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.
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!
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.
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.
