Today (May 23) is "Lucky Penny Day." So I'm taking the liberty of reprising a post from more than seven years ago. That one was inspired by a news report of a seventy-seven year old (at the time) Korean immigrant to Canada who picked up coins he found on the street and donated them to… Continue reading Taking Care of the Pennies
Tag: thriftiness
Taking Care of the Pennies
“Take care of the pennies, and the pounds will take care of themselves,” was one of Dad’s favorite expressions. He was, not to put too fine a point on it, thrifty (I attribute this aspect of his character to the Fraser strain in the family. Or perhaps it was growing up when times were a… Continue reading Taking Care of the Pennies