Found money...what would you do?

oregonzoo

That's money I could use! Down payment for a house and a wedding to pay for.
That said, it's not worth the 50 years of nightmares and feeling like worlds worst person I'd have.

motown13

As an aside, way back when I was a teen.... over 30 years ago, I smoked pot, and hash when it was available....

Well, one Saturday afternoon while I was working at Burger King I was sent out to pick up some trash on the parking lot when I saw a Nylon bag sitting in the bushes.... I went and opened it...... and it was a bag FILLED with Thai Sticks ( do they still exist? ) .... well anyway, I laid it right back where I found it because I was afraid that if I took it, some thug drug dealer would hunt me down.

I told a buddy of mine who was working with me what I had found..... Later that day I found out that he went and took the bag.

mrandolph69

I would turn it in and no, there would be no amount that I would consider keeping.

Well, I doubt that.... you find a $5 bill on the street and you're going to make an effort to get it back to the person who lost it?

You are correct. My statement was too broad. Assuming there was a way to find the owner, I would always try to do so (within reason.) If I found money on the street and there was no way to find the owner, yes, I would keep it.

jnite

If there was identification of the person that lost it, then I would get a hold of them.

If not, IT'S MINE

^^^^this...

Greenrun99

Who in their right mind carries $11k in cash nowadays.. That's like drug money drop.. these people not heard of Debit/credit or anything besides cash... most banks are accepted everywhere now.

As for what I would do, Probably would turn in the camera and cash but I would wait around to see what they do, cause even when you turn things in the people you give them to just take it anyways.. And if times were harder I would probably take some of the money, but I would turn the camera in either way.

dawnna76

If it were under a hundred I would keep it. Like if I found a $50 lying in the street. But if it was that amount the op mentioned I would most defiantly turn it in. I think of how damaging a loss that large could be to my family and I would hope hat if it was me that someone would do the right thing.


Granted I am not a idiot and would never walk around with that much cash! Travelers checks people! Travelers checks!

wolverine66

that large amount, i would turn in.

if it was a smaller amount... like $100 or less, it depends on where i found it. if i found it in the street, I'd keep it. If i found it in a restaurant or other enclosed business, i might turn it in.

the most i've ever found was $20. unfortunately, it was in my own jean pocket.

RandiLandCHANGED

I return things when I find them regardless of monetary value. I even return change when the cashier gives me too much at the grocery store.

RhonndaJ

I'd probably hate myself for doing it, but I'd turn it in. I'd hate myself more if I kept something like that.

Money in wallets, bank bags, purses, etc all would get turned in.

Money floating in the breeze, however, is up for grabs unless it's obvious where it came from.

jnichel

the most i've ever found was $20. unfortunately, it was in my own jean pocket.

That's mine!

lauren3101

I'd love to be the bigger person and say I'd hand it in, but I really don't think I would. £11,000 would sort a lot of problems.

I wouldn't be that stupid to carry around £11,000 with me however, and even if I was, I'd guard it with my life!

cynthiaj777

I would keep it. I may be a terrible person for that, but, if the bag didn't have an address or a phone number, I would LOVE to pay off my car......

Ditto. I couldn't keep it if it had an owner I could find. However, I wouldn't go through the trouble of trying to find a random owner when there's no information on the bag. I would have just kept it.

msaestein1

If there was identification of the person that lost it, then I would get a hold of them.

If not, IT'S MINE

This!

I am originally from Detroit where there were sooo many crooked city officials who stole city money, etc. At this point, I would not have faith that the police officer I gave it to wouldn't keep it for himself and not look for the rightful owner. So, I would sooo keep it for myself.

lizp114

times are hard gor alot of people and you never know what that money is needed for..I sure would want someone to return my money if it was missing and found..so I would return it and pray I get a nice cash reward if possible lol

surromom2010

I'm gonna say if whoever it was was carrying that large amount instead of having it in a bank then it's most likely dirty money.

And I love me some dirty money.

I'd keep it, now if it was in a bank envelope and had bills with it or was in a company deposit bag, I'd turn it in, BC someone could lose their job over that. I don't want that hanging over my head.

Terrymichelle

I wouldn't be able to live with myself if I kept it. I would want someone to do the same thing if I were to loss a large amount of money like that.

msleanlegs

I've found money twice and both times turned it in. Extra money is always nice, but not worth having it on my conscience wondering who lost it and how much that money meant to them (did they need it for their kid's sake? etc). If the security guard and bank employee I handed over the money to ended up pocketing it, well, that's on them. At least I can sleep easy.

cuterbee

When I've found money blowing down the street (biggest I've found was a 20 dollar bill -- it's pretty windy where I live), unless there is someone chasing it or asking about it, I keep it, and the same for any change I find.

I've found wallets a couple of times, and tracked the person down. Didn't look for anything other than ID, so can't tell you how much money.

At an auction once, I was looking through a box of old linens and found a 100 dollar bill...turned it into the auctioneer who stated he was going to stick it in some random box after the auction start and someone would get a surprise...probably should have kept it, they were amazed that I didn't...but it just wouldn't have been right!

So yes, it's very likely I'd turn it in.

Mama_Jag

A few weeks ago I found a church envelope on a sidewalk (not near a church) with $4 in it. There was a name and address on it, so I dried it out and mailed it to them.

I could tell they were elderly by the note I received back in the mail (we all know grandma's penmanship!), and they were thankful. It's not just the amount of money.

pdj1220

I would turn it in. When I was 18 I was bartending and found a cigarrette case with $600 in it. I turned it in, and got a $20 reward. My dad said the typical "See, honesty pays" I replied bulls***, an hour ago I had $600, now I have $20. But I felt good about myself.

Val_from_OH

I'd never sleep again if I kept it, but I probably would leave it where it was. As someone who notoriously loses things, I am pretty good at retracing my steps, and I know too well that horrible feeling of going back to where you left something and it is no longer there.

HiKaren

Depends what mood I'm in.

laural007

I'd keep it...if they are stupid enough to lose that amount of money, I'm not going to be stupid enough to try and find out who it belongs to.

My thoughts exactly!

LisaMom2Lucas

I would turn it in and not even think about it! It's not mine!

Micahroni84

i believe in Karma so I would return it.

whierd

I would turn it in. That could save someone's livelihood.

triciab79

I would turn it in I don't need it and they might.

fara180

i would wait a few hours at the spot i found it, with the money in hand. if no one comes to claim it after a few hours, i'm keeping that money! if you can't keep up with that much money and just leave it laying around, you obviously wouldn't spend it correctly. i've got student loans ya'll, dont judge!

whierd

I would turn it in I don't need it and they might.

Exactly. $11,000 isn't going to change my life in any way, but it very well might for the person who lost it. It could mean their house, braces for their children, car repairs so they can get to work, etc etc etc.

sofielein

$11,000 is not even the amount I could do anything extra with. That I would give back. Now.. iIf it was the kind of money that I could buy like an island with on the Mediterranean Sea now that would be different...