Start with a penny but there's competition for those street pennies.

This morning while I was on my way to get coffee, I stepped off the curb and saw a penny but a young woman a few steps ahead of me bent down and picked it up. I congratulated her on finding a "good luck" penny and asked her if she were "doubling"; she replied, "no...I'm German." (LOL)

I explained penny doubling and she looked amazed when I mentioned one million dollars. She kept the penny. She was entitled to it. I'll have to swoop faster next time. On the way back, I took a different route home to my apartment but there were no other pennies to be found.

Start with a penny and sometimes you stall or worse.

Nothing much happening this week, no pennies found; however this poor little Blogger blog has become quite ill. Whatever I type is coming out scrambled.

Eeeeeeks! This is the weekend and I just can't stand this but next week I will try to find out what happened.

Hmmmm, I just noticed that if I type the draft in Microsoft notepad and then copy and paste that it looks OK. What's up with that? Of course, it might turn sick again after I post. Ah, the mysteries of life.

Start with a penny, or two...: step five, step six

This past Monday I found two pennies--step five is now completed and step six started.

Yesterday, I found two more pennies, really bright coppery ones, in the subway station. I glanced down from the bench where I was sitting and there they were...shining. Step six is underway.

Start with a penny but sometimes you get a nickel.

Today I found a nickel on the sidewalk and added it to step five of my penny doubling. I now have $0.15. During this project this is the first coin I've found that's worth more than a penny.

In the past I have found money worth more: dimes, quarters, dollars. Once I found a $20 dollar bill just laying there on the sidewalk. If I found a $20 dollar bill now that would jump me ahead seven steps!