Actually I would hope none of us here do this but you never know… I’m talking about those who habitually toss pennies out the car window so they don’t have to deal with them.

Since I ride a motorcycle I get a chance to get a close look at the ground while waiting for traffic lights to change or at stop signs.

Usually I find a couple a week along with the odd nickel and even quarter… and yes I hold up traffic while I bend down and pick them up. (Wave with middle finger to horn honker as I pull off… Money is IMPORTANT!!)

Though I’ve noticed that as the economy has gotten worse the amount of spare change to be had has decreased a bit. I guess some of them have figured out pennies are actually worth something.

To be honest I’ve never understood literally throwing money away. I knew a gentlemen who was born in poverty and died a millionaire who had a simple saying…

“If You Watch The Pennies The Dollars Will Take Care Of Themselves”

Do any of you look for spare change lying on the ground and pick it up or are pennies too much to bother with for you? (I also admit to checking every pay phone I pass and glancing at the coin returns on vending machines too… once in a while you get a Bonanza.)

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