See a penny, pick it up

financial_muppet

Just seen this article on the BBC Magazine site:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7622792.stm

"Teacher Kath Kelly found £117 in dropped cash on the streets of Bristol, during a year in which she lived off £1 a day."

I can see myself bumping into people on my way to work now because I will be looking at the pavement lol.

MrsPorridge

There's already a challenge thread on this:

Save Money You Find On Street..1yr : http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/...nd+challen ge

I was reading this thread the other night and now I always walk around with my "eyes down". I've told all the family to do it, since then I have found 5p. Hey, its a start!!

Jennifer_Jane

Ha! I always pick up money dropped on the streets, and so far have picked up 27p over the last year. Also, streets mean shops, and shops mean spending money - so I tend to avoid them to save money.

Jen
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Naomim

I always pick up money I see on the floor, even if it is 1p. I might start saving it now and see where I get with it.

I also pick up receipts outside of Tesco to see if people have collected the points It still works out to free money :T

Naomi x

mbaz

My Dad does this! He goes out around 6 on a Sat and sunday morning and picks up all the money drunk people have dropped! He often finds large amounts and uses it as his holiday spending money - he normally gets about £100 a year!

weebit

Naomim wrote: »

I always pick up money I see on the floor, even if it is 1p. I might start saving it now and see where I get with it.

I also pick up receipts outside of Tesco to see if people have collected the points It still works out to free money :T

Naomi x

are you able to claim these points then? thats one thing i didnt know. how do you do it?

Naomim

If the receipt has a barcode at the bottom it means the points haven't been taken up. I just go to customer service next time I am in, hand over my clubcard and say I forgot to do it last time. They just add the points on. I've never had any trouble but I think they are quite quick to clear up outside the door to make sure people don't do it too often. The best place is the Tesco petrol garage

Naomi x

financial_muppet

Must confuse them when they try and put you into one of their marketing segments based on the products you buy: Excellent work! :beer:

POSSETTE

it is my thread i started in jan..i challenge you to save money found on street for 1 year..

its going really well..i will bump it up to front page

Barneysmom

I always pick up pennies if I see them, it's lucky.

Badger_Lady

I made a little velvet bag that I hung round my neck, and picked up everything I found in Basingstoke (ironically, the rundown council estates had money everywhere, kids would just chuck their change???).

I bought my first ever album with that bag of cash (which was very heavy!) for £15.99.

Last week, I spotted a £5 note on the pavement of Newport City Centre