Vault: Is It Wrong to Keep Found Money?

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2:02She saw some money and like, on her way to the car or to work camera where she was coming to going, basically just put it in her pocket, not even thinking. It was like maybe a couple bucks or something. It wasn't until she actually got in her car and like, let me see what I have here and start counting it. And she's like, oh my God. It's like, I have, you know, $400 and you have to understand the shock she had. I mean, like a lot of other people in Atlanta right now times are tough. Yeah. You guys are really struggling. We're struggling. We're struggling. You know, I'm in school right now. So doing the part time thing here and bills are need to be paid. So she was like, exact. This was like the best news we had had in a long time. So she got home and, you know, we're both really excited. But then we started to like, we were like, we feel bad. I was like, because this is really good for us, but they were like, someone lost this money. So we were back somebody in the same situation, you know, it's like, this is like, it couldn't have come in a better time for us, but whoever lost it and it could have come in a worse time. I mean, we're like, we have all these stories in her head. Maybe it was some person who just, I mean, who has that much money? It was crumpled up. So who crumples up like $400 in her pocket who doesn't have like, if I have $400, it's

3:04in the bank or I know exactly where it's folded up nicely hidden somewhere, you know, it's like, not bald though. So we came up with these stories and make us feel good about ourselves, but was it $100 bills? It was a mix. It was a 20. No, it was a, oh, upper bills like 50s, hundreds. I think it was 50s and hundreds, yeah. If the economy wasn't bad now and you guys weren't struggling this year, like you were in past years, how would you handle it? Well, honestly, I've never, it's never happened for us. I really don't know. The first thing that came to my mind, I came to my mind, I was like, you know, babe, you know, we're struggling, I was like, maybe if we took part of it and found a cherry that we like and gave like a little to and then like, but we're really, I mean, we're behind. You know what I mean? We're like, like, how behind? Well, we're getting to, right now, especially and it's kind of my fault too because I'm in school. I feel bad. But I mean, we're to the point now where we're like, we're trying to figure out if and how the bills are even going to be paid next month. You know what I mean? So it's getting to the point where it's like, all right, we don't even know what has to go out next month is not even what we bring in. And I'm sure a lot of people can relate to that.

4:05So it's like, we have this money. This can put us ahead a little bit, just pay the bills. What? If I was looking at this, right, and I wanted to get all deep about it, right? Let's say it's a Monday afternoon and I just went to church on Sunday. I would say to myself this question, is this a gift from God or is this a test from God? Exactly. You know? But how do you give it back? Like, where did she, she found it? It's not like it was sitting in like an area where if she wasn't a found it, someone else was going to pick it up and take off with it. And it's not like it was sitting there with a name and phone number on it. It was money. And it's one of those things where like obviously, if there was a way that like, you know, if she saw it fall out of someone's purse as they're walking by, I mean, she's kind of person. She would have ran after me and gave it to him anyway. But so this is not really a way that we could return it that I can think of. But at the same time, it's like, would you even return it if it's laying on the ground? Like I said, someone else would have come by if it wasn't her. Is it near like, even if she wanted to do something about it, I'm trying to, without giving a specific location where it is. Just try to figure out the like, like, are there buildings in the area?

5:07It's such a tricky thing because if you go from lobby to lobby asking if anybody's lost $400, obviously the dude's going to go, right, everybody did, oh my God, thank God you're here. And it wasn't the dude, you know? Yeah. So only thought I had as a few posted assignments that lose something, question mark call. And then if they knew exactly what they had lost, then that might be the person, but you can't say it's money. Yeah. And I thought about the two, but it means seriously, times are so bad, it wouldn't surprise me if you get enough phone calls or enough requests and someone's bound to, you know, get $100, 200. You can almost, it's not like it's like $15,000 on the dot and unmarked bills and a suitcase kind of thing. It's not really specific. It could even be guessed, I think, at some point. I mean, no, to answer your question, it wasn't like in an area where you would be able to tell who dropped it or maybe it specifically came for there. It was out in the middle on the ground where anyone could have picked it up and she would just happen to be the person who spotted it. It happened to me too. I was at a club and I was walking up the stairs and all of a sudden there was just a lot of cash, but I thought it was just one 20. I picked it up. It was like $150. But one of my supposed to do go around to the club, hey, did you lose $150, like to

6:08everybody in the club? Right. You really just, yeah, I don't know what you're doing. A case like that. I just have to take it. It didn't turn Ben tell you guys that he's been finding his rolled up cash in a bathroom stall. That's for a couple of weeks. That's a dirty, man. In the bathroom of the toilet roll. He might lose his life for that one. He found somebody's drugstash. So did. Hey, Erica. Good morning. You're like, you 100. Good morning. How are you? Good. I've been there. I've done that. I kept the money. Unless you can absolutely identify who that money belongs to, then you have no responsibility to try to find who it goes to. Not only that, if I had $400 in cash in my hand, I would be a lot more careful with it. So when you're careless with something, especially in these hard times, you deserve to lose it. I don't know actually. I don't know. I don't like to lose it at all. But at the same time, if you can't rightfully return it, what do you do? I mean, really? I mean, there really is no other option. I think that you guys are thoughtful in thinking, okay, give some of it back and pay it forward

7:12a little bit because if you see it, like we're said, as a gift from God, as something to really help you guys get in a better place, then maybe you can also gift to someone else. And maybe you'd be like a gift slash test. You know, like we'll take a little gift and pass the test at the same time. Or you could use it all knowing, though, that when you can pay it forward, you pay it forward in the same amount or even more. That's true. I think if it's my case, I do something just to ease my own mind that at least I tried to find the person. I don't know if that means Craigslist. I don't know if that means posting something vaguely on a pole somewhere near where it was lost. I have peace of mind that I did something I tried and that's why I say, like, and not being specific, that's why it's like, did you lose something? Question mark, you know, here, or I don't know how to word it so that when they call, I mean, you make it a lot of, you know, like phone calls, but if you, if they are specific about, about how it was broken down and everything, then it might be theirs. But if not, then it's, you know, it's not theirs and you don't say money on it, you know.

8:16I think it might have come from somebody who's well off because who just has 50s and hundreds in their pocket, like I think when I go get, like, if I had 400 bucks, I'd read, broken down into like 20s and 10s, you know, I wouldn't have 50s and hundreds of sitting in my wallet. But that's why it's an up and putting it like, it was well off. It was strange. But that's just to make you feel better about taking it. It mean, it could be somebody who was make about to make a deposit for somebody else. It was, I mean, who knows what it is. But I think when we start getting into, well, who has that kind of money? Who would crumple it up? That's what we want to do. Who would lose it? It's like that. You're only saying that to make yourself feel better. You want somebody? Yeah. You want somebody to have made it rain in the parking lot? Yeah. You don't feel bad about it because this is throwing out money. Yeah. It stays you good morning. You're part of the virtual. Hi. Hi. Hi. I was saying, like, I think it'd be some, like, a drug deal. Why? Someone up to no good. I mean, it was probably someone putting it down, someone watching in the corner, like having the money, you know, like it's something, it's something fishy. Yeah. It's totally something like that. You should keep the money, too.

9:16I agree. If you keep this money, it's really you're just trying to prevent a drug deal from going down. I just saved the life. Thank you so much. Yeah. Good morning, Michelle. You're on Q100. Hey, good morning, guys. You know, I agree with the last caller and several of the others. First of all, it's either money from a bartender. You know, they get money and they jab it in their pockets. I served and that's what I would do. And also, it could be money from a drug dealer because they just get those larger bills, like $20 and shove that in their pocket. And then that's been a large, maybe $5 an hour. For $20 an hour bills. What are you talking about? What are you talking about? What are you talking about? What are you talking about? What are you talking about? Yeah, bro. Keep it. You know, no worries. What are you going to do? I think trying to find the person to give the money back to is ridiculous. Everyone's going to claim it. Yeah. Do pay it forward. You may give 50 bucks to your church or support a family and leader by toilet and drop them off. But to ease your mind, but definitely keep it and help your family if it gets. Yeah, I think my feeling is, I mean, if you're going to keep it, keep it and help your

10:16family. But just remember how you got this money because everybody goes through phases of financial security. Sometimes you're in debt, sometimes you're well off and just remember when you're well off, that you have to, like I said, do the equivalent or more. Give it back. Yes. I'm going to be very curious to see what you guys do with it the next couple of days. I'm going to be kind of curious too. You promise it's not spent yet? Yeah. Oh, it's not. It's not. I promise. All right. Keep us posted. All right. We'll do. The first show. Finding a hoodie that lasts through the season can be tough. The American Giant Classic Fool's Hip hoodie is made to last a lifetime. So you can count on it year after year. Every American giant piece is made in America and designed to last. No exceptions. The result is durable clothing that become part of your life. Snag the hoodie that will bring you comfort for life. The American Giant Classic Fool's Hip. Save 20% off your first order at american-giant.com when you use code staple20 at checkout.