This section is from the book "Kentucky Superstitions", by Daniel Lindsey Thomas, Lucy Blayney Thomas. Also available from Amazon: Kentucky Superstitions.
3014. Carry a coin piece (for example, an old coin) for good luck and to keep from losing money.
3015. If you carry money in two different pockets, you will lose some of it..................Mountains
3016. Falling in love is a sure sign of becoming insolvent..................................Blue Grass
3017. It brings good luck to carry three cents.....................................Northern Kentucky
3018. To find money is lucky...............Mountains
3019. If you find a piece of money, you must keep it, for it will bring money...........Central Kentucky
3020. It brings good luck to wear a coin around your neck..............................Mountains
3021. To find a piece of silver will bring you good luck.
3022. To wear a dime in the heel of your shoe will prevent your enemy from putting a "spell" upon you.... ..................................Mountains
3023. To put money into the foundation of a building brings luck.
3024. A speculator or a traveler will have luck if he borrows money from a woman...........Mountains
3025. If you put the last nickel of your allowance into the church offering, you will get a check within the next few days.
3026. If your initials spell a word, you will become rich.
3027. If you marry a poor man, you will become rich.....................................Mountains
3028. You will have good luck if when you drop a nickel it sticks up in the floor..............Blue Grass
3029. If you hide a nickel in a hole and never come back you will be rich when you are grown......................................Louisville Negroes
3030. If you count your profits, you will lose them.
3031. To accept a two-dollar bill is unlucky. This superstition is found frequently among railroad men, race-track frequenters, saloon-keepers, and waiters in restaurants. 3032. Avert the disaster of accepting a two-dollar bill by pinching off a little piece in the middle of a side or an end.
3033. If you take a teaspoonful of turpentine, you will be rich.............................Mountains
 
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