Total Recoded Found Change for 2009: $24.50 + 0.30p

It's been an interesting year of finding and recording found change.  I tell the story about how I got interested in tracking the found coins I find on my general/misc personal blog.  While walking in downtown Vancouver on my way to a New Years Eve party mostly along Hornby Street, I found $0.16 - a dime and 6 lucky pennies!

Today's Found Change: $0.16
Total Recorded (2009): $24.07 + $0.16 = $24.50 + £0.30.

Here's a picture of some of this years found change haul:

The two coins on the far left are 20p and 10p (pound sterling -- British) coins that I found at some point earlier in December while on a short jog.

QUESTION:  What was your grand total found change for 2009 and what do you plan on doing with the money? Please share you thoughts in the comments section of this post.

Found Change on a Walk to the Local Grocery Store

Today, as a break from work, I took a walk to a local grocery store to pick up a few organic vegetables and fruits so that I could make some amazing raw vegan food.  Found change?  Of course!  One quarter and two lucky pennies :)

Today's Found Change: $0.27
Total Recorded (2009): $24.07 + $0.27 = $24.34 + £0.30.

How much found change did you find today?  Please share your finds in the comments section of this post.

Welcome to the Lucky Penny Journal!

This blog is inspired by The New York City ChangePot: "Documenting found change - from pennies to dollars- since October 2005. As seen on CNN, Fox News, and NBC." I initially set out to reproduce the success of the Humphery family as a personal an experiment. Over the course of the past year, picking up "lucky pennies" as I go about my daily business has turned into a bit of a hobby. It makes my walks much more enjoyable when I come home with a pocketful of found change :)

So for today's totals:

Today's Found Change: $0.23
Total Recorded (2009): $24.07 + £0.30.

Not bad. What found change did you find today? Please share in the comments section of this post.