Now tell me if your opinion has changed about giving money back??

Whether it made me a fool or not, I would most certainly hand it back It wouldn't be the first time someone thought me a fool nor would it be the last. But, in the end, I am the one that has to live with himself and I'd rather go to sleep thinking I did the right thing

I would probably hand it back, if my parents were with me they would make me. -.-

I think thats aweful of the person to have called him a fool, and he's a butt for saying that.....He did a very good thing by giving it back.

If I seen someone drop money of course I'd tell them, but if I just found money on the ground I would keep it......I've usually thought of it like this

If you lost your money, its because someone out there needed it more than you.

When I was working at a grocery store as a cashier. A woman and her three kids came in and was buying groceries, she had a good amount of food but not too much, and she was balling her eyes out, histerical.

I asked customer service desk what was wrong with her and the CMS told me that she had just cashed her husbands check and lost 400 dollars and had no way of paying nothing until next week......I felt bad for her, but without thinking about what I was doing I told the CMS to let her have the groceries and I would pay for them, not knowing the amount, just give them to her and I will take care of it.

The general manager told me that I was an idiot and did a stupid thing, I told her that I didn't care, if that would happen to me I would appreciate someone doing the same for me......

One week later at work I had an envolope with my name on it on the bulliten board...there was a note and money in it saying thank you for helping me, most people would never do that for a stranger, and now I'm repaying you.......She gave me double her groceries......

I couldn't of cared less if I never seen her again, but I did appreciate the kindness that she brought back to me....

I think that when you do something out of kindness your repaid by god too.

I'm just that type of person

Plus I did LOVE rubbing it in the general managers face hahaha sorry but I did.

Who cares if they consider you a fool, you did the right thing and that's all that matters. This guy was the fool and very rare, most people would at least say thank you.

Not only would I still give it back; I'd lose respect for a person who would keep it.

I would give money back if I knew it was someone else's (and who it belonged to), but every time I find money, it's in the company of others, so they know I found money when they claim they lost some. It's just hard to believe these people, so I keep the money.

Also, I rarely find more than a quarter, so it's no big deal. Once, about two years ago, my youngest cousin found $20 just lying on the ground, across the road, so he took it home and spent it, the next day, on soda and chips for a small party. He essentially shared the wealth by buying us all chips and drinks.

mandykaren - hi. In this dog eat dog world and every man for himself, maybe some one would think another a fool for not taking advantage of another person.

You're asking two questions, I think. Do I think a young, brash big headed person would give money back? Appearances can be deceiving, and I can't judge anyone else's actions.

I've helped people before and received a similar response. Basically, I was told I was an idiot for helping out. I did get taken advantage of. I felt sorry that young man carried those feelings in his heart.

I did feel very sad until someone told me you never have to be sorry that you tried to help someone, no matter how it turns out.

If someone thinks of me as a fool, then that is their privilege. I ask them not to think it near me though.

Did I understand your questions correctly?

travel lightly,
anawar out.

It wouldn't matter to me whether someone thought I was fool or not for returning it. It wasn't mine to begin with and I'm the one that would have to live with that guilt. If being compassionate is foolish...well then I'm the biggest fool of all.

How can doing something good be foolish? So what if the person didn't say Thank You. What if the shoe was on the other foot? I would certainly hope that someone would be kind enough to let me know and return it. Of course I'd be the type to truely appreciate though.

Good day... Honestly I can't say. Naturally I would want to no doubt about it and it is also the right thing to do but it would also depends on my financial situation at that given time. If I'm good no financial or rather manageable financial crisis I would not be tempted to keep it and give it back whole heartedly but if the situation is otherwise the opposite then I can't say for sure. That's my honest opinion.

I am a honest person and I would give it back to the person I know if I lost money I would want it back I do it all the time at my store people droping money laveing keys and credit cards and cell phones on the counter and some even give me extra money but I give it back to them cause I am a honest person