I am afraid that there is not going to be a lot of excitement regarding “the scheme” for a bit. This is the busy season at the college and it is all I can do to get in my daily walk. As we near the beginning of the fall semester, that may even become impossible. Nevertheless, I can keep my eyes open and that is what I did. As a result, I found a quarter in the coin return of one of the vending machines this morning: $.25
~~TSG
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day sixteen
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today’s sadness and joy
Early this morning, a good man died. Although he was technically my mother’s cousin, he was as much an uncle to me as any of my actual uncles. Uncle Red was a fixture of my childhood and we often went to his house when we visited my great-grandparents in Mexia, Texas, or when we went to family reunions.
When I got ready to go to college, Uncle Red is part of the reason I chose Texas A&M. His name went on my application in the spot where it asked about family who had attended. To date, my sister, my brother and three nieces have also gone to this school for undergraduate studies. Another sister took a master’s there. Two days ago, my youngest child applied to A&M. In the essay portion, CPI spoke of our family’s tradition of attendance. Uncle Red’s name led the list. I like to think he would have been pleased had I had the chance to tell him.
As a Christian, I believe that I will see Uncle Red again. He is in heaven now, free of the infirmities that had come with advancing age. As a human, I grieve. Another piece of my childhood is gone from the earth. Rest in peace, Uncle Red, and save me a seat at the party! All my love!~~TSG
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day fifteen
Found a nickel: $.05 ~~TSG
Spent the rest of the weekend recovering from Friday’s migraine. Fun, right?~~TSG
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day twelve
I went out briefly to get coke and coffee for me and FMP and found an old metal chair. I spent the rest of the day with the first migraine I have had in over a decade. No idea where that came from.
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day eleven
Last work day of the week, otherwise known as cap-collecting day. I found 10 lids at the Coke machine rate of $1.50 each: $15.00
I also found some old golf clubs by the curb. They seem to be selling on Ebay for $10.00 to $20.00 each. I will count them in my total if/when I sell them.~~TSG
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day ten
When I went to get a snack from the vending machine, it spit out two bags of chips instead of one: $1.25
Found some very interesting things in a neighbor’s trash pile. I think they might be salable, but will need to investigate.~~TSG
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day nine
I found several cool things by the curb, but their value is in selling or scrapping them. They will count when I complete those transactions.~~TSG
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day eight
Found a penny: $0.01
~~TSG
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weekend one: days six and seven
Toured the neighborhood Saturday and found something I can give to IRP for Christmas with just a bit of work. I won’t post that as gain until I do the actual work, though, just in case I get unmotivated. I also found some things to scrap, which I will report when I take them in.
It has come to me that I will not advance towards my goal if I only keep track of my “savings”. I must actually take out the money and put it aside or it will simply be spent on something else in the budget. With that in mind, I am looking around the house for a place to put the money where I can get to it but not be tempted to spend it. If the amount is truly large, I will just put a part of it in. For instance, the college I work for will pay for up to 6 hours of classes per semester for me. I could not take that much out at once without serious strain on our actual budget. I have decided to take out ten percent of the value of non-monetary savings of $100 or more (ex: if the college pays $100 on a class, I will put $10 in my scheme fund).
The weekend’s haul:
1. Codes from two 12-pack Coke packages at the rate of $2.50 each, the sale price at grocery stores around here: $5.00
2. Three binders for my co-worker’s school supply drive at $1.00 each, the cheapest I have ever seen the smallest of the binders, a 1/2″ one: $3.00
Total for the weekend of: $8.00
~~TSG
In the Ensuing Panic 
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