Comments on: Why bother picking up pennies?

By: queenzelda

queenzelda — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 05:00:12 +0000

I can’t help but think you are earning too much (or thinking too much) when the day comes you walk over money. How much time do you spend thinking about coupons and how much CFBs save you, but you won’t pick up a coin. Think of what happens if you don’t have that coin when it comes time to pay?

By: Vixen

Vixen — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 23:11:00 +0000

I work in a restaurant and it’s amazing how much change is ALWAYS laying around.

By: mbhunter

mbhunter — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 05:36:17 +0000

Thanks CD, more for me.

By: Jim

Jim — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 13:09:57 +0000

I rarely pass by change on th ground/floor. The change in the urinal I leave. Lucky Janitor!

By: Early Retirement Extreme

Early Retirement Extreme — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 19:07:40 +0000

Yeah, I know it’s not a full time job. However, most likely I would not be paid to walk past the penny, so why not. I expect money to be dirty in general. After all how do you know that the penny you were just handed at the cashier didn’t spend time some time on the side walk.

By: Clever Dude

Clever Dude — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 14:27:18 +0000

ERE: At 2 seconds per penny, you would only earn $18 per hour if you had a line of 1800 pennies that kept you busy for that entire hour. Like I said, I’ll take a clump of coins if they’re offered or available, but I don’t think I’d just pick them up off the sidewalk or other perceived dirty place because the cost in handsoap and water or Purel is more than that one penny, I’m sure.

By: Early Retirement Extreme

Early Retirement Extreme — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 05:47:08 +0000

If it takes 2 seconds to pick up a penny, the hourly wage is $18/hr. I’ll do it.

By: Jerry

Jerry — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 04:11:40 +0000

Kyle, you slay me.
Five bucks worth of pennies in a sock – or something – is actually pretty good insurance for your safety… anybody tries to assault you, you just wrap 500 pennies worth of copper upside their mug!
(I’m only partially kidding. My grandfather was an old-school cop, and he used to carry around a roll of nickels or a small measure of lead pipe in his pocket to firm up his fist, if the unfortunate occasion arose.)
But I say coins are worth saving, whether you’re a pugilist or not!

By: Kyle @ Rather-Be-Shopping.com

Kyle @ Rather-Be-Shopping.com — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 00:00:47 +0000

Some people really love to look for coins on the ground. Everyday on the way home from work I get stuck behind this guy who opens his door at the toll booth and looks around for spare change. So annoying….oh, hey Brett.

By: Mrs. Micah

Mrs. Micah — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 21:05:25 +0000

Quarters for us always go to laundry. The rest can go other places–periodically I’ll use it to recharge my SmarTrip. But that doesn’t take pennies, unfortunately.

Lots of people use pennies to pay their library fines. I don’t mind, I think it’s creative.