This post is for Amanda, who will totally get it and burst out laughing.
We are slated to have some snow/ice roll in later today. The city trucks have been out brining the streets and I wanted to make sure I got a long walk in just in case everything iced up. So I bundled up and took off for the CVS on the south side of town; I had some perks expiring soon (some today) and wanted to use them.
This is what I bought at CVS:
Total cost? $0.00.
But wait, there's more!
Amanda and I both follow Katy Wolk-Stanley, The Non-Consumer Advocate, on Instagram. (I also read Katy's blog, which is often downright hilarious.) Each year, Katy saves all of her "found money" and then lets us know how much she netted for the year. "Found money" is exactly that: a coin dropped that you find and pick up on a parking lot, for example. (I include non-profit mailings where the organization attaches a dime or a nickel to convince you to donate.) With fewer and fewer people using cash, found money is scarcer with each passing month. But I told Amanda I was game if she was game.
So imagine my delight when, on leaving CVS and preparing to walk back home (1.3 miles each way, in case anyone is wondering), I look down and see this:
Found money!
Free dish soap, free note cards (yes, I write a lot of letters every month), and a penny for my 2025 found money bowl.
That's a win no matter how you count it.
8 comments:
Hey, free money is great, no matter where it came from. I've been reading Kate's blog recently as I try to figure out a much more sustainable life, both from a money perspective but also resource use perspective.
Sam, you said a mouthful! Hugs, my friend.
Love your freebies! I also save found money. I call it pennies from heaven, though I occasionally find higher denominations. For some reason, I started paying attention once my parents died close together. I smile to think they have something to do with it, though I know it's not likely.
Laurie, you are not the only person who makes that association between finding a coin and thinking of a beloved and now gone family member. This makes me smile.
Nice! You're rich!
Amanda...EXACTLY!!!!!! 😁
I love finding money it is such a small joy. I mean a penny? But really it brings me joy!
Kim, finding money IS a joy! I still remember my son Sam, back when he was 5 (he is turning 35 this year), who'd had a great day capped off by finding a penny in the parking lot. "Is this my lucky day or what?" he shouted. I still feel that way!
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