See a penny...

It's an incredibly simple idea. Kind of brilliant. Kind of stupid. Kind of "well, that can't possibly work, can it?"

I don't really know. That's what I'm looking to find out.

The idea? That if you take one penny, and double it every day, you will have $10,737,418.24 by the end of the month.
I mean, that's kind of incredible. They're just pennies after all. Almost worthless. The little Lincoln-heads that you can squash into an oval at an amusement park as a souvenir. The things that make your purse real heavy and are always getting stuck in the liner of your winter coat when they fall through the pocket. The coins everyone is absolutely sure they have on them someplace to make exact change...and usually don't.

But what if?

What if you didn't spend a dollar twice a week on the thought that fate might smile and you (and two dozen factory workers on the other side of the country and a bunch of waitresses who pooled their tips after a bad bachelor party) could be the proud recipient of a $10 million jackpot. Well, a little under $5 million after taxes.

What if instead of paying for the idea of prosperity and independence and security and hope, you found it? You opened your eyes, you looked down, you watched for glints of copper EVERYWHERE, and you made it happen yourself.

Let's just see.

This idea has a countdown built in. But I am waiting to start. November 1st will be my Penny Day, the day I start to develop good cents. My grandmother has said it forever, and I am finally thinking she's absolutely right.

See a penny, pick it up, and all day long you'll have good luck.