Saturday, February 28, 2009

FMJ - Day 1064

February 27: While shopping in Target in Moorpark, I found a crumpled 5 dollar bill in the toy section. That certainly help to make-up for a bleak month.

FMJ
This Day's Money Finds: $5.00
This Month's Total: $7.17
Total Found Since January 1, 2000: $957.32
B&C FUND
This Day's Bottles & Cans Collected: 1
Collection for the month: 76
Bottles and Cans in 2009: 169
Bottles & Cans Fund: $1,351.45 (Running Balance)

FMJ - Day 1063

February 26: We made a run to the recycling center to turn-in our collection from the last few weeks. We received $12.05 for our efforts.

FMJ
This Day's Money Finds: $.00
This Month's Total: $2.17
Total Found Since January 1, 2000: $952.32
B&C FUND
This Day's Bottles & Cans Collected: 1
Collection for the month: 75
Bottles and Cans in 2009: 168
Bottles & Cans Fund: $1,351.45 (Running Balance)

FMJ - Day 1062

February 25: NO MONEY FOUND.

Friday, February 27, 2009

FMJ - Day 1061

February 24: For the second day, I found a quarter and a penny. Jack in the Box Fish sandwiches are 2 for $3.00! Yippee! The coins were found near the newspaper box in the drive-thru.

FMJ
This Day's Money Finds: $.26
This Month's Total: $2.17
Total Found Since January 1, 2000: $952.32
B&C FUND
This Day's Bottles & Cans Collected: 3
Collection for the month: 74
Bottles and Cans in 2009: 167
Bottles & Cans Fund: $1,339.40 (Running Balance)

FMJ - Day 1060

February 23: I found a quarter and a penny on a walk around Ajay's school.

FMJ
This Day's Money Finds: $.26
This Month's Total: $1.91
Total Found Since January 1, 2000: $952.06
B&C FUND
This Day's Bottles & Cans Collected: 2
Collection for the month: 71
Bottles and Cans in 2009: 164
Bottles & Cans Fund: $1,339.40 (Running Balance)

FMJ - Day 1059

February 22: No Money finds.

FMJ - Day 1058

February 21: I found a penny in the morning at the East Simi Carl's Jr. on L.A. Ave.

FMJ
This Day's Money Finds: $.01
This Month's Total: $1.65
Total Found Since January 1, 2000: $951.80
B&C FUND
This Day's Bottles & Cans Collected: 3
Collection for the month: 69
Bottles and Cans in 2009: 162
Bottles & Cans Fund: $1,339.40 (Running Balance)

FMJ - Day 1057

February 20: I found a nickel at Wells Fargo Bank ATM.

FMJ
This Day's Money Finds: $.05
This Month's Total: $1.64
Total Found Since January 1, 2000: $951.79
B&C FUND
This Day's Bottles & Cans Collected: 2
Collection for the month: 66
Bottles and Cans in 2009: 159
Bottles & Cans Fund: $1,339.40 (Running Balance)

FMJ - Day 1056

February 19: I found 4 pennies at the Shell Station on Yosemite Ave.

FMJ
This Day's Money Finds: $.04
This Month's Total: $1.59
Total Found Since January 1, 2000: $951.74
B&C FUND
This Day's Bottles & Cans Collected: 3
Collection for the month: 64
Bottles and Cans in 2009: 157
Bottles & Cans Fund: $1,339.40 (Running Balance)

FMJ - Day 1055

February 18: Ajay 8th Birthday! Mickey Mouse wished him the best birthday by inviting him to Disneyland for the day! Of course, Daddy has to buy a ticket.... but, it was worth it. Just Ajay and his Dad (me) for a full day of Mouse Club fun.

We found 2 pennies roaming the Mickey's back yard.

FMJ
This Day's Money Finds: $.02
This Month's Total: $1.55
Total Found Since January 1, 2000: $951.70
B&C FUND
This Day's Bottles & Cans Collected: 1
Collection for the month: 61
Bottles and Cans in 2009: 154
Bottles & Cans Fund: $1,339.40 (Running Balance)

FMJ - Day 1054

February 17: A nickel was found outside Jack in the Box on L.A. Ave.

FMJ
This Day's Money Finds: $.05
This Month's Total: $1.53
Total Found Since January 1, 2000: $951.68
B&C FUND
This Day's Bottles & Cans Collected: 4
Collection for the month: 66
Bottles and Cans in 2009: 150
Bottles & Cans Fund: $1,339.40 (Running Balance)

Thursday, February 19, 2009

FMJ - Day 1053

February 16: Two pennies found while spending the day with the kids.

FMJ
This Day's Money Finds: $.02
This Month's Total: $1.48
Total Found Since January 1, 2000: $951.63
B&C FUND
This Day's Bottles & Cans Collected: 3
Collection for the month: 62
Bottles and Cans in 2009: 150
Bottles & Cans Fund: $1,339.40 (Running Balance)

FMJ - Day 1052

February 15: No Money found.

Monday, February 16, 2009

FMJ - Day 1051

February 14: I found a penny in Cerritos while shopping at Target on South St. Ajay turns 8 years old on the 18th and we had to shop for his birthday party to be held at Mayma's house.

FMJ
This Day's Money Finds: $.01
This Month's Total: $1.46
Total Found Since January 1, 2000: $951.61
B&C FUND
This Day's Bottles & Cans Collected: 2
Collection for the month: 59
Bottles and Cans in 2009: 147
Bottles & Cans Fund: $1,339.40 (Running Balance)

FMJ - Day 1050

February 13: I found a penny in the La Crescenta Goodwill store where I stopped to kill some time during the rains.

FMJ - Day 1049

February 12: A stop at the Von's on Yosemite Ave. for some milk and I find 28 cents in the form of 2 dimes and 8 pennies. All the coins were laying on the floor near the coin counting machine.

FMJ
This Day's Money Finds: $.28
This Month's Total: $1.44
Total Found Since January 1, 2000: $951.59
B&C FUND
This Day's Bottles & Cans Collected: 3
Collection for the month: 57
Bottles and Cans in 2009: 145
Bottles & Cans Fund: $1,339.40 (Running Balance)

FMJ - Day 1048

February 11: Found a dime at the Simi Thrift Shop.

FMJ
This Day's Money Finds: $.10
This Month's Total: $1.16
Total Found Since January 1, 2000: $951.31
B&C FUND
This Day's Bottles & Cans Collected: 2
Collection for the month: 54
Bottles and Cans in 2009: 142
Bottles & Cans Fund: $1,339.40 (Running Balance)

FMJ - Day 1047

February 10: No Money finds. Too Sick... Flu.

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

FMJ - Day 1046

February 9: I found a dime in the Simi Valley Thrift shop. Ajay found two quarters at school and I picked up a nickel along the street in front of his school. At McDonald's on Tapo St., Ajay found a penny.

FMJ
This Day's Money Finds: $.66
This Month's Total: $1.06
Total Found Since January 1, 2000: $951.21
B&C FUND
This Day's Bottles & Cans Collected: 3
Collection for the month: 52
Bottles and Cans in 2009: 140
Bottles & Cans Fund: $1,339.40 (Running Balance)

FMJ - Day 1045

February 8: We went to Cerritos so the kids could attend a birthday party for one of the kids in Mayma's neighborhood. So, we stopped at Target on Del Amo Blvd. to pick out a gift. I found a penny at checkout.

My wife and I went to see the movie, NEW IN TOWN with Rene Zellwenger. Surprisingly, it was a cute and funny movie. You'll notice that all the factory workers are White people. In fact, the film only had Caucasians in the film. I found that a little strange for today's style of film making. I wonder what the critics has to say? Anyway, good film about romance and hard working Americans. The guy who played the Dad in "JUNO" was a real hoot.

FMJ
This Day's Money Finds: $.01
This Month's Total: $.40
Total Found Since January 1, 2000: $950.55
B&C FUND
This Day's Bottles & Cans Collected: 17
Collection for the month: 49
Bottles and Cans in 2009: 137
Bottles & Cans Fund: $1,339.40 (Running Balance)

FMJ - Day 1044

February 7: It never rains in Southern California... But, it has for the last 2 days! Really, Rain. Go figure.

No Money found. TOO RAINY TO GO OUT!

FMJ - Day 1043

February 6: No money found. Just a few bottles collected.

Friday, February 06, 2009

FMJ - Day 1042

February 5: Found two pennies at Garlic Jim's Pizza! First time there. They have a 99 Cents Slice of Pizza Special! Garlic Jim's is located at the corner of Madera Rd. & Cochran Ave. Good, Quick Pizza!

FMJ
This Day's Money Finds: $.02
This Month's Total: $.39
Total Found Since January 1, 2000: $950.54
B&C FUND
This Day's Bottles & Cans Collected: 2
Collection for the month: 32
Bottles and Cans in 2009: 120
Bottles & Cans Fund: $1,339.40 (Running Balance)

FMJ - Day 1041

February 4: I found a solitary penny at Carl's Jr. on Erringer Rd.

FMJ
This Day's Money Finds: $.01
This Month's Total: $.37
Total Found Since January 1, 2000: $950.52
B&C FUND
This Day's Bottles & Cans Collected: 2
Collection for the month: 30
Bottles and Cans in 2009: 118
Bottles & Cans Fund: $1,339.40 (Running Balance)

FMJ - Day 1040

February 3: No Money found. I did collect 3 bottles for the recycling.

Wednesday, February 04, 2009

Recycling Update!

We did a "turn-in' at the Recycling Center near the Ralph's on L.A. Ave. Our current stash brought us $8.80 for the B&C Fund.

The total amount received for our recycling efforts since Oct. 2005:
Bottles & Cans Fund: $1,339.40 (Running Balance)

FMJ = Day 1039

February 2: I found a dime upon leaving the In-N-Out Burger in Moorpark. Picking up Ajay at his school lead me to find a quarter in the playground grass.

FMJ
This Day's Money Finds: $.35
This Month's Total: $.36
Total Found Since January 1, 2000: $950.51
B&C FUND
This Day's Bottles & Cans Collected: 15
Collection for the month: 25
Bottles and Cans in 2009: 113
Bottles & Cans Fund: $1,330.60 (Running Balance)

Monday, February 02, 2009

FMJ - Day 1038

February 1: We spent the day at Seal Beach. The kids and I had lunch at Z PIZZA then browsed the stores finding a penny and walked the beach at Sunset. I found 8 bottles on the beach. In the morning, I stopped at the Target store on Bloomfield in Cerritos. Dart boards for $5.00 on clearance -- I bought two. Picked up 2 bottles outside the store.

FMJ
This Day's Money Finds: $.01
This Month's Total: $.01
Total Found Since January 1, 2000: $950.16
B&C FUND
This Day's Bottles & Cans Collected: 10
Collection for the month: 88
Bottles and Cans in 2009: 98
Bottles & Cans Fund: $1,330.60 (Running Balance)

Time to change the FMJ monthly report.

Starting in 2009, we will only post a full accounting of the FMJ fund on a quarterly basis. As the stock market is in a deep depression, the turmoil is not worthy of keeping up. We will hope for better days and a return to more normative investing patterns. We will continue to invest all funds in real estate investment trust and also start picking up shares of Ford and Back of America.

Currently, the FMJ and B&C Funds have investments three stocks - PEI, GRT & UDR.

FMJ - Day 1037

January 31: I found a single penny while stopping while strolling the Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica. Later, at the Cerritos Town Center where we went to see Gran Torino at the Edwards Cinema, I picked up 5 pennies in the parking lot.

This Day's Money Finds: $.06
This Month's Total: $3.48
Total Found Since January 1, 2000: $950.15
This Day's Bottles & Cans Collected: 6
Bottles and Cans this month: 88
Bottles & Cans Fund: $1,330.60 (Running Balance)

Sunday, February 01, 2009

FMJ - Day 1036

January 30: I found three pennies at a Shell gas station on Las Virgines Rd. in Calabasas.

This Day's Money Finds: $.03
This Month's Total: $3.42
Total Found Since January 1, 2000: $950.09
This Day's Bottles & Cans Collected: 3
Bottles and Cans this month: 82
Bottles & Cans Fund: $1,330.60 (Running Balance)

FMJ - Day 1035

January 29: I found nothing.