Happy New Year!

Good-bye 2007. Hello, 2008!

Well, what a year! First year is in the books. I found $35.46 just lying around. Pretty amazing. There were a few memorable moments. The treasure of about 260 pennies I found on July 7. Talk about a lucky day. Finding the $5 bill when someone "challenged" to find a certain amount within a specified time frame. Talk about working "under pressure". And of course the pranks my friends did during the year. Thanks, Laura and Alicia.

On top of the total found, I'm adding in the following:
Foreign currency: $.49
Intentionally thrown down change from my friends: $1.57
Charity nickels (these are the nickels I get in the mail from other charities -- hey they're going back to charity): $.10
"Found It, Count It" Campaign: $.32

All told that side of the donation comes out to $37.94

So for 2007 I'll be donating $75.88. Pretty cool, huh?

Thank you to everyone who reads this, the people who helped out in the "Found It, Count It" campaign and to those of you who were also so generous to donate to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.

Coin stats:
896 Pennies
30 Nickels
85 Dimes
30 Quarters
$9 bills ($5 bill, 4 $1 bills)

On with 2008!

It started off really early. About 5am early! I was walking home from my lengthy night of revelry and on Prospect Park West. I found a penny. The street was pretty desolate and there wasn't much to distract me as I shuffled on home.

Later today, I went out and found 2 dimes right in my neighborhood. One was near the construction of a new 2-family home. Maybe a construction worker dropped it. Anyway, the first of the year has started off with a bang!

What's changing in 2008?

Here's the kicker: For every $1 I find, I will put that in the donation total and match what I collect at the end of the year. I will also buy a scratch-off lottery ticket and donate a portion (that's up to my discretion) of the winnings. Provided I do win. I never have good luck with those. Considering I found $35 last year, that's a bunch of tickets. As the slogan goes: Hey, you never know.