Update!!

What a hectic month! We've been pretty busy here but it hasn't stopped the coin findings! While we haven't found ANY dollar bills in the past month, we have encountered a few rarities (a silver Franklin half dollar in the street while on a morning run), and some other nice coins i've yet to account for. Hopefully later on today I'll get a chance to count all the coins and update the totals accordingly.
I've decided to update the finds on the changepot twitter- please feel free to follow us through there :)

Be safe and enjoy!

The Humphery family

$1.22

In the past week, we've found a total of $1.22 in the form of a quarter, three dimes, four nickels, and forty seven pennies. Pennies have been the choice find lately especially after the petit rain showers that have plagued our area in the past few days. This weekend we'll be combing the Jersey shore for some fun, fireworks, and loose coins :) Our changepot is starting to get a little heavy with all the penny finds lately!

Total in the past week: $1.22
Total thus far: $116.06

$0.60

Today we found a total of $0.60 in the form of a quarter (wow two days in a row!), three dimes, and five pennies. One penny looks partially corroded but it still counts in our eyes :). Today we attended a luncheon in honor of my husband. He received some very nice parting gifts from his former unit- two engraved sports hats and I received a beautiful bouquet of flowers for helping out throughout the years. I'll always have a special spot in my heart for the ARCD Region 1 because so many great things have happened- the birth of my daughter, the strengthening of our family unit, and the overall feeling of helping soldiers and their families out during times of duress. I wish only the best and continued success for them and look forward to helping them in the future regardless.

Fort Bragg here we come!

Total today: $0.60
Total thus far: $114.84

$0.61

Today we found a total of 61 cents in the form of a quarter, two dimes, a very gross looking nickel, and six pennies. We had a wonderful time during our walk in the city and look forward to doing more of those in the future!! Happy days are here again :)

Total today: $0.61
Total thus far: $114.24


UPDATE: Many kudos out to the Moneywalker blog for their fantastic job in supporting a worthy cause. We are very very happy to hear of their donation to the Friendship House of New Orleans for Battered Women. BRAVO!!!! Please feel free to visit their blog here--> Moneywalker.

$1.84

Since our last update, we've found a total of $1.84 in the form of three quarters, nine dimes, a nickel, and fourteen pennies. The majority of this change was found during our small trip south(the first of many I hope!). We here at the changepot have officially kicked off summer vacation last Friday so hopefully we'll find more change during our family outings and such. Hope everyone's summer is going along smoothly despite the rain :)

Total today: $1.84
Total thus far: $113.63

$3.79

Since our last update on this blog we've found a whole lot of change, taken many pictures but haven't had the chance to sit down and document it all! We've found a total of 43 coins, two foreign pennies (Canadian) and two extremely corroded pennies that most likely won't be accepted by the bank when we go change our yearly coin total into dollar bills. I did happen to find a penny at the gym this morning but I've yet to take it out of my gym bag and since the day is young, I won't update the find until later tonight :)


Total today: $3.79
Total thus far: $111.79

$2.55

Wow!

Since the last update, we found a total of $2.55 the hard way.. five quarters, seven dimes, four nickels, and forty pennies!! Most of it was found today in the oddest of places- lots of dimes at the mall, three quarters in a row at the supermarket parking lot, fairly moldy nickels and pennies in the dirt by the playground... it looks like people are venturing out and dropping change again!! Perhaps this is an omen of better change finding days ahead :)

Total today: $2.55
Total thus far: $108.00


Side note: As we headed over to check on my dad, my daughter spotted a penny stuck in tar. She brought up the idea of going back to the location to try to pry it out then my husband admitted to getting out of his vehicle once before while stuck at a traffic light to pick up the very same coin! The looks he got when he tried to pick up a very secured coin were pretty bad indeed. Imagine that!

$0.45

Since Saturday, We've found a total of 45 cents in the form of a quarter, a dime, and ten pennies. I'm actually pretty happy at today's find because finding a quarter is getting harder and harder nowadays. Summer vacation is looming on the horizon.. time for more family walks :)

Total today: $0.45
Total thus far: $105.45

$2.89

Despite having gone out for less than three hours, the crew and I managed to find a total of $2.89 by way of two crumpled up dollar bills, two quarters, three dimes, a nickel, and four pennies!! The two dollars were found under a park bench by our youngest- she'd sat down to tie her shoe and noticed the money stuck in some stray weeds. The rest of the change was found at the park, over by the mall, and one special dime was found by my daughter's best friend Valentina (who is willing to go change hunting with us from now on).

Total today: $2.89
Total thus far: $105.00

$0.28

In the past two days, we've found a total of 28 cents- one dime, two nickels, and eight pennies- not enough for a postal stamp but good enough to report happily :). We also found a Bermuda dime but it won't count toward the changepot funds- it's going right into the foreign coin jar!

After Wednesday's reflection on how much we've found so far, I'm guessing we're going to have a low end fiscal year. Some of my friends blame the decrease in money littering on Obama's hand in the economy but I think people are just getting a tad bit smarter with their funds. I can't say I blame them- heck I'm willing to wager that we'll still find at least a penny a day even under the harshest conditions.

Total today: $0.28
Total thus far: $102.11

$1.59

In the past few days we found a total of $1.49 in the form of a dollar bill, a quarter, two dimes, two nickels, and four pennies. We found the dime, the nickels, and three pennies while watching the Memorial Day Parade on Monday. The dollar bill and quarter were found on Tuesday (my dad's birthday) as we bought the last minute items for his petit fete :). Nothing was found on Wednesday and today I found a dime in the parking elevator while purchasing items for our very special fruit salad :). I forgot just how wonderful fruit salad can be on off days!

Around this time last year we found alot more than this year's totals a total of 318.45.. still we managed to pass the hundred dollar mark so far despite the dry spells. Check out the post from last year : Wacky Wednesday

Total found: $1.59
Total thus far: $101.83

$1.01

In the past few days we found a total of $1.01 in the form of two quarters, three dimes, one nickel, and sixteen pennies. We've also found what looks like a copper slug and a canadian nickel (which doesn't count obviously). Earlier in the week we visited a spot that previously brought us alot of change and it seems like we've got some fellow change hunters who have cleaned the place dry! It's ok.. summer is coming and we'll keep our eyes open during our family outings :)

Total today: $1.01
Total thus far: $100.24

$0.15

Today hubby found a total of fifteen cents in the form of a nickel and ten pennies while getting his watch fixed at the mall- all before 12pm! Since the day is still young, I'm sure we'll find a cent or two more.. until then i'll keep the totals aside :)

Total today: $0.18
Total thus far: $99.23

$0.45

In the past week we have found a total of 45 cents in the form of a quarter, a dime, and ten pennies. Times have been pretty tough and we've had unfortunate news about a loved one so the family has been preoccupied as of late. I did hear some great news today about a find that doesn't count toward changepot but it's interesting nonetheless. Today my mom was throwing out the trash and found a neatly folded twenty dollar bill right by the garbage can! She informed me that she has also created her own changepot and it now has the newly found twenty, a dollar bill, a dime, and three pennies- all in less than a year! Now that is some track record!! :)

Total today: $0.45
Total thus far: $99.08

$0.36

Today we found a total of 36 cents in the form of a quarter, a nickel and six pennies. The quarter was found outside of our local bank and the rest of the change lay waiting for us on the walk back. Tomorrow we're going to cash in some change at nearby TD bank after work and school(approx. 2 miles). Wow we're getting reall close to the first $100 of our changepot fiscal year!!!


Total today: $0.36
Total thus far: $98.63

$0.59

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!


Today we found a whopping cache of change!! Fifty nine cents in the form of two dimes, four nickels, and nineteen pennies to be exact! One of the pennies is almost entirely corroded and rather unrecognizable- fortunately the bank still accepts them. The family went on a nice jog at the track and spent a fabulous time exercising today.

Total today: $0.59
Total thus far: $98.27

No Finds.

No finds today :(

$0.01

Today I found a very ugly looking penny right outside the supermarket where I bought a fantastic watermelon. SUMMER IS COMING!!!


Total today: $0.01
Total thus far: $97.68

$0.22

Today we collectively found 22 cents in the form of two dimes and two pennies. Hubby found the two dimes at work and I found the other two pennies while traipsing around New York City. Today was a good day.

Total today: $0.22
Total thus far: $97.67

$0.19

Times are tough!! In the past four days we've only found a measly nineteen cents in the form of a dime and nine pennies. I'm still happy that we've found SOMETHING considering the sporadic weather patterns. My daughter is still happy about her five dollar find on Saturday (congrats girl!) and I guess I can't blame her for the continuing optimism :) Since the day is still young I feel an evening walk coming on!

Total today: $0.19 (perhaps more later!)
Total thus far: $97.45