The Penny Quest
This is a true story about one man's quest to find the meaning of life.

Where is the penny quest at right now?

I found a penny:

found a penny

I bought a candle

Bought a candle

I sold the candle for a dollar

Made a dollar

I bought a Noah's Ark bookends and frame

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I sold the Noah's Ark set for three dollars $3.00 (May 7)

Now I am looking for something to buy (May 7) If you have an item to sell post a message to the forum

 

What is the Penny Quest?

Have something to sell? Send me an email or post a message to the forum

Quick Answer: It is one man's quest to take a found penny and turn it into a million dollars. Yup, that's right - A MILLION DOLLARS!

See the pictorial essay - find out what I have done so far

Why? To understand why I really have to tell you the whole story of the penny quest, but in a nutshell: I am searching for the meaning of life and this quest will help me do it.

OK so what's the Story of the Penny Quest? It started two years ago (Summer of 2004) I had a dream that I was walking over a railroad bridge near my home and I looked on the ground and I saw a penny. In my dream I imagined that I could somehow turn it into a million dollars. That morning I drove off to work and I crossed over the very bridge that I dreamed about. I thought to myself "pretty silly" But I almost pulled the car over and looked. For the remainder of the week I thought about the penny and on the weekend I decided to go out and look for it. I brought my camera with me and I found a penny. You can follow my pictorial essay of the penny quest here. Follow the steps I am taking.

So you are thinking: That was 2004, what happened? It's now 2006.

Life got in the way, I pursued the penny quest a bit but then let it drop. I have been working on other things including a search for the meaning of life. (see the website here) Recently I stumbled across a website about a guy that is turning one red paperclip into a house. He is actually doing it! And is making progress. This has reinspired me to continue on with the penny quest. But now I have a purpose in my quest. To find the meaning of life. I have an aggressive plan to seek out the meaning of life and the penny quest will give me the freedom to do it.

The search for the meaning of life

My search for the meaning of life is a difficult one (Everybody says impossible) But it is my dream and what I have chosen to do with my life. The million dollars I earn from the penny quest will allow me to pursue it. My plans include a trip to tibet, a trip to the vatican, a visit with the Dalai Lama. I also plan to release a series of messages in a bottle in the atlantic ocean.

See My plans on the meaning of life website

Google Groups The Search For the Meaning of Life
Browse Archives at groups.google.com

 

I only have this many days left to complete the quest:

I am tracking my progress with the Google Calendar. You can see my progress and goals there.


The Penny Quest forum - News and information about the quest. Want to find out what the latest item is?

The Latest Page Already familiar with Will and his quest? Go to the latest news page to find out where the quest stands today

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