If you found $20 bucks would that make your day?

United States
February 23, 2008 8:14pm CST
My goodness I found $20 bucks today and it's not a lot but it's not little either and it totally made my day. I don't know who drop it for there was no one in sight. What would you do if you found the money? I was so happy thinking I might buy some lottery with it but didn't....I went and got the kids some treats with it and then I even had some left over to get some $1 burgers for some homeless people....It totally made my day....Tell me what would you do and how would that make you feel?
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26 responses
@Ohara_1983 (4117)
• Kuwait
27 Feb 08
everyone will feel happy if they will found even less than $20, if me yes it made my day, even do it will not be enought for what i need, atleast it will help us some from what we need.
@ayou82 (3450)
• Philippines
25 Feb 08
Yeah Bloody oath.. it will surely make my day. Than staying at home doing nothing.
@Sissygrl (10912)
• Canada
24 Feb 08
I love finding money, but the only thing that i've found lately was a 5$ bill, i was excited about that! lol. I would be EXTATIC if i found a 20!! lol. I would probably do the samet hing you did with it, spend it on something that i wouldnt usually be able to afford to do for us, like lunch or something special for dinner ;) that was very nice of you to buy the burgers for the homeless people. i'm sure they appretiated it, and its WAY better then giving them money, some dont seem too concerned with food, over the booze they want. ;)
@coffeeshot (3783)
• Australia
25 Feb 08
I would definitely keep it as right now I'm extremely broke. I left my job 2 weeks ago and didnt' get paid for my last week. My new job only pays me on the 1st of every month so I've got another week to go before I get paid again and that'll only be 4 days' worth of pay. The Smashing Pumpkins tickets went on sale today so I had to get those (HAD to, SP tickets are more important than food and rent) and now I'm pov as. The rent will be a week late, the computer payment won't be paid at all-I'm really in a pickle! So yeah, $20 would go towards paying off some of my debt.
@valerie37 (1002)
• Christiansburg, Virginia
25 Feb 08
It would totally make my day. I would probably put some gas in my car with it.
• United States
24 Feb 08
It would be great if I were to find 20 dollars laying around! I'd probaly put in my savings account or buy something for my son
@Krisss (1231)
• Australia
24 Feb 08
If I found twenty dollars I would drop it in the charity collection at church, or give it to someone more needy than me. I am a big believer in karma, you need to pass blessings on.
@cher913 (25782)
• Canada
24 Feb 08
well unfortunately i can not afford to be as charitable as you...if i found $20, i would save it because i am saving to go the dentist to get my teeth fixed (we have no coverage!!)
@mssnow (9484)
• United States
24 Feb 08
That is nice that you found but I would probably feel guilty wondering if the person who lost it, needed it for groceries or to help with a bill. I would take it and would spend it but I would probably pray that the person who lost it would be ok.
@suehan1 (4344)
• Australia
24 Feb 08
i would have done exactly what you did.treat the children and someone less fortunate.if you handed it in any one would claim it.it would make me feel good that i have given them a little surprise.cheers sue
@kiran1978 (4134)
• Australia
24 Feb 08
If I found $20, I would have thought it was my lucky day, So I probably would have bought a lotto ticket, hoping my luck will continue and with the rest I would have bought a take out for dinner for the family. One time when I was 10 years old I found $100 on the street, near the park. Well that definately made my day. I was with my sister at the time. We were so innocent back then and wanted to do the right thing so we must have asked like 20 people along that street and near the park if they lost any money. Alot of them said no. However there were a few that said yes, when we asked them how much they said about $10. So we knew that they were fibbing as we found $100. So luckily we got to keep the money as we could not find the owner.
@p1kef1sh (45681)
24 Feb 08
Finding it would not make my day. Giving it back to whoever lost it just might.
@gemini_rose (16264)
24 Feb 08
You must be lucky, I never ever find money! My eldest is always finding money he is quite lucky like that. I dont know what I would do if I found any, I would like to say I would spend it on treats, but knowing me I would more than likely stick it in the bill kitty instead!
• United States
24 Feb 08
Twenty dollars is twenty dollars. There's a lot you can do with it! If no one was in sight, I would take the money. Of course, I'd feel bad because, personally, I can't afford to lose $20 and I'd think the same way of the person that did lose it. I can't really say what I'd do with it, but I do like what you did! I'd probably do something similar and spend it on those around me. You know, I believe everything happens for a reason, and it could be that those homeless people NEEDED you to give them those burgers. That may be why you found the $20 in the first place...
@Shaun72 (15959)
• Palatka, Florida
24 Feb 08
I'm not really sure. It would make my day also if I found $20.00 lying around. You did great by buyng for kids and homeless people.
@xcellen (204)
• Indonesia
24 Feb 08
I think I would return it to lost and found
@ratyz5 (7808)
• Philippines
24 Feb 08
I don't know but, whenever I find money around a number of people, I'd raise it immediately and see if anyone would react or say that its their's, even though I wouldn't be sure if it were. Anyway, $20 would be nice to pick up every now and then. If I was with friends when that happens, I'd just treat them and see if I could pull some of the change of the $20 to those who need it. If I were alone, I'd check around for the items that I'd been considering on having. Weighing the scales as I often try to avoid the urge to spend, spend and spend. Anyway, at any rate, it would surely make me glad for some degree and I would even relate the event to a friend when it comes to mind ^_^
• United States
24 Feb 08
At the moment I would definatley put it in my gas tank. To make sure that I was able to get ack and forth to work until I got paid on wednesday.
@sid556 (30960)
• United States
24 Feb 08
oh yes, that has happened to me only a couple of times in my life but it is always a lift. I live on such a tight budget that it does indeed make my day. I would blow it on my kids (and have) because I don't get the opportunity to do that for them often.
@thea04 (13)
• Philippines
24 Feb 08
$20 bucks is good but i think that would make my day....i can spend that in just a minute...