No money found today...

Just was plain out of luck. There is always next time I am out! ;)

So we changed our minds on our savings...

I was sitting and I was thinking about the money we have saved so far. Well, I figured it would take FOREVER for that vacation, so I started thinking about something else to save for. I started thinking of items in our house and I got to thinking about beds. So, I decided that we should save up for a new bed for hubby and I!

We have a bed right now, a California King. We got it off of craigslist for 50 dollars. We pretty much wore out the boxsprings. We sold the frame because we hated it...so we had it on the floor. We lived in a apartment with mice. No good.. :(

So, I want a new bed, with a nice frame. It will take awhile, but I think it is a more realistic goal. I can't wait to be able to purchase a nice bed..with a comfy mattress..and sleep well. I also plan on getting a new bedset for it too. It will be great!!!!!!! I will have to argue with hubby on bedset. He likes his black, I like my colors. LOL. Then I want to reduce it to a queen size bed. The King we have barely fits in our small room.

I can't wait to save up for that! :)

Our finds today

We went to Wal-Mart to get some stuff for hubbys computer and for me to get something for his birthday. We found a penny outside, and Robert found a dime in Wal-Mart. That was pretty good findings for us. I saved the change that I had recieved, and Robert gave me a bunch of change too. I am not counting tonight, but I am planning on counting every week or so, so I know how much we have. I am going to keep a running total also. Sometimes hubbys mom likes to sneak peeks in our bucket and so does his brother. LOL.

Current Savings

So tonight, I had the DH count the change up we had. He counted up 8.97. I was so happy. A month and a half and almost have 10.00. That is pretty good for us!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Being on a tight budget, really puts a cramper in things, but hey..it is all worth it in the end. Taking the surveys sure helps!

Finding change downtown

My hubby and I had to go out today. I had a appointment for a ultrasound and non stress test. So, while we were waiting at the bus station to catch our next bus, we walked around. I found a dime today! I was thinking SCORE! That is another coin to stick in our bucket. I would like to be lucky like the person on The New York Changepot and find a 5.00 bill. That would really make my day!!!!!! I also saw a penny while I was on the bus going to the appt. Well, I just couldn't hop off and get it now, huh? LOL. Oh well, there is always another day to find a penny!

Finding change in the home!

I thought this would be an interesting post. Well, today I when puttering around upstairs in my mom-n-laws room, I found a quarter. SWEET! Well, I dropped the darn thing and can't find it. Bummer. BUT.......I did find a dime up there! Score! I brought it downstairs to my change bucket. Then later on, I found a penny. SCORE again!

Look around your home, in corners, crevices, under couch cushions. I bet you will find some change in there. Stick it in your bucket, jar..whatever. It does add up eventually!

Right now, just taking a peek in my jug..there are alot of pennies, some silver and..OOPS, part of my lancet thing for my glucose test!!! I better dig that out soon! There is a couple dollar coins and a 1.00 bill. Someday we will be able to take that vacation! Just not anytime soon.

I priced a trip to Indiana...for 2 adults and 2 children, it would be over 2000! HOLY cow! I think we need to plan closer...or travel in a few years. :P

Why do people throw away change?

Everywhere we go, I see pennies, a occasional dime, quarter on the ground. The question is why? I know some people drop it by accident, don't get me wrong, but I have SEEN people throw change on the ground. What a waste I say. Most of it is pennies. Well, I have picked up pennies after I have seen people throw them on the ground. I think that it is that people don't like pennies, think they are not worth the cost, so they throw out the pennies. That makes money for someone, such as I.

Pennies, they can go a long ways. For example for me, the vacation of our dreams. For other people, cars, vacations, whatever. If everyone saved change, then they could get something that they want! We will see what happens in my future.

For now, I log off. I will update periodally to see how I am doing.