It's nice to find money you shouldn't have lost

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Did you hear about the family who recycled a VCR without realizing $6K was in it? I think there was another story about the person who donated a coat with $13K in it to Goodwill.

Why do people put money in spots that would be easily misplaced or recycled?

I learned the hard way when I had title to one vehicle in a book. An old ex girlfriend threw away the book. I wish people would find safe places to keep those documents or cash.
 
went to churh jumble sale bought some baby clothes and opal ring in pocket of childs dress we could not find who donated it so salvation army sold ring...maybe oneday my honesty be rewarded
 
My wife has a ton of shoes ( what woman doesnt) she keeps them all in the original boxes, well she was going through them to downsize ( get rid of the ones that dont fit anymore or so) and found $10 here and there that she forgot she stashed away years ago.
 
do americans everconfuse one dollor with ten dollor bills,most countries have different colours so that dont happen...drives me mad when in States
 
caz12 said:
do americans everconfuse one dollor with ten dollor bills,most countries have different colours so that dont happen...drives me mad when in States
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No, I think you get in the habit of only looking at the numbers which are prominent on every corner of the bills.
 
i look at colour and size know in an instant but get wad(i wish)of dollor bills haveto wadethrough each one looking,must be hard on the blind
 
caz12 said:
i look at colour and size know in an instant but get wad(i wish)of dollor bills haveto wadethrough each one looking,must be hard on the blind
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There are scanners you can put on a smartphone, and bills can also be braille marked.
 
Nope, we americans knows our money. We see it everyday, so it's normal to us.

It's funny tho, last year I went to Toronto. I stopped at a Canadian Bank and wanted to convert American to Canadian. So I pulled out $601. Good thing I was listening, cause the woman repeated what I gave her and said '$700 American', I stopped her and said 'No, $601, the $1 is for the currency exchange difference." She laughed, cause they no longer have $1 bills in Canada anymore.
 
My sister and I where a yard sale in Boston years ago and we brought a little cabinet and as we picked it something started to rattle around in side it. The guy having the sale ran over and opened the door and took a bag of sliver dollars. My sister and I did not had a chance to get the bag. It belong to us b/c we paid for it and everything inside of the cabinet became our as soon the deal was closes . There a few sliver dollars , at least 20 .
 
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