Pinching Pennies

There is a story on CNN about an interesting hobby a family has adopted...

Barbara came up with the idea to collect "found" money in 2005, dismayed that people kept walking past money on a hallway floor at her college.

"I was in school, and I saw seven cents on the ground, so I said, 'Let me pick this up and let me start blogging it.' Now, all of a sudden, its been 3½ years, and it's almost $1,100."

Barbara then updates her blog, www.changepot.blogspot.com , with a brief posting about where the money was picked up.

Once they reach $10,000, the family says, they'll donate it to a charity, explaining that there's a karmic element to their collecting:

"Whatever the community gives you, you should help it when it's having a hard time and give back," 11-year-old Brianna stated proudly.

Lesson: you can invent your own hobby and not limit to well known trodden paths.