In the Ensuing Panic

Found a nickel: $.05 ~~TSG

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.

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

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

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

Found a penny: $0.01
~~TSG

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

The doctor prescribed a medicine for the pain that I have had in the past and could not remember why I did not like. Today, I was reminded. It makes me extremely nauseous. I hate to throw up and have almost done so three times today. CPI had to be sent on an emergency run for crackers. Blech! Yuck! Needless to say, today’s total was $0.00. At least I didn’t spend anything. ~~TSG

As I have mentioned earlier, in the summer full-timers at the college work nine hours Monday-Thursday and take Friday off. Next week is the last week of that schedule before we return to the school-year of eight hours Monday-Friday.

On the last day of each work week, I check the recycle bins for Coke lids. As you may know, mycokerewards.com allows you to enter codes from underneath Coke product lids to redeem for various things. The college makes money from recycling plastics and aluminum from drink and other containers. So, after I enter the codes, I always put the lids back. Still not feeling 100%, but walking does help.

Today’s results:
1. Eight Coke caps at the cost per soda from the machines at work of $1.50: $12.00

Total for the day of: $12.00
~~TSG

Back at work today and things went pretty well. To avoid dizziness and extra nuttiness, I have worked out a schedule for taking the three medications I am on that has me taking them at two-hour intervals. It has worked well so far. On to today’s results:

1. Change found around campus: .02 
2. Five packs of wide ruled notebook paper found on the curb and given to a co-worker’s school supply drive: estimated at $1.00 each for a total of  $5.00

This gives me a total for the day of $5.02
~~TSG