would you pick up money from the street?

My thoughts exactly. If the owner does not like to pick it up then I certainly do. It only takes a couple of seconds to pick it up as well. Just imagine earning 1 penny every 2 seconds. That's 30p every minute. Multiply that by 60 and you £18 per hour! I prefer this job to mine! LOL Come on everybody, keep dropping your money! LOL

I too once bought a lottery ticket with what I've picked up but didn't win. I always feel lucky though whenever I pick up money on the street. I wonder if anybody in mylot have done this and won?

Right on! Sometimes I wonder why some people don't pick up the money that they've dropped? Its just foolish to throw away they you've worked hard for. Lucky for us I guess. :o)

You have an assistant to pick up money on the street? Wow! What if you don't have your assistant with you at the time? Would you pick up any money yourself? How much money does it have to be before you pick it up yourself?

I actually can't ever pick up money myself, since I'm disabled and in a wheelchair. I have an assistant most times to help me with basic stuff like using the bathroom and washing, as well as picking stuff up and doing things like laundry and cleaning. If I found money, they would need to pick it up.

My apologies for thinking otherwise but now I know why you need an assistant. :o) Every little helps no matter who picks up the money from the street. Everything adds up in the end.

What a way to end a family day out. I suppose its just like going out on a treasure hunt with the family. What more can you ask for? Fresh air, exercise, quality time with the family and you get to pick up money and a chance to earn more with it! You have to keep it up now so one day you can be a lottery millionaire and with a healthy family around you. I wish you luck. :o)

That's one thing I don't do and I admire you for doing that. I sometimes just kick harmful objects on the streets to the side, out of the way rather than picking it up.

Since it being winter here in Canada it's a little cold to be going outside to walk but we do go down to the malls and go window shopping and do go shopping as well. But we are there for the walk as well. We make more money in the winter time than we do in the summer spring fall. As well as picking up spare change while walking outside. We also pick up screws, nails so they don't puncture tires either.

I too have some coins lying around inside the car so I know I have money to pay for car park. These coins can be from what I've picked up from the street or coins from my pocket which is getting heavy. Depending on the size of your compartments, I would not really suggest for you to fill them all with coins. They can be quite heavy and keeping the unnecessary weight inside the car can in the long cost you more than you think. Your car would need more power to pull the heavy weight. More power means more petrol which also means more money needed to buy petrol. Well, that's me looking at ways to save my money anyway. :o)

Thanks for alerting me to the added weight of the coins in my car.It didn't even cross my mind.I know they can become very heavy.I sure don't want to pay more than I already do for gas.

Money left lying on the street can indeed be a blessing to someone who picks it up. There was a time when I was a kid and I "forgot" to leave myself a bus fare home. It would have been about an hour walk home and I was really tired. I happen to pick the right amount for my bus fare. That was a blessing for me.

That is a lot of change. I've never really let that much change accumulate. As soon as I reach between £5 to £10 then I alwasy find something useful to buy.

That's right, it all adds up. Besides, if someone wants to give you money indirectly by dropping it on the street, they why say no?

I'm sure if the owner is there then he should have picked it up in the first place. If the coin happen to be next to somebody then I normally ask if they've dropped it, if not then I'll keep it.

I never thought of it that way, coin from a loved one, coin from heaven. I must have a few loved one's here on earth as well as in heaven then. :o)

You are one of the most fortunate who have money to give. Although I regularly give food and clothing to my local charity for the homeless, I very rarely give cash to buskers and homeless people on the street. It is easy to pick up a $20 note but would you pick up a cent or 25 cents?

I think I shall try that this year and see how much I can pick up in a year. I haven't picked up anything yet so far though. I guess the state of the economy is letting people pick up every penny they drop so there is nothing for me to pick yet. :o)

Its always best to give back what's not yours no matter how much. But if nobody is around to make a claim for it, like in the street, then I'd be happy to keep it.

When I was at school, there were a few kids with a lot of pocket money because they have well off parents. Its these kind of kids that don't pick up change they happen to drop on the floor. They don't know how hard their parents had to work for that money that they can't be bothered to pick up. I used to be able to pick up some coins around the playground area when I was at school and use it to buy sweets before going home. :o)

That's a great idea! I'll have to look around the floor more often the next time I'm at a similar kind of pub. :o)

The coins that I've picked up haven't brought me luck yet so I spend it once I get to certain amount. I'm getting something for free one way or another so that is enough luck for me. :o)

I feel that you don't really need to impose a ruling regarding picking up money on the street. A simple common sense and honesty should be sufficient. Look around to see if someone has dropped it and ask people around where the money is before taking ownership.

A penny given from one friend to another will always be lucky for me. Even though I don't have that much luck once I have the penny, I still feel lucky so it kinda makes me feel good. Plus, I've gained a penny. :o)

I've seen a similar program on tv. They are quite hilarious pranks. I sure hope I don't end up being on tv in one of these pranks. hehe