If You Find A Penny?

@sutan74 (1112)
Philippines
December 30, 2006 11:25am CST
While walking on sidewalks, streets etc. Do you leave it or pick it up??? hmm there are 3 options.. 1. It's only a penny. You can probably afford to ignore it. 2. If you're superstitious, you can flip it so it's heads up and let some other superstitious person pick it up. 3. Pick it up. it's money.
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34 responses
• United States
30 Dec 06
Money is Money! Pick it up. I like to pick up change that I find and put it in my childrens piggy banks. My grandmother always would fuss when I touched a penny that was tales up. She said it would give me bad luck, but I would tell her, its money! yeah its not much, but not much can accumulate over the years. When you go to the carwash, there is always change lying around, my 6 year old LOVES it. A penny to him is like $10 to us!
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@sutan74 (1112)
• Philippines
1 Jan 07
yup I totally agree with you. Even pennies are worth something. We should teach our kids to be thrifty nowadays too.
• United States
10 May 07
yes too bad i dont have kids to teach you know what that means pennys for me only muahahah im so evil lol kidding
@apostrofy (661)
• Romania
30 Dec 06
i never take them even if i find them. i always think of the person who lost it or the next person to find them. maybe they need the money more than i do.
@msqtech (15073)
• United States
10 Jan 07
money isnt either bad or good but it can be a necessity
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• United States
10 May 07
you should just pick it up you might need it someday u never know yo.
• Philippines
6 Jul 07
yeah, i agree with you, probably somebody needs it more than i do... atleast i try to help other people in a small way...
@incisive (75)
• Pakistan
31 Dec 06
i'll go with number one..definitely ignore it!!!
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• United States
10 May 07
why ? you dont like pennys? they like you :) lol
@msqtech (15073)
• United States
10 Jan 07
I pick it up I even pick up trash and dispose of it properly
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• United States
10 May 07
woah are you serious you pick up trash ? with or without gloveS?
@brendalee (6082)
• United States
1 Jan 07
I always pick up pennies if I see them on the ground. And I say that saying that someone else already said. Except it doesn't usually bring me good luck. But it might one of these times.lol. I have a big jar full of pennies and when it is completely full, we take it to the bank and get cash. I do this with all my change too.
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@sutan74 (1112)
• Philippines
2 Jan 07
As long as its money, I will keep it. Because when you accumulate a jarful of pennies it is still money. Right??
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• United States
10 May 07
right! :D i have plenty im gonna go to target and buy some paper thingies lol coin wrappers unless anybody knows where i can get them for free :)
• United States
10 Jan 07
If I see a penny I pick it up because I also believe in the saying " See a penny, pick it up, have good luck". A long time ago I remember watching a television show where they stated if someone had the opportunity to walk in every area of the world and pick up every penny they see on the ground they would be quite a rich person.
@sutan74 (1112)
• Philippines
11 Jan 07
It's not about good luck, for me a penny is still money. But its also nice to think that a penny will bring good luck. Wishful thinking won't hurt anyone....
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• United States
24 Apr 07
LOL, Do you remember which show?
• United States
10 May 07
the penny pincher!? lol kidding i've never heard of any show about pennys lol
@pookie92 (1714)
• United States
11 Jan 07
Money is money, I pick them up, usually I point them out to my kids if they are with me. They are still at the age that a penny makes you rich!
@sutan74 (1112)
• Philippines
4 Apr 07
Yes, every penny counts as they say...
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• United States
10 May 07
aww wow now i want a kid to give a penny to im gonna be like here now your rich go play lol kidding lol
@reinydawn (11643)
• United States
10 Jan 07
I pick it up. Even if it's tails up, I'm luckier than I was before I found it - I have more money. If you find a penny every day, you have enough for a few things off the dollar menu at McDonald's...
• United States
10 May 07
hahah yeah i never thought of that but then since i've started working out i dont go to mcdonalds no more :( i wonder if they miss me lol
@yanjiaren (9031)
3 Jul 07
I belong to the third category..I always pick it up as I think it is a small blessing waiting to be found lol.I always believed pennies make pounds and I often give to good causes so I don't like to waste anything. I know people might think I am a tramp lol but I do it for good luck. What do you do by the way? Do you ignore it and walk on?
• India
14 Apr 07
pick it up because its a money and give it to some poor person because the money i will get on street i will never use it because its can hepl poor people and it is felt their for some poor people so i will like to give it to some poor people
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@dolarim (134)
• Israel
23 Apr 07
"If you dont pick a penny up you probably dont worth a penny yourself" hehehe it is just a saying.....
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@sutan74 (1112)
• Philippines
1 May 07
I like that saying... thanks for dropping by.
@dolarim (134)
• Israel
1 May 07
I have allot of other "smart" sayings waiting to be said hehehe :))
• United States
6 Apr 07
pennies i usually don't bother with-but if it's a silver coin, i'll pick it up.i don't see coins on the ground that much in general anymore.i guess people are more careful now LOL
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@sutan74 (1112)
• Philippines
15 Apr 07
Absolutely right, people are more careful with their money even loose change. It's also important to have loose change when going to the supermarket,movies,restaurants etc. It sometimes comes in handy when you have to pay for something.
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@ydiwan (448)
• India
5 Apr 07
LOL intresting options hey well i would pick it up as it is money and god knows what we all do to earn that lil bit extra and finding a penny is a bonus and brings good luck as you say it is money and you found it while walking so it is good to begin your day with and it will also help me being positive all day as it was a positive start to the day and finally it is money and we need to respect it no matter how lower the form cos money is money and we all know how important it is.
@sutan74 (1112)
• Philippines
15 Apr 07
Pennies are still money.... and we even do it here in myLot. Writing to earn a little extra for our effort.
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@ergg78 (344)
• Malaysia
15 Apr 07
Just pick it up. It's my lucky day. a penny is worth saving. :) at least i think so.
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@reinao (23)
• South Africa
5 Apr 07
Hi Sutan74. Thank you for all your responses. First of all I am from South Africa in Johannesburg. The weather here is very nice warm summers and not too cold winters. I am married for 21 years and have no children, but 2 dogs. (collie and boxer) When I find money on the street I certainly pick it up, I call it my lucky money and I must admit that I found quite a lot. (once some very old coins stuck behind a fence in a shopping centre, I do not know what made me look there, but I did). I put it in my ashtray in the car as this is luck. I sometimes give it away to and then you do not loose your luck, but you also give the other person luck. Thanks again.
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@dopey22girl (3319)
• United States
3 Jul 07
I'm definitely the number 3. I wonder how much I have made just by picking up pennies and other change alone in my lifetime. I actually found a quarter yesterday, and that was really exciting! Lol.
• Canada
27 Jun 07
I always pick up any money I find on the groud . Money is money and even the pennies will add up over a period of time . I don't believe in wasting money when it is so hard to have to work for each day , online we often work for pennies a day , yet we still do it because we know that these pennies from today will earn into dollars for tomorrow .
@subathra (3519)
• India
5 Apr 07
I will choose option 1 and i wil behave in that manner only.Many a time i see it but never pick it up.May be its due to shyness to pick it up from road where people passby.
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@flpoolbum (2978)
• United States
27 Jun 07
I pick pennies up. I don't buy into the heads up/heads down thing. When picking up a penny, I usually say, "Look, I just doubled my take home pay". lol
@ashar123 (2357)
• India
2 May 07
well i would not accept any of ur options.. i would not pic up the penny
• United States
10 May 07
why not a penny is cool you can use it in those machines at disneyland that squish em and make a picture on lincons face lol