Comments on: Is It Worth My Time to Pick Up a Penny? http://www.pfadvice.com/2008/03/19/is-it-worth-my-time-to-pick-up-a-penny/ Bridging the gap between saving money and investing Tue, 21 May 2013 11:58:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: kieron http://www.pfadvice.com/2008/03/19/is-it-worth-my-time-to-pick-up-a-penny/comment-page-1/#comment-1004812 kieron Thu, 03 May 2012 13:25:29 +0000 http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2008/03/19/102067_is-it-worth-my-time-to-pick-up-a-penny.html#comment-1004812 why pick up a penny? it could have so many germs that would then be in your pocket you could get ill then have to pay expensive health bills

]]> By: Clinton Skakun http://www.pfadvice.com/2008/03/19/is-it-worth-my-time-to-pick-up-a-penny/comment-page-1/#comment-937604 Clinton Skakun Fri, 25 Mar 2011 05:47:53 +0000 http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2008/03/19/102067_is-it-worth-my-time-to-pick-up-a-penny.html#comment-937604 A penny?

No it’s not worth straining my back or breaking my train of thought on something more important.

I don’t understand people who spend years penny-pinching. At the end of the month, if you don’t make a big salary, you’ll be just a little less broke then you usually are. Pinching dimes and quarters never made a big difference in my life. What has made a big differnce is when I went out and made a massive amount of money, saved some, spent some and invested some. The lasting impact follows me for a long time. Penny pinching rarely does, actually never.

-Clinton

]]> By: BRB http://www.pfadvice.com/2008/03/19/is-it-worth-my-time-to-pick-up-a-penny/comment-page-1/#comment-922314 BRB Mon, 03 Jan 2011 23:43:17 +0000 http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2008/03/19/102067_is-it-worth-my-time-to-pick-up-a-penny.html#comment-922314 I still pick up pennies.

As a bonus, check the date. If the penny is dated 1981 or earlier, it is valued at nearly 3 cents, since it is made of copper, not zinc. Save those, they could be worth a dime in a few years!!

]]> By: Penny http://www.pfadvice.com/2008/03/19/is-it-worth-my-time-to-pick-up-a-penny/comment-page-1/#comment-727277 Penny Sat, 07 Aug 2010 02:43:11 +0000 http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2008/03/19/102067_is-it-worth-my-time-to-pick-up-a-penny.html#comment-727277 Every bit of money that you “make” without being employed is worth so much more, because you don’t have to pay income tax, social security, medicaid, and for many tithe.

]]> By: From Pennies One Million Dollars Grow | Our Fourpence Worth http://www.pfadvice.com/2008/03/19/is-it-worth-my-time-to-pick-up-a-penny/comment-page-1/#comment-440866 From Pennies One Million Dollars Grow | Our Fourpence Worth Sat, 20 Sep 2008 18:01:12 +0000 http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2008/03/19/102067_is-it-worth-my-time-to-pick-up-a-penny.html#comment-440866 [...] once read an article, Is It Worth My Time to Pick Up a Penny?, which stated that it would be a waste of time and money for someone like Bill Gates to stop and [...]

]]> By: Slug http://www.pfadvice.com/2008/03/19/is-it-worth-my-time-to-pick-up-a-penny/comment-page-1/#comment-272614 Slug Thu, 27 Mar 2008 15:47:52 +0000 http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2008/03/19/102067_is-it-worth-my-time-to-pick-up-a-penny.html#comment-272614 Wow, lots of folks interested in this these days. I just wrote about it last month from a different angle.

http://sunkcostsareirrelevant.blogspot.com/search/label/found%20money

]]> By: Nora http://www.pfadvice.com/2008/03/19/is-it-worth-my-time-to-pick-up-a-penny/comment-page-1/#comment-269367 Nora Fri, 21 Mar 2008 21:08:49 +0000 http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2008/03/19/102067_is-it-worth-my-time-to-pick-up-a-penny.html#comment-269367 How’s that for synchronicity…I just wrote about a Similar topic here:
http://freedom30.blogspot.com/2008/03/picking-up-change.html

Hawaii is littered with loose change!

]]> By: trex http://www.pfadvice.com/2008/03/19/is-it-worth-my-time-to-pick-up-a-penny/comment-page-1/#comment-268918 trex Fri, 21 Mar 2008 04:43:34 +0000 http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2008/03/19/102067_is-it-worth-my-time-to-pick-up-a-penny.html#comment-268918 Do you throw pennies into fountains to make wishes? If you believe that it is worthwhile to pick up pennies because they have value, then how do you justify throwing them away into a fountain or wishing well?

]]> By: AJC @ 7million7years http://www.pfadvice.com/2008/03/19/is-it-worth-my-time-to-pick-up-a-penny/comment-page-1/#comment-268658 AJC @ 7million7years Thu, 20 Mar 2008 17:00:25 +0000 http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2008/03/19/102067_is-it-worth-my-time-to-pick-up-a-penny.html#comment-268658 Writing my blog is the equivalent of picking up pennies – which is why I don’t even bother to advertise. Yet, it is a way of giving back. Life isn’t all about money … I guess that’s easy for me to say ;)

]]> By: lulugal11 http://www.pfadvice.com/2008/03/19/is-it-worth-my-time-to-pick-up-a-penny/comment-page-1/#comment-268597 lulugal11 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 14:20:54 +0000 http://www.savingadvice.com/blog/2008/03/19/102067_is-it-worth-my-time-to-pick-up-a-penny.html#comment-268597 I always pick up money I see lying on the ground regardless of what it is. Yes you might say it is just a penny but since I work indoors the time I see the penny lying on the grass is time I am not doing any work.

I don’t consider it a source of income but it goes into my little coin jar and when the jar gets full I take it to the bank on my next run.

I teach elementary school and I can also pass out the pennies I pick up to the six year olds as rewards.

Plus, someone always needs a couple of pennies to get stamps or something so I am the go to person for change!

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