# Have you ever found money that you had previously stashed and had forgotten about?

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**Created:** [February 8, 2020, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-found-money-that-you-had-previously-stashed-and-had-forgotten-about/847621 "2020-02-08T12:38:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2020, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-found-money-that-you-had-previously-stashed-and-had-forgotten-about/847621/41 "2020-02-12T03:21:31Z")

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About 25 yrs ago, I cashed a $200 check in the drive thru on a Saturday morning.

I got back and noticed something strange about the 10 $20 bills. They were printed in 1937, and in consecutive serial numbers.

Not sure where they came from, but I put them in a Zip lock bag and put them in drawer for safe keeping. I stumbled upon them a few weeks ago in a house cleaning frenzy. Now they are in my safety deposit box. I don’t think they are worth anything more than $200, just something my heirs will find interesting.

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**Author:** ![lingyi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d2c977/32.png) [@lingyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lingyi)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2020, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-found-money-that-you-had-previously-stashed-and-had-forgotten-about/847621/42 "2020-02-13T16:52:02Z")

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A few days ago while getting my clothes ready to wash, some coins fell out of my pants. I left the coins on the floor (they’re still there) to pick up later. Makes it feel like found money when I eventually pick it up! 😃

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**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2020, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-found-money-that-you-had-previously-stashed-and-had-forgotten-about/847621/43 "2020-02-13T16:59:01Z")

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My parents recently checked a safe deposit box they sort of forgot about and found over $3,000 in I and EE bonds that my grandmother had been buying me for birthdays every year until she passed away when I was 13. All but two of them have fully matured and with interest are worth almost $13,000 now. When those last two mature next year I’ll fill them all out, take them to the bank, and cash them in.

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**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2020, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-found-money-that-you-had-previously-stashed-and-had-forgotten-about/847621/44 "2020-02-13T17:21:02Z")

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I’ve cosigned on a few car loans for the kids. They give me cash and I make sure the note gets paid. I’m good about keeping the books so I know who’s paid how much and when, but I’m not great about keeping track of the cash. Found a $500 stack just this past weekend. That was cool. Bought groceries.

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