Poll: Do you pick up money off the ground?
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I'm not so rich that I'll pass up a free penny if I see one. I don't even care if I'm in the middle of a crowd, they can just watch as I get a tiny bit richer. Overall I'd say I've probably made at least $50 from picking up change. Though I've never found anything more than a $1 bill.
Though I don't like to carry around change. The only time I'll ever have change with me is if I found some or bought something with cash.
Though I don't like to carry around change. The only time I'll ever have change with me is if I found some or bought something with cash.
Usually only paper money, so anything $1.00 and above, though if it was my money that I dropped, I'll grab it of course. The most I've ever found was a $20.00 bill.
Pennies are lucky, of course I'll pick them up. Who cares!?
Once I found 20$ folded up in a really tiny square at the mall near my house...it was a good day.
Once I found 20$ folded up in a really tiny square at the mall near my house...it was a good day.
I rarely am lucky enough to find money lying around, but if it's anything more than a dollar, I'll pick it up... and I have pride. Money's good.
I never pick up pennies or nickels, but hell, man, it's a recession. I can get a good snack from just a dollar or two, so I definitely grab 'em when I can.
Yes, but not because I want the money. I have this nasty habit of anthropomorphizing things, and if I see a penny and don't pick it up, I'll think "that penny is going to sit there alone and cold all winter, until it's swept up by some street cleaner and sent to die alone in a landfill somewhere".
And I'm not even high.
And I'm not even high.
I pick up change all the time, though I don't believe I've ever found anything bigger than a quarter.
And yes, I pick up pennies, but only face-up pennies or "good luck" pennies. Down facing pennies are considered bad luck. It's ridiculous I know, but it's something my mother and grandparents would say when I was little and...well I think that some ridiculous traditions are fine to keep as long as you're not hurting anyone with them.
EDIT: and speaking of being cheap, it never really crossed my mind. Maybe it's a Texas thing but we think you're stupid if you just leave it lying there. Money is money.(except the bad luck penny!)
And yes, I pick up pennies, but only face-up pennies or "good luck" pennies. Down facing pennies are considered bad luck. It's ridiculous I know, but it's something my mother and grandparents would say when I was little and...well I think that some ridiculous traditions are fine to keep as long as you're not hurting anyone with them.
EDIT: and speaking of being cheap, it never really crossed my mind. Maybe it's a Texas thing but we think you're stupid if you just leave it lying there. Money is money.(except the bad luck penny!)
i probably wont pick up 1 or 2 cent pieces, but from 5 cent upwards its worth the effort.
I only once found a note of 10 DM when i was a kid, in the mittle of a forest. Was a nice day for little me.
I only once found a note of 10 DM when i was a kid, in the mittle of a forest. Was a nice day for little me.
Depends on the coin and if I feel like it. If I see paper money I'll pick it up, that doesn't happen often though. I once found a scratch off lottery ticket that ended up being worth $50 but the person that bought it was too lazy to check the whole thing.
I pick up any money I see, mostly because my baby sister wants to take a trip to Cabo, and she's gotten me into the habit of grabbing every coin I sees on the ground so I can help her save up for it.
Found £200 in a store once.
Turns out it was mine, and it fell out of my pocket.
son of a mother duck I was lucky...
Turns out it was mine, and it fell out of my pocket.
son of a mother duck I was lucky...
I pick it all up - pennies upwards.
I know it makes me look cheap, but being a poor student I can make that sacrifice if it means free money.
Largest I ever found was a tenner that I spotted blowing past our driveway through the bathroom window - I sprinted outside wearing nothing but a towel, but it was worth it
I know it makes me look cheap, but being a poor student I can make that sacrifice if it means free money.
Largest I ever found was a tenner that I spotted blowing past our driveway through the bathroom window - I sprinted outside wearing nothing but a towel, but it was worth it
I'll pick up money but rarely pennies. It's an on-the-fly decision balancing the value of the money against whether I'm in a hurry and whether getting it will obstruct traffic - I won't stop to pick up a dime in a crowded hallway.
The largest amount I've ever found was a $20 bill on a Manhattan sidewalk. Nobody else even slowed down to look at it - I guess they thought it was one of those sneaky leaflets that have a dollar bill printed on the cover.
The largest amount I've ever found was a $20 bill on a Manhattan sidewalk. Nobody else even slowed down to look at it - I guess they thought it was one of those sneaky leaflets that have a dollar bill printed on the cover.