Another dime
By Lena Kovadlo
@lovebuglena (53450)
Staten Island, New York
July 27, 2026 5:48pm CST
After leaving the store yesterday, I stopped for a second to rearrange the stuff I had in my shopping bag.
When I put the bag down on the ground I noticed there was a dime lying there.
I picked it up and put it in my wallet.
I know it’s silly, but it lifted my mood a little bit.
When I got home, I put the dime in my coin roll.
Once it fills up, I’ll take it to the bank.
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10 responses
@Ineeddentures (47723)
•
28 Jul
Well done Lena
It's not silly that it lifted your mood.
Money is money
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@lovebuglena (53450)
• Staten Island, New York
28 Jul
I doubt anyone’s ever said no to money.
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@lovebuglena (53450)
• Staten Island, New York
28 Jul
@Ineeddentures though money can turn a good person into a bad one.
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@kaylachan (86848)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
28 Jul
@lovebuglena I'll be honest here. I've gotten quarters back from shopping carts at ALdi, because people don't know how to get their money back, or don't care.
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@lovebuglena (53450)
• Staten Island, New York
28 Jul
Definitely no harm in picking up a coin. Sometimes, if there are a lot of people around, I get awkward picking up a coin and don’t.
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@GardenGerty (170745)
• United States
28 Jul
Some people will not pick up found money, but I certainly will. I am glad it gave you a little lift.
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@lovebuglena (53450)
• Staten Island, New York
28 Jul
I may not pick up a coin from the ground if there are a lot of people around. It feels awkward or even embarrassing at times. I should try to stop feeling that way and just pick them up if I see them on the ground.
@celticeagle (194622)
• Boise, Idaho
28 Jul
It's not silly at all. It's smart I think. I remember my ex used to throw all his pennies on the ground. I'd pick them up and saved a lot that way.
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@lovebuglena (53450)
• Staten Island, New York
28 Jul
I meant that it may be silly that picking up the coin lifted my mood.
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@RasmaSandra (101596)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
28 Jul
I always love finding any money and coins and put it aside,
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@lovebuglena (53450)
• Staten Island, New York
28 Jul
It may not seem like much when you pick it up but those coins add up.
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@Nakitakona (60275)
• Philippines
28 Jul
Every now and then as I keep walking along the streets I find one or two lost coins.
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@lovebuglena (53450)
• Staten Island, New York
28 Jul
It’s more likely that you will find a penny on the ground than a higher value coin.
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@Nakitakona (60275)
• Philippines
2 Aug
@lovebuglena yap... coins are always accidentally dropped unnoticed.
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@lovebuglena (53450)
• Staten Island, New York
28 Jul
Sometimes I may pass by a penny and don’t pick it up, but I usually pick up a coin that’s higher denomination.
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@toniganzon (82062)
• Philippines
27 Jul
Yesterday, my sister said how terrible our economy is. Too terrible that when we see a single coin on the road, we would pick it up.
You just reminded me of that with your discussion.
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@lovebuglena (53450)
• Staten Island, New York
28 Jul
If we see a coin and don’t pick it up someone else will, so may as well be us.
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