Through out the year we have a found money competition.  The competition is the collect all the money that you “find” throughout the year and put it in a bank and then at the end of the year we count it all up and see who has found the most money.  You can find it outside, inside, on the floor, in soda machines, anywhere.  You can’t find it in the bottom of you purse and say that it is found money, you mat have lost it and then found it but it was still your money so it is not found money.  Also you shouldn’t rob a bank or anything that wouldn’t be found money that would be stolen money, but there are other reasons not rob a bank besides it not counting as found money!

The competition part of it is because many other households in my family participate too and we all add it up at the end of the year and who ever finds the most wins the title of the winner.  Yeah not much of a prize, but it is kinda neat to see how much money you can collect through the year by just picking it up off the floor.  I honestly don’t find nearly as much outside as I do inside.  I tend to find more money in restaurants, movie theaters, grocery stores and such than I do in parking lots! 

No matter much or how little we collect we will always beat my grandparents and we will always lose to my parents.  It is just the way the money falls!

Our grand total for this year was $19.91.  We collected a little over $2.00 more than last year.  Eric and I really slacked of this year once we started living in different states found money wasn’t at the top of our to do lists.  We started 2010 off strong, we are looking forward to beating last years total.

Did you participate?  Will you join in next year to see just how much you could collect if you just picked up what you see on the ground?  Have you ever heard of found money before or is this a first?