New Year's Eve tradition: Counting pennies from heaven

My piggie bank with the $10.69 in change that I found in 2014.Since I was a child, I have always been one to find a lot of money. I've found $100 twice. 

These days when I find even a penny, my family and friends get a good laugh because with each find, I  recite: "Every day, in every way, I grow richer and richer."

I always note that it is "grow richer" and not "get richer." The money finds are a reminder to me to keep positive thoughts and that the riches that are increasing for me are not just money, but also love and health and friendship and happiness and experiences  -- any good thing that makes life itself richer.

After turning in 2013's finds of a little more than $7, I decided to make it an annual tradition. So, for all of 2014, I deposited any found coins in my cute blue Pennies from Heaven piggie bank with the goal of seeing what the year would bring. (Any bills I find are marked with the date and kept elsewhere).

Today, I will be going to the coin counting machine at one of the local TD Bank branches with proof that, monetarily, I am at least $10.69 richer at the end of 2014. And, I'd like to thank everyone who was too busy or too classy to pick up coins. I'm happy to have collected what you left behind! 

Happy New Year to all! I would be so happy if you would share your New Year's Eve and New Year's Day traditions.