Pennies from Heaven, as far as I'm concerned. I actually was fortunate enough to find $100 hidden inside a book at a book-exchange! You may have seen them; usually a small bookshelf in a corner somewhere, with a little donation box suggesting perhaps 50-cents for a book, or something. Usually full of trashy romance novels.
In any case, someone must have hidden two brand-new $50 bills in the book, and then forgotten about them. Happy Day for me! You also hear stories about people finding insane sums of $$$ in old coats or other clothes that they bought at a Thrift Store. Well, bonus for me, I'd say! If I found $30k in an old coat that I bought for $10, I might make a charitable donation somewhere, but I'll be keeping most of it for myself, thankyewverymuch! :)
In my defense, I should also say that if I found something identifiable, such as a wallet or credit-card, I'd track down the owner. I have done just that, in fact. Returning a lady's "wallet" that I found on my bus wound up getting me a newspaper article, and a letter from the Mayor! Tracking down the owner of a credit-card that I found resulted in a very relieved and happy Senior Citizen, who absolutely insisted on giving me a small reward. But yeah, if it was just cash, no way of knowing where it was from - it's mine!
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Date: 2009-09-11 04:32 am (UTC)In any case, someone must have hidden two brand-new $50 bills in the book, and then forgotten about them. Happy Day for me! You also hear stories about people finding insane sums of $$$ in old coats or other clothes that they bought at a Thrift Store. Well, bonus for me, I'd say! If I found $30k in an old coat that I bought for $10, I might make a charitable donation somewhere, but I'll be keeping most of it for myself, thankyewverymuch! :)
In my defense, I should also say that if I found something identifiable, such as a wallet or credit-card, I'd track down the owner. I have done just that, in fact. Returning a lady's "wallet" that I found on my bus wound up getting me a newspaper article, and a letter from the Mayor! Tracking down the owner of a credit-card that I found resulted in a very relieved and happy Senior Citizen, who absolutely insisted on giving me a small reward. But yeah, if it was just cash, no way of knowing where it was from - it's mine!