The New York City Changepot

$1.40 (Recycling bottles)

noreply@blogger.com (The Humphery Family) — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 22:58:00 +0000

Today no change was found but Karen and I did our part by recycling bottles found in my office recycling bin and will place the money in today's total! We received a total of $1.40 in the form of a dollar bill, a quarter, and three nickels. One one hand, we helped clean up the landfills by turning in all these water bottles and on the other, we made our pot just a lil bit bigger :) It's a win/win!

Total today: $1.40
Total thus far: $54.74

$0.12

noreply@blogger.com (The Humphery Family) — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 01:15:00 +0000

Today we found a total of 12 cents in the form of a dime and two pennies. Penny One was found while walking to the gym ; penny two was found right by the leg press machine (where I pressed a personal record!!). The dime was found right by the decline that leads to my favorite jogging path.

Total today: $0.12
Total so far: $53.34

$0.28

noreply@blogger.com (The Humphery Family) — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 21:28:00 +0000

Today we found a total of 27 cents in the form of a grimy quarter and two pennies. We are also adding the penny found on Monday night that was left in the change purse for accountability at a later date. The quarter was found at a pretty busy intersection here in Brooklyn - the tails side of the coin looks rather worn but still recognizable against the backdrop :) . Penny number one was spotted right outside my favorite eatery- the Oasis off 4th ave and number two waited for us in front of the doctors' office. My youngest daughter is quite under the weather so mommy's been running around getting all the necessities to help her along. Poor baby even got sick this morning :(. A mother's work is never done - now off to cook dinner and watch a few Disney movies!

Total today: $0.28
Total thus far: $53.22

noreply@blogger.com (The Humphery Family) — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 13:29:00 +0000

Here's the proud coworker Trevor holding up the mended twenty!

noreply@blogger.com (The Humphery Family) — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 13:28:00 +0000

Here is the twenty my coworker found ripped to shreds over the weekend. Great job taping it up!

noreply@blogger.com (The Humphery Family) — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 22:06:00 +0000

Thanks for blocking off parking! Found this coin on the way to the gym!!

noreply@blogger.com (The Humphery Family) — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 21:23:00 +0000

here's a snapshot of my daughters getting interviewed by interviewer/ actor, dancer of So you think you can dance! Fame Cameron Mathison

$0.04 (updated)

noreply@blogger.com (The Humphery Family) — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 19:53:00 +0000

Today we found a total of four pennies - three pennies found in the company of the Good Morning America crew- what wonderful people! My children are fond of our interviewer Mr. Cameron Mathison!

My daughter Brianna let him beat her to one of the pennies in the parking lot. We taught him a thing or two about change hunting- like rules #1 and 2- never hunt without sunglasses and anti bacterial gel!

Our changepot segment will air this Thursday. If they post an internet link i'll cite it in the right hand column. The temperature is far too hot out to continue our coin search- my poor Karen is feeling under the weather.

Total today: $0.04
Total thus far: $52.94

Our newest hunter gatherer :)

noreply@blogger.com (The Humphery Family) — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 11:21:00 +0000

As I become reacquainted with my change blog and posting allowances, I've uploaded a test picture of our newest family member - Lulu! She's a happy go lucky wire haired dachshund with a little bit of gait and a whole lot of heart. She'll be leading our change hunts and after dinner walks. Toodles! :)

$0.28

noreply@blogger.com (The Humphery Family) — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 02:27:00 +0000

In the past three days we found a total of $0.28 in the form of two dimes and eight pennies. Pickings were slim considering the places we visited this weekend : Queens Center Mall (zero finds!) and Sesame Place in Pennsylvania (all twenty eight cents found). The kids had so much fun and I came home with sunburned shoulders! Tomorrow we welcome Good Morning America to our home for an interview on our changepot endeavor. I'm so excited! More to come later - Have a great one all!

Total this weekend: $0.28
Total thus far: $52.90

$0.05

noreply@blogger.com (The Humphery Family) — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 23:50:00 +0000

Today I found a lone nickel on my way to my car after work today. My co-worker Giselle chuckled as I took a picture of what we like to refer to as 'ping in the wild'. Another co-worker of mine found a ripped up twenty dollar bill over the weekend. Apparently someone was quite upset with the economy or perhaps our currency in particular. Fortunately for Trevor, all four parts were nearby. Trevor plans to patch up the bill and use it accordingly.

The Humphery household is abuzz! We were contacted by a producer for a well known TV show to do a segment on the changepot in the coming week! While I have not been faithful in blogging my daily finds, we have still found coins and bills- but as you all know, life tends to get in the way. So much has changed in our lives but one thing is certain- our goals are still intact and once we reach a total of $1500 in found money, we will donate it to worthy causes. My daughter Brianna is still in the process of counting FY11's finds- and once she finishes the total tally, i'll update the total found thus far and the changepot will be fully operational again. Til then, be well my friends !

UPDATE: The totals are in! Here's the breakdown of finds in our FY11 Changepot:

$20 bill - 1
$10 bill - 1
$5 bill - 1
$1 bill - 4
Dollar coin: 1
Quarters: 17
Dimes: 49
Nickels: 18
Pennies: 152

Total today: $0.05
Total found thus far: $52.62

(NYC Subway token (found during a 5 mile run in Central Park) and broken jewelry were added to the foreign coin/object jar to be sold at a later date!)

coins do matter!

noreply@blogger.com (The Humphery Family) — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 19:17:00 +0000

Life is a funny thing. As I sit here, typing a minor update to our blog, I sneak a peak at our temporary found change container and smile. My family and I have still been picking up change and depositing it there- though I haven't documented my finds like I used to since life happens (new job, new hobby, and marathon training). Our purpose is still intact- we are going to donate the found money to a charity of our choice. Right now I'm heavy in favor of the American Lung Association. The decision isn't mine alone though.

I'm going to task my daughter Brianna to count the change collected from FY11 tonight. Once she gives me the total breakdown, i'll post it online. Til then!

$1.46

noreply@blogger.com (The Humphery Family) — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 12:17:00 +0000

Over the past week we've found a total of $1.46 in the form of a dollar bill, one quarter, one dime, and 11 pennies. We also found a canadian penny but that doesn't count towards the change totals.

My daughter found the dollar bill at a playground in Queens while visiting her dad. I myself have found a few pennies here and there but haven't had much time to update the total. Hubby found the quarter while walking home from work earlier last week. One of my fellow change hunters in another blog reported that coin finding is hard because of the economy- nothing could be further from the truth! I've seen people picking up more change now than ever- not that they weren't before. Our new neighborhood has regular bottle collectors as well- seems like they've got all venues covered!

Total this past week: $1.46
Total thus far: $8.49

$1.50

noreply@blogger.com (The Humphery Family) — Sun, 07 Nov 2010 14:34:00 +0000

Good morning all!

Such an amazing Sunday morning here in New York City- here cometh the marathoners!! Since our last post, we've found a cumulative total of $1.50 in the form of 9 dimes, 5 nickels, and 35 pennies. More to come later- right now we're headed out to see our favorite runners pound the New York pavement- GO MEB!!! GO TULU!!! :)

Total today $1.50
Total thus far: $7.03

$2.03

noreply@blogger.com (The Humphery Family) — Sat, 23 Oct 2010 02:25:00 +0000

For the second day in a row, the Humpherys found paper currency! My daughter found two dollars folded up neatly on her way home from school. I found three pennies myself and felt pretty darn accomplished because our searching ability isn't as extensive as before. This weekend hubby and I will be running an out of state ten mile race- hopefully we'll be able to find some change out there :) Have a great weekend!

Total today: $2.03
Total thus far: $5.53

$1.00

noreply@blogger.com (The Humphery Family) — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 03:01:00 +0000

Finally!

Today we found our first dollar bill find for FY 11 - the crumpled up dollar bill waited for us right on a patch of grass (or what looked like grass at one point!) right on our block. Hubby made the find despite all four of us looking around in our normal fashion- YAY!

Total today $1.00
Total thus far: $3.50

$0.02

noreply@blogger.com (The Humphery Family) — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 02:15:00 +0000

today we found two pennies during our after dinner walk. Seems like it's getting darker alot earlier nowadays- not good!!

Total today: $0.02
Total thus far: $2.50

$0.00

noreply@blogger.com (The Humphery Family) — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 01:34:00 +0000

Today we found zero bucks but my daughter did find one interesting looking earring with a sterling silver stamp on it. We've saved it in the precious metals container where we collect all found jewelry and sell it at the local mall kiosk. More on that as we continue our ping hunt :)

Total today: $0.00
Total thus far: $2.48

$0.00

noreply@blogger.com (The Humphery Family) — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 02:52:00 +0000

Today we found no coins- but we did get to hang out with my co-workers for employee appreciation day at work. Had a blast!!

Total found today : $ nothing
Total found thus far: $2.48

$0.05

noreply@blogger.com (The Humphery Family) — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 03:28:00 +0000

Today we found $0.05 in the form of five pennies on the way home from a 5K race. The proceeds of this race went towards a woman's organization . There were a few run/walk events all over New York and the weather cooperated beautifully! Hope you all enjoyed your weekend :)

source

Total today: $0.05
Total found thus far: $2.48

$0.68

noreply@blogger.com (The Humphery Family) — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 00:11:00 +0000

Today we hung out around Brooklyn all day and found some decent coinage- 68 cents in the form of two quarters, a dime and eight pennies the hard way! Today we cashed in on the brooklynite discarding of pennies near parking meters- found six pennies and one quarter that way. The rest of the change was found in the park where Kitty played for a little bit while dad and I chatted about the future.

During our outing, we stopped off at our nearby neighborhood bank to inquire about the current savings rate. I can't believe how low our rates are nowadays! 0.10% seems inconceivable!!! When will this nightmare end???

Total today: $0.68
Total found thus far: $2.43

$0.12

noreply@blogger.com (The Humphery Family) — Sat, 16 Oct 2010 02:52:00 +0000

Today we found a total of twelve cents in the form of a dime and two pennies- all found by hubby on his travails to and from work. Here's a pic of today's found dime in it's found location from hubby's super cool phone. Today's dinner walk was postponed due to the high winds out here (remnants from the nor'easter). Hopefully the wind won't be too disruptive tomorrow in order for the Humpherys to hit the town :). Enjoy your evening!

Total today: $0.12
Total found thus far: $1.75

Not bad for a week of finds! Let's see what next week brings!! :)

$0.39

noreply@blogger.com (The Humphery Family) — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 23:37:00 +0000

Today we found a total of $0.39 in the form of three dimes, a nickel, and four pennies. The very first find was a nickel hidden nicely amongst some freshly cut grass in my neighborhood. I was excited because it has been a while since I got back into blogging my finds and I'd forgotten how much fun it was to see the amount of change found on the ground grow from one tiny jar to another until it reaching its final home - our giant five gallon water bottle.

The family and I are going for a nice walk after dinner tomorrow night. Score! Yet another reason why I love blogging our finds: more opportunity to spend time away from the TV and Internet. Love it!!

Total today: $0.39
Total found thus found: $1.63

$0.15

noreply@blogger.com (The Humphery Family) — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 04:47:00 +0000

One advantage to waking up at 5am to go to the gym is the ability to examine parking spaces :). I found a scratched up dime and nickel after my hour gym sesh. My hubby found an old wallet that had nothing inside it (guess the bandits made out with what was once in it?), my daughters found zip, and thus another day passes on with fruitful bounty towards the change pot '2011.

Total today: $0.15
Total thus far: $1.24

$0.76

noreply@blogger.com (The Humphery Family) — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 23:56:00 +0000

Today we found a collective total of $0.76- all hail last nights' rainstorm!! Hubby found $0.25 in the form of a dime, two nickels, five pennies and one seeriously eroded quarter. I found a quarter on my way to work and my daughter found $0.26 in the form of a quarter and a penny on the way to school. Earlier this year, I remember finding $0.26 on two interesting occasions- both of them on days that I participated in half marathons (13.1 miles). I keep thinking 26 cents is a sign from the running gods that I should go for the gold and be part of America's 1%- more on that as I continue my trainings though.

Total today: $0.76 (plus one ooglie looking quarter!)
Total thus far: $1.09