Look What I Found?
By maddysmommy
@maddysmommy (16230)
United States
October 25, 2007 7:49pm CST
Ever since I found out that our washing machine was not broken, I have been doing several loads all afternoon and guess what I found at the bottom of one load? A $10 note :) Finders losers, weepers keepers (or whatever the saying goes).
Have you ever found more than just coins after washing a load? I remember years ago I found a $20 and didn't tell anyone. I'm not sure what I spent it on but it sure came in handy.
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@patgalca (18481)
• Orangeville, Ontario
26 Oct 07
The most I have found is a $5 bill PLUS some change. I have always maintained that whatever money I find in the laundry becomes mine. It goes into my "found money" piggy bank. That includes any pennies or other coins I find on the sidewalk or where ever.
Lucky you, 20 bucks! I'd love to find $20.
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@maddysmommy (16230)
• United States
26 Oct 07
I do the same too, everything I find either lying around in the car (mostly coins) my husbands pant pockets, the coins he leaves on the bench, becomes all mine :)
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@carolscash (9491)
• United States
26 Oct 07
I love laundry money! My husband is awful at remembering to empty his pockets and I have found hundre dollar bills in the laundry before. Of course, I use those towards household bills but anything $20 or less is mine to do with as I choose.
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@maddysmommy (16230)
• United States
26 Oct 07
Wow that is a lot of money :) it would go straight to my bank account regardless how big the amount was :)
@maddysmommy (16230)
• United States
4 Nov 07
WOW $55 I would most definitely go out and pamper myself or even just put it away for a rainy day - way to go carol.
@carolscash (9491)
• United States
4 Nov 07
Hooray for husbands who don't remember to clean their pants pockets out. The haul for this week's laundry money is a total of $55.00 I am so excited!! I think that I may go shopping for myself this weekend.
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@PurpleTeddyBear (6685)
• Canada
1 Nov 07
Hi maddysmommy,
Congrats on your find! I love laundry money too! Once in a while my hubby or I forget to empty our pockets, but when it's laundry day I find it :) It always seems to come at just the right time! Either it comes in handy for something we need, or if it's just before a pay day and we're just about broke.
PurpleTeddyBear.
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@maddysmommy (16230)
• United States
1 Nov 07
It's funny how quickly you find it and then its quickly spent LOL I used it to buy some things for my son for Halloween.
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@PurpleTeddyBear (6685)
• Canada
1 Nov 07
As they say easy come easy go lol!
Luv & Hugzz, PurpleTeddyBear.
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@spiderlizard22 (3443)
• United States
8 Nov 07
Your lucky. All I found was ten cents in the washing machine. I guess you had a lucky day.
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@maddysmommy (16230)
• United States
8 Nov 07
I sure did - it didn't last very long though as I spent it on stuff for my son for halloween! thanks for your response spiderlizard.
@maddysmommy (16230)
• United States
4 Nov 07
Yup lucky me, it went as fast as I found it though and used it to buy some things for halloween.
@ersmommy1 (12587)
• United States
4 Nov 07
My husband does that regularly. In our 12 years together I have found a couple of $20s. Also, several ones. Currently he is filling our daughters piggy bank with change found at the bottom of the washer. Guess I should have been keeping track of the amount. Would be something huh? Lol
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@maddysmommy (16230)
• United States
4 Nov 07
haha yup. Thats great that he is putting it in his daughters piggy bank - I save all the quarters for my son - he likes those tattoos you get from safeway and using them in the bubble gum machines and or saving them to play games after a movie.
@maddysmommy (16230)
• United States
26 Oct 07
Yessss now to try and figure out what to spend it or, or save it for later :)
@Rozie37 (15499)
• Turkmenistan
26 Oct 07
Finders keepers, losers weepers. It is cool that you found the money and with a few more dollars added to that, you'll have just enough to buy me a lovely Christmas gift, LOL.
I just love finding unexpected money. It is really nice. The most that I ever found in a washing machine was a dollar. One time though, I put on one of my coats and found a twenty in the pocket. Boy, was I a happy camper.
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@maddysmommy (16230)
• United States
26 Oct 07
haha so its finders keepers losers weepers - well at least i got all four words right just not in the right order... as for the christmas gift, I might just try your idea of gift baskets - who knows what santa might bring you this year :)
@maddysmommy (16230)
• United States
4 Nov 07
haha that is a good way of seeing it as a fee for doing the laundry haha!
@fab315 (1231)
• Philippines
31 Oct 07
Hello!
I used to find a lot of coins in my father's pockets..*hehehe* not after washing tough but before washing. Before putting their dirty clothes into the basket I would offer to check the pockets! LOL!! I was like a one day millionaire during those years! LOL!! Like you I didn't tell anybody about it, especially my brother although I know my father knew, *wehehe*
ciao! c",)
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@maddysmommy (16230)
• United States
1 Nov 07
haha I ended up using te $10 to buy some halloween things for my sons school.
