like rules #1 and 2- never hunt without sunglasses and anti bacterial gel!

Our changepot segment will air this Thursday. If they post an internet link i'll cite it in the right hand column. The temperature is far too hot out to continue our coin search- my poor Karen is feeling under the weather.

Total today: $0.04
Total thus far: $52.94

Our newest hunter gatherer :)

As I become reacquainted with my change blog and posting allowances, I've uploaded a test picture of our newest family member - Lulu! She's a happy go lucky wire haired dachshund with a little bit of gait and a whole lot of heart. She'll be leading our change hunts and after dinner walks. Toodles! :)

$0.28

In the past three days we found a total of $0.28 in the form of two dimes and eight pennies. Pickings were slim considering the places we visited this weekend : Queens Center Mall (zero finds!) and Sesame Place in Pennsylvania (all twenty eight cents found). The kids had so much fun and I came home with sunburned shoulders! Tomorrow we welcome Good Morning America to our home for an interview on our changepot endeavor. I'm so excited! More to come later - Have a great one all!

Total this weekend: $0.28
Total thus far: $52.90

$0.05

Today I found a lone nickel on my way to my car after work today. My co-worker Giselle chuckled as I took a picture of what we like to refer to as 'ping in the wild'. Another co-worker of mine found a ripped up twenty dollar bill over the weekend. Apparently someone was quite upset with the economy or perhaps our currency in particular. Fortunately for Trevor, all four parts were nearby. Trevor plans to patch up the bill and use it accordingly.

The Humphery household is abuzz! We were contacted by a producer for a well known TV show to do a segment on the changepot in the coming week! While I have not been faithful in blogging my daily finds, we have still found coins and bills- but as you all know, life tends to get in the way. So much has changed in our lives but one thing is certain- our goals are still intact and once we reach a total of $1500 in found money, we will donate it to worthy causes. My daughter Brianna is still in the process of counting FY11's finds- and once she finishes the total tally, i'll update the total found thus far and the changepot will be fully operational again. Til then, be well my friends !


UPDATE: The totals are in! Here's the breakdown of finds in our FY11 Changepot:

$20 bill - 1
$10 bill - 1
$5 bill - 1
$1 bill - 4
Dollar coin: 1
Quarters: 17
Dimes: 49
Nickels: 18
Pennies: 152

Total today: $0.05
Total found thus far: $52.62

(NYC Subway token (found during a 5 mile run in Central Park) and broken jewelry were added to the foreign coin/object jar to be sold at a later date!)

coins do matter!

Life is a funny thing. As I sit here, typing a minor update to our blog, I sneak a peak at our temporary found change container and smile. My family and I have still been picking up change and depositing it there- though I haven't documented my finds like I used to since life happens (new job, new hobby, and marathon training). Our purpose is still intact- we are going to donate the found money to a charity of our choice. Right now I'm heavy in favor of the American Lung Association. The decision isn't mine alone though.

I'm going to task my daughter Brianna to count the change collected from FY11 tonight. Once she gives me the total breakdown, i'll post it online. Til then!

$1.46

Over the past week we've found a total of $1.46 in the form of a dollar bill, one quarter, one dime, and 11 pennies. We also found a canadian penny but that doesn't count towards the change totals.

My daughter found the dollar bill at a playground in Queens while visiting her dad. I myself have found a few pennies here and there but haven't had much time to update the total. Hubby found the quarter while walking home from work earlier last week. One of my fellow change hunters in another blog reported that coin finding is hard because of the economy- nothing could be further from the truth! I've seen people picking up more change now than ever- not that they weren't before. Our new neighborhood has regular bottle collectors as well- seems like they've got all venues covered!

Total this past week: $1.46
Total thus far: $8.49

$1.50

Good morning all!


Such an amazing Sunday morning here in New York City- here cometh the marathoners!! Since our last post, we've found a cumulative total of $1.50 in the form of 9 dimes, 5 nickels, and 35 pennies. More to come later- right now we're headed out to see our favorite runners pound the New York pavement- GO MEB!!! GO TULU!!! :)


Total today $1.50
Total thus far: $7.03

$2.03

For the second day in a row, the Humpherys found paper currency! My daughter found two dollars folded up neatly on her way home from school. I found three pennies myself and felt pretty darn accomplished because our searching ability isn't as extensive as before. This weekend hubby and I will be running an out of state ten mile race- hopefully we'll be able to find some change out there :) Have a great weekend!

Total today: $2.03
Total thus far: $5.53

$1.00

Finally!

Today we found our first dollar bill find for FY 11 - the crumpled up dollar bill waited for us right on a patch of grass (or what looked like grass at one point!) right on our block. Hubby made the find despite all four of us looking around in our normal fashion- YAY!


Total today $1.00
Total thus far: $3.50

$0.02

today we found two pennies during our after dinner walk. Seems like it's getting darker alot earlier nowadays- not good!!

Total today: $0.02
Total thus far: $2.50

$0.00

Today we found zero bucks but my daughter did find one interesting looking earring with a sterling silver stamp on it. We've saved it in the precious metals container where we collect all found jewelry and sell it at the local mall kiosk. More on that as we continue our ping hunt :)

Total today: $0.00
Total thus far: $2.48

$0.00

Today we found no coins- but we did get to hang out with my co-workers for employee appreciation day at work. Had a blast!!


Total found today : $ nothing
Total found thus far: $2.48