Nitecap Notes- Trash or Treasure

It's simply amazing what people discard these days. Everyone's lease in our neighborhood renews on or about Sept 1 of each year. During the week, just about everything imaginable is thrown out either for lack of room or lack of time to sell. I'm not what you would consider a "dumpster diver", but if I see something nice that is clearly out in the open (I don't dig through bags like an animal), I rescue it and bring it back home.

This year, it was pretty close to a pot of gold. There was a bag that I had inadvertantly bumped with my foot on the way to work and it jingled like a pocketful of change. Well, a closer look reavealed more than just a pocketful. Some fool threw out $52.14 worth of quarters, dimes, nickels and pennies after I finished rolling them this week. Simply amazing. After depositing at my local bank I'm going to transfer it to my ING account where it will earn 4.35% for me. Not too shabby, huh?

Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder, and don't judge a book by its cover. Think outside the box and examine the world more closely. True wealth is waiting there for you to uncover it.