Today I was standing at the gas station filling my car with gas when I noticed a lowly penny laying on the dirty concrete.  As I picked it up, I thought about how the penny gets no respect. 

Are we too focused on dollars to worry about pennies?  The mint says that it costs more to make a penny than it is worth.  Many people think they should stop making them.  Could you imagine what it would be like to not have the penny any more?

What would we save in our coffee cans and piggy banks?  What would people do if they couldn't ltake out through their coin purses looking for the correct change for their $ .98 purchase? (my pet peeve)

Remember when someone would say "a penny for your thoughts"?  Remember when people actually had a penny in their penny loafers?  Remember when a penny could buy you a piece of candy or a gum ball?  If you don't, I feel sorry for you.  You missed out on something very special.

I know that times "change" but the penny has served a very important purpose for a very long time.  I may be in the minority but, out of respect, I'll always pick up a penny when I see one.  It may not have much but it still has value.  You see I'm penny wise but I'm not pound foolish!

Take care.

 
Posted by Cindy Leiterman Green Bay, WI on 03/27/2009 07:19 PM   Comments (9)   penny  
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Cindy - I still believe in the penny. In fact I collect them. Have some Indian heads and some steel pennies, remember them? from the 40's. I haven't forgotten them. Nice thought provoking post.  
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Finding a penny is a sign of your prosperity. Bless it and recieve the abundance coming to you!
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I always pick them up especially if they are on heads for good luck.
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Cindy....we stil collect pennies!  Don't have them in shoes but that sounds like fun! And 'they' say when you find a pennie it's a gift from and angel! Fun post!

Anna Banana, Phoenix, AZ
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Many people save pennies for that extra something, like a penny from heaven.
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I pick them up and figure if I pick up enough I can stop working : )  And I remember when pennies had so much copper they were actually worth more than face value. The mint changed that to discourage people from melting them.
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Cindy.....ah...the simple things in life! Life is so complicated nowdays!

I also watch for the pennies (heads up of course) and I thow a few of them into the river for a blessing each time I visit the Chattahoochee River.

Remember, "A penny saved is a penny earned!"

Sad a penny does not get us very far these days!
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Hi Cindy ~ I am tickled when I find a penny!  I keep all the money I pick up in a special tin. It's great fun to see it slowly add up. 

Liz
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Cindy,

Picking up a penny is like a conquest - first noticing it and then getting it. :)

Steve
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