Do You Pick Money Up Off The Ground?

Kids are often careless because they didn't have to earn the money. It is just like with taxes, it is easy to talk about taxes when you don't own much. There is a reason so many college students are for higher taxes. Then they get out in the world and start to own things, a house, a car, etc. try to make a living and raise a family off their income, etc.

I always pick a coin up off the ground, even a cent. Never now what you might find. If it is nothing special it just goes in the change can and I take it in to the bank once a year or so.

Up North, since we no longer use the penny I pick everything up.

I always pick up any coin. You never know, it might be a rare date, mis-strike or an improvement on the one in my collection!

I will personally pick up coins off the ground.. heck it's free money!

On a side note a crazy story... I once worked at one high school where the night shift custodial cleaning staff member would clean the entire school.. (approx pop. of school was 2500 per year)... This guy picked up every coin... after 40 years of working in the same school and pretty much in the same job .. he retired...

The guy ended up buying a small fishing plane... the majority of the money used was money he had found over the years... all of it was in buckets in his house... he had buckets of silver coins...

I pick up penney's ...no problem.

My highest is a $50.00 bill ... But that was years ago

Tryna, I know a person just like the one you mentioned. It's also a girl at my school, and the last time I talked to her, it went like this:

Me: (checks coin return of vending machine)
Friend: Did you find anything?
Me: Nope.
Girl: Why do you even check the coin return? You know that there'll be nothing in there.
Me: That's not true, I actually found a quarter in that exact machine last week.
Her: So what? A quarter's not even worth that much.
Me: You only need 4 to make a dollar, I've made over 70 bucks from picking up dropped change.
Her: I don't believe you.
Me: Hey, you can think what you want, but I'm telling the truth.
Her (under her breath): Whatever. He can waste his time by doing that...

Something tells me that girl won't be very good with managing money, especially if she thinks quarters are worthless...

Yes. As a user of a metal detector you develop an eye for the roundness and "smaller than you think" size of coins to speed up recovery once you dig a plug and are looking to see if the coin is in or out of the hole. That size judging thing helps to zero-in on coins at a distance when walking.

Some joker at the local hardware store super-glues cents to the sidewalk out front to see the reaction of folks who stoop and stumble looking sheepish. I think the best comeback would be to ask to test out a sledge hammer for a minute, and then return it once the coin is loose, saying the hammer doesn't fit after all.

I want my retriever dog to help out along these lines by the way. I heard about a fellow who trained a dog from puppyhood to play with chew toys stuffed with shredded currency, available from the Bureau of Engraving and Printing gift shop and on-line. Simply stuff dog toys with bits of shredded bills and the puppy will be sniffing for "toys" happy to bring you currency. Of course you can play the game of hiding dollar bills in the couch cushions and get really happy when the dog brings you one. Then at ball fields, rest stops, and fair grounds simply walk the dog along fence lines for the payoff of loose bills and wallets. It could work!