# Your little joyous moments of "found money"? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 29, 2010, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-little-joyous-moments-of-found-money/537710 "2010-04-29T03:22:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Ludy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Ludy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludy)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2010, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-little-joyous-moments-of-found-money/537710/41 "2010-05-01T22:46:02Z")
It was Christmas time my first year of college and I was broke. I was on my way to the grocery store and looked down to find $50 bill on the ground. I felt so guilty finding someone else’s money I couldn’t spend any on myself, so I spent it all on Christmas presents. Last year I paid back the finding money gods by loosing the money my Mom sent me for my birthday. You win some, you loose some. ---
**Author:** ![Wincerind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@Wincerind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wincerind)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2010, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-little-joyous-moments-of-found-money/537710/42 "2010-05-03T18:23:28Z")
I once found three 100 guilder (140 Euro’s, some 180 Dollars) bills on a bicycle path. It was one of those cases where you ca’t believe your eyes: “there’s aother one!”. A guy cycling by couldn’t believe his eyes too, but was too late :-0.This was when I was still a student, around '84, so it was a considerable amount of money. I actually went to the police station to see if someone declared it lost. Interestingly enough, in a fit of honesty the cop told me to take the money home “since it’ll disappear when you leave it here”. Nobody ever claimed it. I think I spent it on hardware for my ZX Spectrum… ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Doubt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/df705f/32.png) [@Peter\_Doubt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Doubt)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2010, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-little-joyous-moments-of-found-money/537710/43 "2010-05-04T01:31:45Z")
In the fall each year, as we start wearing coats again. The most I’ve ever found is 20$, nice enough. ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2010, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-little-joyous-moments-of-found-money/537710/44 "2010-05-04T06:10:15Z")
> [@Peter\_Doubt](#): > > In the fall each year, as we start wearing coats again. The most I’ve ever found is 20$, nice enough. I actually make an effort to leave a few bucks in coat pockets at the end of the season. Makes for pleasantness the next time the weather gets cold. . . ---
**Author:** ![Cicero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cicero/32/3594_2.png) [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2010, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-little-joyous-moments-of-found-money/537710/45 "2010-05-04T23:10:10Z")
> [@Mangetout](#): > > I’ve found money every single working day since December 1st (as well as the occasional weekend too) - I am searching probably a little harder than usual though - it’s my year-long project to find enough lost money to buy everything for the Christmas table this year. > > Most days I find no more than a few pennies, but I found a 10 pound note the week before last, which really put a spring in my step. Hijack - Great idea\*\* Mangetout\*\*. I’d like to try it but I don’t work or live in the city so it may be slim pickings for me. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-little-joyous-moments-of-found-money/537710.md?page=2)