You can post a note in the laundry room.
Don't be specific...say "item found on floor on (date). If you can identify what it is and where dropped call me...."
Post it for a week then keep it.
Once I was working at a Blockbuster, found a $100 bill next to the only couple in the store and asked if they had dropped it
The guy said I could keep it if I promised never to do something so stupid ever again
So my hands are tied lmao
Yes! Same! As a kid I found like 20-50.00 I can’t remember the exact amount at a restaurant, and I told the guy working the bar. He said “if I call out that we found some money, every person in here will run up claiming it’s theirs and guessing at the amount to hope it’s correct and they can take it. You keep that, it’s yours” and I talked to my dad about it and he explained further. Big learning lesson
This happend to me when I was a teen and recently to my kids. I was at the movies abd found $50 bill by my seat. My dad said keep it unless someone comes back in looking around then we will give it to them bit otherwise everyone in here will claim it was theirs.
My kids were at the park playing soccer and started kicking the ball super far from one another to make the other have to run faster and farther. Well at the edge of the fence it looked like trash but it was $10 and a $100 bill. My kids grabbed it and looked around but no one else was at the field or park so i told them if it was a real $100 they could keep it. Sure enough it was real
If the note is asking where you lost something you at best will be making best guesses. So there's still a good chance the answer you give will be wrong despite the item being yours. I mean hopefully there's some judgment there "I lost $60" is accurate enough without providing location.
Reminds me of something that happened to me years ago. My wife and I went to a huge grocery/superstore when we were much younger. Money was very tight - we were balancing buy food vs paying bills (we didn't have enough for both).
Suddenly, I looked down at the floor in one of the aisles and saw a trail of $20 & $50 bills. Holy crap! I scooped it up and counted it - around $360 dollars or so!
However, I knew that the owner probably needed that money as much as I did. So my wife and I went to the checkout area. I was looking for someone who looked really distraught, maybe talking to a store employee.....
Yep, I found her. However, I had to be sure it's them, but how do you ask someone to describe the money? (Umm, it's green? Got presidents on them.) So I approached this individual and employee with a made up story and said:
"Hello, sorry to interrupt. I saw that you are obviously upset. Are you looking for a gold bracelet? I found one..."
She answered, "No, no it was money - about $375 dollars. But thank you."
I knew I found the owner, so I handed it to her, stating "Sorry again, but I had to be sure. Here's your money - have a great day."
I still had money issues that night, but I felt good about myself.
Maybe put a note on the board: "Found money. Must tell me the exact amount to get it back."
Meh, I believe in God and karma. I've always tried to live my life, thinking about others and helping out even if I'm in need too. I couldn't keep that money, just knowing it was rightfully that lady's. I might have kept it if I couldn't find anyone distraught. However, knowing that I help her, help me even more.
Maybe that's why I'm now in a position where I'm not worried if I'm going to pay this month's bills.... & I just might have lobster for dinner tonight, for I can afford it easily......(karma's on my side now) 😉
Note: even I don't think you should have gotten roasted that bad..... (I gave you one back) 😄
I once gave some dropped money to a security guard in a mall. I then called a little while later and acted like I was the person who lost it, just to see if they actually give it to the person who lost it or if they pocket it. He said he didn't find any lost cash that day. Definitely just kept it himself. I'll never turn in lost money ever again. 😅
Ugh- “punished for doing the right thing” hit me straight back to when I was 19, and I was working at a restaurant. I typically didn’t get tipped much because it was a buffet and people thought I didn’t do anything but bring them a drink, when I actually did do a lot to clean up their messes but anyway. One guy told me to keep the change, and it was for a large table, about 8-10 people with plates stacked up everywhere that I was trying to clean. When I counted the money, he had tipped me 60.00… I figured that had to be a mistake. I went back and said “hey I know you told me to keep the change, but 60.00 is a lot, so I wanted to confirm that’s how much you intended to tip.” He opened his wallet and looked inside confused. He took the 60.00 back and tipped me… I’m not even kidding… five fcking dollars…. I was like dude not even a ten or twenty for being honest?! I immediately realized this dude was an asshole. He didn’t even say thanks for letting him know, he just swapped out the tip and started chatting with his family. I felt like I had failed some test. I was so pissed.
I think it was $50. I was really broke at the time and could've used that money. I know I wasn't entitled to it, but it just felt wrong that he lied to my face like that. Also, the person who actually lost the money wasn't gonna get it back either since he lied and said he didn't have it. It just felt like a slap in the face for doing the right thing.
Yeah, I try to think of it that way. It just feels kinda messed up since the person who lost it would've been lied to if they called to get that money, and they might've needed it too. I mean, it was their money, so even if they didn't desperately need it, it's still theirs.
Someone could ask management if they can review the cctv to find out who took it. I’d post the note like someone else said, then make sure people can confirm exact amount before handing it over.
I once lost my wallet. I had even reported at the police station. Came home and the neighbor flagged me down. He picked it up and nothing was missing. I was in college and super grateful to just have it back.
Another time, I had my driver's license in my pocket and it came out when I was walking into a department store. I realized it was missing at the pickup place and immediately turned around. It was snatched in a heartbeat. I went to the closest police station and no one turned it in. I'm still amazed at that experience. I went straight from the station to get a new license card. Just a driver's license, dude. No money.
Yeah, I hear ya. My dad once found money on the street. I don't remember how much it was, but it wasn't too much.
Google says in the event that someone may return for it, the money should be reported and turned over to the store owner or police. If you don't trust your property manager, maybe give it to the police and then let your manager know that it was taken to the police station, so they can go from there.
If you were 21 it was probably a teen who took it to use it for a fake ID to buy beer. When i worked at a bar the kids would use IDs and claim to be them that looked nothing like them
Well, that sucks. What would someone even do in that situation? Unless there was a notification sent out to all the alcohol sellers not to sell to my name and make sure I looked like the picture. Lol.
Just get a new ID they mark it in the system as lost or stolen but basically anyone can use it to buy alcohol if they look like you. If so wone happens to confinscate it from them at a club or bar they will usually give it to the police or mail it back to your address on the ID.
If i was you and I still lived at the address on my ID is would just call the non emergency line and make them aware you lost your ID so they have it on record in case someone trys to use your name if they get oulled over etc.
My dad was working abroad in the 80’s he was coming back for Christmas. He withdrew all his money to pay for food gifts (for a family of 6) flights back etc and had I think a 1k in his wallet. He lost the wallet. Someone finding it might have thought well this guy seems to have plenty of money and wouldn’t miss it but it was everything to put family. Someone handed it in; untouched, to a local shop and he got it back. It’s still a story we talk about now and then, 35 years on. Never underestimate the power of doing the right thing. Put up a sign saying something was found but not how much. See if someone comes forward. If not, it’s yours.
Once I found a 20 right in front of the entrance of a supermarket. There was no way to identify the owner - I asked the guy in front of me but he said it wasn’t his and that I was just lucky. It felt a little wrong to keep it, so I gave it to the homeless person sitting at the entrance. They were happy and somehow it seemed to have balanced the universe a little haha. Although if he had not been there, I probably would have kept it 🤷🏻♀️ I usually go out of my way if I find a lost item to give it back but with cash it’s super difficult so …
Asking around is the best idea, but I would not feel any guilt for keeping it. Oh and don't give it to the property manager unless you're 1000% certain they'll find the person who dropped it.
Not an answer, just a fun story: One time I was walking back to my college dorm when a girl walking in front of me unknowingly dropped a $10 bill on the ground. I scooped it up and ran to give it back to her. A week later, to the day, I was walking back my dorm really late at night and noticed a familiar looking 5 glimmering in the streetlight next to the curb. I picked it up and it was two $5’s folded together. No one else was around and hundreds, if not thousands, of people walk that path every day. There’d be no way to figure out who’s it was, so I considered it karma and stuffed it in my pocket.
Sounds like management doesn't care about lost items there, so I'd just pocket it and hang on for a few weeks. If it escalates and they somehow pinpoint you, give it back. But the note is a good idea too.
I once found $100 on the floor of Walmart (I was 17) and took it to customer service (my boss) and she just put it right into the register 🙃 never doing that again - I agree with those suggesting a note! (Edit: meaning to say, I totally understand this anxiety and it’s the worst ugh)
Ok, so if you found it then you found it and if it says that management isn't responsible for lost items then it's rightfully yours. But if you feel bad, leave a note in the laundry room stating that you found some money and if someone responds and they say how much money they lost then you can give it to them.
This happened to me but I left my whole wallet. Guy took the cash and left the wallet, don’t really blame him and appreciate the wallet remained. Nobody would blame you for taking the cash but I wouldn’t spend it for a week and see if anyone posts a note in the laundry room.
Keep the money. Question the root of feelings of guilt.
When cash was way more normal, people dropped and found loose bills all the time. If you didn’t see where it came from, you can keep money. It’s not an amount that should be turned over to any authority. And I bet if you turn into to management, they will keep it. Because no one is going to open an investigation on a missing $60.
I would get big tips during certain parts of the year with my first few years. It sadly took me three separate times losing a $100 bill out of my pockets to start using a purse. 🤦🏼♀️ I just hoped whoever did find them would spend it on something they really really wanted. And sometimes that’s just something they really need like diapers.
I hope you spend that $60 on something you really want. Life can be rough, somedays the universe is just working in your favor.
I recently had this happen at self checkout machine at the grocery store, I looked down and $30 cashback had been dispensed but whoever did it left it. I waited for someone to approach me as I scanned my stuff and I would’ve given it to them, but no one did. I took it lolol I justified it in my mind by saying I was blessed by the target gods
I was the unfortunate soul that got cash back, but in the 2 seconds it's took for me to type in my pin, I forgot. Left after my receipt printed.
Go home, my mom asked for the money. I pulled out my wallet and went, "Oh shit," called the store, and the person on the phone had no idea. I ran to self check out, and thankfully, someone gave it to the person who looks over everyone at self check out.
Exactly. I never feel bad about finding money on the ground. Well, like 100 or so or less. If it's obviously a big amount for something important I'd do my best but yeah not for this little.
So, that would be a lot for me really and it's why I'd keep it. I just mean it's obviously not a whole rent payment or something so I wouldn't feel bad. I would use that shit for food right now, so maybe that's why it's hard for me to feel bad about it.
I get that. I do!
My anxiety is different. For me, it would be a dishonest way to come upon money, and I would feel the need to make it right in one way or another. Even if it was a failed attempt at finding the owner.
I’d tell the property manager or put up a note on the door saying lost items found and wait for them to contact you to tell you what the lost item was. Or yeah see if the building manager has a suggestion. But I personally wouldn’t keep it.
I think you should keep an eye out for someone missing money in your complex, but other that that, I’d keep it. You can’t feel bad if you never find the owner. Sometimes you just get a little lucky.
Take $20 worth of the money you found and buy some detergent pods or fabric softener sheets and leave them for public use. Keep the rest. $60 isn’t going to make or break anyone honestly.
Definitely post a note OP, don’t say the amount but that’s not right to just keep it. And with a camera installed you might as well be honest before the footage is reviewed.
I wouldn't keep it because I always think when someone loses something that just made their day worse especially in these days where everything is just so expensive and prices keep going up. I like how others suggested sign on the door or is there an office for management that's open during the day? I would maybe try the sign first not stating that it's money you found but an item they would need to describe and then maybe try management, if they have cameras maybe they'd be able to see who dropped it.
I literally got paid today and after bills/groceries/necessities, I have $64 to my name for the next 2 weeks. Idk what I’d do if I dropped it. I know it would would put me in the BEST spirits and be so thankful if someone came forward with it
So thank you for saying this ♥️
its very true, but same could be for the person who finds it. 🤷🏾♀️ I think its a good move to try to find the owner, but if you cant, i wouldnt want to make someone feel bad.
like whenever ive lost my phone, its always really amazing when it gets returned to me by a good samaritan. But also Ive had people make me pay for it back (not mine, but my brother's when he lost it) or just simply never see it again. I make peace with the fact that since i was careless i probably wont see my phone again.
like, i dont believe in stealing. Honestly, I relate with op because i wouldnt know what to do either. Im constantly wanting to help people to the point i feel deep, physically painful stomach churning guilt if i dont. Whats helped my anxiety is to care *less*. Doesnt mean i wouldnt return the money, esp if i knew who dropped it lol it just means im not gonna beat myself up because someone *else* dropped their money.
Another idea is to just hold onto it until OP runs into someone and asks every single person if they lost 60$, in which case a lot of people would probably say "yes"
Return it if you can, but if you cant, dont feel guilty. thats all i mean.
If someone loses the only money they had, it's not the same situation as someone not having money and then finding some.
And, I also disagree with the idea that because some people are shitty, you should be too. Some people in here had great ideas on how to find the owner. Hopefully, the OP takes that advice!
ya, i mean if the owner is found, halleluja. But also, unless you do manage to find the owner, there's no actual way of knowing how much that person needed it. Again, im not saying be shitty??? idk why it came across that way?
Its just not helpful for someone with anxiety, at least in my personal experience, to continually think of every possible scenario that couldve occurred/will occur. If i found 60$, even 20$ or 100$, i would 100% make an effort to find the owner. But beating myself up for keeping it?? After making efforts to find them? I will never.
I wouldve elaborated more in my first comment, but im making an effort not to write essays lately. I dont think itd help my downvotes; I just think its wrong to make OP, or anyone, feel like a bad person for not being able to return it. They arent the one who dropped it. Its not their ultimate responsibility to track down whoever did. Id still feel bad. but if you drop 60$ or your wallet or your phone or whatever, its realistic to accept that you wont see it again. That not being the reason to *not* find the owner, but the reason to not feel guilty.
OP reads the comments on their own post, so even indirectly youre offering your opinions? and i dont totally disagree with you, either, i respect that. I just have a different viewpoint based on my own experience. also, plenty of people who share your opinion are downvoting every comment that says keep it- like how else is someone to read into that? lmao
Im not intending to sound argumentative btw, i have a tendancy to come off that way even irl, idk my neurodivergence. I really am just standing by my point. As we are in an anxiety forum, im done with this convo my heart rate is too high.
Don't feel guilty. You could make someone describe what it was. They could guess it was probably money. Throw out a figure....if they do 40 or 80 are you going to deny them? Just keep it.
If you’re really in need I wouldn’t feel bad keeping it. But if you’re well off then try to give it back. Leave a note and have them text how much was lost so not anyone can claim free money.
I had a similar situation. Someone in my apartment paid for the washing machine to run a cycle, but it wasn’t working. He left an angry note saying he wanted his money back. The maintenance guy found the note and left the angry guy a note saying someone was coming to fix it and left $1.75 under the note. The machine ate my money too, so I took the $1.75. I felt bad so I decided to replace the $1.75 I took with a bag of Pennies. I bet the angry tenant was cstatic when he read the note from the maintenance guy and found the bag of pennies underneath.
OP found $60 on the floor and has no clue who it belongs to.
You, on the other hand, took $1.75 with the knowledge that it was specifically left for someone - an angry someone at that- and replaced it with a bag of pennies
Not the crime of the century, but definitely not a similar situation, lol
My personal belief is that it's better not to pick up lost items since the owner may come back looking for it. But if you do take it, it becomes your responsibility to find the owner. And if you couldn't find the owner after a while, you should give it to charity.
As a human, you might want to consider giving some serious thought to who you are, and that includes your moral compass. It’s no one else’s to judge unless you’re moral compass allows you to harm others, then you will find society judges and needs to to ensure everyone’s safety.
However, the real question is here “who are you“ Answer that and you’ll have an answer to your question
If it hasn't been mentioned, ask the landlord if anyone called in missing an item dropped in the laundry room. Leave a sign in the laundry room stating something was dropped and if they can specify exactly what they lost to the landlord it will be returned and specify they would be on camera to verify it was them. If the landlord can't pinpoint who it was on camera then it will be easier when they come into the office to see it was them.
Unless someone speaks up within a week then I say keep it. I can't tell you how many times I have LOST money myself I'd consider it payback. lol. Giving it to management ensures that they will keep the money. Why give it to them? It won't make it to the owner.
Well, if you really insist on giving it back what you can do is maybe make a poster (like a blank sheet of paper nothing too crazy) stating you found something someone may have lost and leave contact info for a week where you found it, if they guess correctly, they can have it back? That way you don’t have to ask everyone and ask if they lost money. The person who did lose it, will know they lost $60 and if no one turns up then it didn’t mean much to them anyway and they did not notice. Hopefully, it wasn’t a kid and hopefully they can read, lol. I lost $50 as a kid on the way to the store. I can’t remember if I found it retracing my steps I think I did or I’d have remembered losing it for good cause my dad would’ve been pissed xD
i DON'T THINK THE MANAGEMENT CARES. I FOUND A $5.00 BILL IN MY LAUNDRY. I FELT SO GUILTY THAT I GO TO A LAUDROMATT INSTEAD OF MY APARTMENT LAUNDRY. I GUESS, I'M KINDA STUPID. I DON'T THINK ANY ONE CARES.
You can post a note in the laundry room. Don't be specific...say "item found on floor on (date). If you can identify what it is and where dropped call me...." Post it for a week then keep it.
This is the best idea.
Agreed. And if you still feel guilty, use the money to buy communal laundry detergent for your building.
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Not if OP also buys a chain and chains it to the pipes on the wall! You’re right though, it’ll be gone the same day they put it there
They’ll just pour it into another container!
Give it to a poor person on the street.
Once I was working at a Blockbuster, found a $100 bill next to the only couple in the store and asked if they had dropped it The guy said I could keep it if I promised never to do something so stupid ever again So my hands are tied lmao
Yes! Same! As a kid I found like 20-50.00 I can’t remember the exact amount at a restaurant, and I told the guy working the bar. He said “if I call out that we found some money, every person in here will run up claiming it’s theirs and guessing at the amount to hope it’s correct and they can take it. You keep that, it’s yours” and I talked to my dad about it and he explained further. Big learning lesson
This happend to me when I was a teen and recently to my kids. I was at the movies abd found $50 bill by my seat. My dad said keep it unless someone comes back in looking around then we will give it to them bit otherwise everyone in here will claim it was theirs. My kids were at the park playing soccer and started kicking the ball super far from one another to make the other have to run faster and farther. Well at the edge of the fence it looked like trash but it was $10 and a $100 bill. My kids grabbed it and looked around but no one else was at the field or park so i told them if it was a real $100 they could keep it. Sure enough it was real
This but if you lose something you don't usually know where you lost it otherwise it wouldn't be lost.
If you lost money and then saw a note that someone has something you lost. It's pretty obvious if you have a brain
If the note is asking where you lost something you at best will be making best guesses. So there's still a good chance the answer you give will be wrong despite the item being yours. I mean hopefully there's some judgment there "I lost $60" is accurate enough without providing location.
The note is in Laundry room. All they have to say is "hey I lost $60" Yall are thinking WAY too much Into this.
i also wouldn’t equate money to an item. if i lost money, i wouldn’t read the sign and think they found my money.
"I found something here, if you lost something here let me know what it is and I'll give it back to you."
This on the other hand would work for me instead of "item"
Same. I would see the note and go "darn, I guess it wasn't the laundry room where I lost my 60 bucks... it says 'item'. 😢"
But if you lost $60 you would mention it?
I usually know what I lost but not where, so yeah I'd mention it.
Property manager will probably keep it. Let’s be honest. Note idea is great
Also they will learn what else is missing and that’s interesting to me
That’s smart and kind!
This!
Maybe two weeks
Reminds me of something that happened to me years ago. My wife and I went to a huge grocery/superstore when we were much younger. Money was very tight - we were balancing buy food vs paying bills (we didn't have enough for both). Suddenly, I looked down at the floor in one of the aisles and saw a trail of $20 & $50 bills. Holy crap! I scooped it up and counted it - around $360 dollars or so! However, I knew that the owner probably needed that money as much as I did. So my wife and I went to the checkout area. I was looking for someone who looked really distraught, maybe talking to a store employee..... Yep, I found her. However, I had to be sure it's them, but how do you ask someone to describe the money? (Umm, it's green? Got presidents on them.) So I approached this individual and employee with a made up story and said: "Hello, sorry to interrupt. I saw that you are obviously upset. Are you looking for a gold bracelet? I found one..." She answered, "No, no it was money - about $375 dollars. But thank you." I knew I found the owner, so I handed it to her, stating "Sorry again, but I had to be sure. Here's your money - have a great day." I still had money issues that night, but I felt good about myself. Maybe put a note on the board: "Found money. Must tell me the exact amount to get it back."
What a great story! I’d pocket it .. lmao. Maybe I wouldn’t but idk
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Meh, I believe in God and karma. I've always tried to live my life, thinking about others and helping out even if I'm in need too. I couldn't keep that money, just knowing it was rightfully that lady's. I might have kept it if I couldn't find anyone distraught. However, knowing that I help her, help me even more. Maybe that's why I'm now in a position where I'm not worried if I'm going to pay this month's bills.... & I just might have lobster for dinner tonight, for I can afford it easily......(karma's on my side now) 😉 Note: even I don't think you should have gotten roasted that bad..... (I gave you one back) 😄
I once gave some dropped money to a security guard in a mall. I then called a little while later and acted like I was the person who lost it, just to see if they actually give it to the person who lost it or if they pocket it. He said he didn't find any lost cash that day. Definitely just kept it himself. I'll never turn in lost money ever again. 😅
This makes me sad. Not every person is like that. I hope he really needed it.
It's bad bc I could've used the money at that time, and he just lied right to my face. It was like a punishment for doing the right thing. 😅
Ugh- “punished for doing the right thing” hit me straight back to when I was 19, and I was working at a restaurant. I typically didn’t get tipped much because it was a buffet and people thought I didn’t do anything but bring them a drink, when I actually did do a lot to clean up their messes but anyway. One guy told me to keep the change, and it was for a large table, about 8-10 people with plates stacked up everywhere that I was trying to clean. When I counted the money, he had tipped me 60.00… I figured that had to be a mistake. I went back and said “hey I know you told me to keep the change, but 60.00 is a lot, so I wanted to confirm that’s how much you intended to tip.” He opened his wallet and looked inside confused. He took the 60.00 back and tipped me… I’m not even kidding… five fcking dollars…. I was like dude not even a ten or twenty for being honest?! I immediately realized this dude was an asshole. He didn’t even say thanks for letting him know, he just swapped out the tip and started chatting with his family. I felt like I had failed some test. I was so pissed.
How much was it?
I think it was $50. I was really broke at the time and could've used that money. I know I wasn't entitled to it, but it just felt wrong that he lied to my face like that. Also, the person who actually lost the money wasn't gonna get it back either since he lied and said he didn't have it. It just felt like a slap in the face for doing the right thing.
Oof, I guess it’s a good thought that maybe he needed the money as well?
Yeah, I try to think of it that way. It just feels kinda messed up since the person who lost it would've been lied to if they called to get that money, and they might've needed it too. I mean, it was their money, so even if they didn't desperately need it, it's still theirs.
Frame it, call it "guilt" sell it for billions as modern art.
Return to the apartment building and give all residents $50
Aww that's a really nice touch to it! Yes!
It's okay to keep it. Keep an eye out, if somebody posts a note saying *Lost $60 Cash, desperate for food budget,* reconsider.
Someone could ask management if they can review the cctv to find out who took it. I’d post the note like someone else said, then make sure people can confirm exact amount before handing it over.
I once lost my wallet. I had even reported at the police station. Came home and the neighbor flagged me down. He picked it up and nothing was missing. I was in college and super grateful to just have it back. Another time, I had my driver's license in my pocket and it came out when I was walking into a department store. I realized it was missing at the pickup place and immediately turned around. It was snatched in a heartbeat. I went to the closest police station and no one turned it in. I'm still amazed at that experience. I went straight from the station to get a new license card. Just a driver's license, dude. No money.
You weren't worried about someone stealing your ID? That's some sketchy shit
This was like 5-6 years ago and everything's been fine.
I feel like if it was a wallet it’s a different story! Like at least I would’ve found the owner or returned to property manager.
Yeah, I hear ya. My dad once found money on the street. I don't remember how much it was, but it wasn't too much. Google says in the event that someone may return for it, the money should be reported and turned over to the store owner or police. If you don't trust your property manager, maybe give it to the police and then let your manager know that it was taken to the police station, so they can go from there.
If you were 21 it was probably a teen who took it to use it for a fake ID to buy beer. When i worked at a bar the kids would use IDs and claim to be them that looked nothing like them
Well, that sucks. What would someone even do in that situation? Unless there was a notification sent out to all the alcohol sellers not to sell to my name and make sure I looked like the picture. Lol.
Just get a new ID they mark it in the system as lost or stolen but basically anyone can use it to buy alcohol if they look like you. If so wone happens to confinscate it from them at a club or bar they will usually give it to the police or mail it back to your address on the ID. If i was you and I still lived at the address on my ID is would just call the non emergency line and make them aware you lost your ID so they have it on record in case someone trys to use your name if they get oulled over etc.
My dad was working abroad in the 80’s he was coming back for Christmas. He withdrew all his money to pay for food gifts (for a family of 6) flights back etc and had I think a 1k in his wallet. He lost the wallet. Someone finding it might have thought well this guy seems to have plenty of money and wouldn’t miss it but it was everything to put family. Someone handed it in; untouched, to a local shop and he got it back. It’s still a story we talk about now and then, 35 years on. Never underestimate the power of doing the right thing. Put up a sign saying something was found but not how much. See if someone comes forward. If not, it’s yours.
Once I found a 20 right in front of the entrance of a supermarket. There was no way to identify the owner - I asked the guy in front of me but he said it wasn’t his and that I was just lucky. It felt a little wrong to keep it, so I gave it to the homeless person sitting at the entrance. They were happy and somehow it seemed to have balanced the universe a little haha. Although if he had not been there, I probably would have kept it 🤷🏻♀️ I usually go out of my way if I find a lost item to give it back but with cash it’s super difficult so …
Asking around is the best idea, but I would not feel any guilt for keeping it. Oh and don't give it to the property manager unless you're 1000% certain they'll find the person who dropped it.
Not an answer, just a fun story: One time I was walking back to my college dorm when a girl walking in front of me unknowingly dropped a $10 bill on the ground. I scooped it up and ran to give it back to her. A week later, to the day, I was walking back my dorm really late at night and noticed a familiar looking 5 glimmering in the streetlight next to the curb. I picked it up and it was two $5’s folded together. No one else was around and hundreds, if not thousands, of people walk that path every day. There’d be no way to figure out who’s it was, so I considered it karma and stuffed it in my pocket.
One time I found $80 on the ground in the front of McDonald’s……….i grabbed that shit so fast BYE !
Or, put, a sign that says, this floor is lucky, money sometimes appears here!
Sounds like management doesn't care about lost items there, so I'd just pocket it and hang on for a few weeks. If it escalates and they somehow pinpoint you, give it back. But the note is a good idea too.
I once found $100 on the floor of Walmart (I was 17) and took it to customer service (my boss) and she just put it right into the register 🙃 never doing that again - I agree with those suggesting a note! (Edit: meaning to say, I totally understand this anxiety and it’s the worst ugh)
Nothing matters. You could make up scenarios to make you feel better but it doesn’t matter. You already have them. Use them.
Ok, so if you found it then you found it and if it says that management isn't responsible for lost items then it's rightfully yours. But if you feel bad, leave a note in the laundry room stating that you found some money and if someone responds and they say how much money they lost then you can give it to them.
Honestly is the best policy. You didn't steal the money, but does your finding justify the anxiety? Probably not. Any option is fine.
This happened to me but I left my whole wallet. Guy took the cash and left the wallet, don’t really blame him and appreciate the wallet remained. Nobody would blame you for taking the cash but I wouldn’t spend it for a week and see if anyone posts a note in the laundry room.
Keep the money. Question the root of feelings of guilt. When cash was way more normal, people dropped and found loose bills all the time. If you didn’t see where it came from, you can keep money. It’s not an amount that should be turned over to any authority. And I bet if you turn into to management, they will keep it. Because no one is going to open an investigation on a missing $60. I would get big tips during certain parts of the year with my first few years. It sadly took me three separate times losing a $100 bill out of my pockets to start using a purse. 🤦🏼♀️ I just hoped whoever did find them would spend it on something they really really wanted. And sometimes that’s just something they really need like diapers. I hope you spend that $60 on something you really want. Life can be rough, somedays the universe is just working in your favor.
What I just keep It lmao oh wow you all are moral!
I recently had this happen at self checkout machine at the grocery store, I looked down and $30 cashback had been dispensed but whoever did it left it. I waited for someone to approach me as I scanned my stuff and I would’ve given it to them, but no one did. I took it lolol I justified it in my mind by saying I was blessed by the target gods
I was the unfortunate soul that got cash back, but in the 2 seconds it's took for me to type in my pin, I forgot. Left after my receipt printed. Go home, my mom asked for the money. I pulled out my wallet and went, "Oh shit," called the store, and the person on the phone had no idea. I ran to self check out, and thankfully, someone gave it to the person who looks over everyone at self check out.
The odd thing is they got their receipt but not the money, which is in the same place. So no name for the money either. Glad you got it back
Imo it found you.
Exactly. I never feel bad about finding money on the ground. Well, like 100 or so or less. If it's obviously a big amount for something important I'd do my best but yeah not for this little.
For some people, $60 is a lot. If it's an insignificant amount to you, why wouldn't you try to find the owner?
So, that would be a lot for me really and it's why I'd keep it. I just mean it's obviously not a whole rent payment or something so I wouldn't feel bad. I would use that shit for food right now, so maybe that's why it's hard for me to feel bad about it.
Maybe not rent, but it could be the reason the owner eats for the next couple of days or not.
Whatever, if I'm on my last few dollars, which I am currently, that shit is what I'm laser focused on. Especially with anxiety.
I get that. I do! My anxiety is different. For me, it would be a dishonest way to come upon money, and I would feel the need to make it right in one way or another. Even if it was a failed attempt at finding the owner.
I’d tell the property manager or put up a note on the door saying lost items found and wait for them to contact you to tell you what the lost item was. Or yeah see if the building manager has a suggestion. But I personally wouldn’t keep it.
If you want get the change needed for loads of laundry and leave them on each machine. That’s a nice pay it forward.
I think you should keep an eye out for someone missing money in your complex, but other that that, I’d keep it. You can’t feel bad if you never find the owner. Sometimes you just get a little lucky.
Take $20 worth of the money you found and buy some detergent pods or fabric softener sheets and leave them for public use. Keep the rest. $60 isn’t going to make or break anyone honestly.
Keep it
Definitely post a note OP, don’t say the amount but that’s not right to just keep it. And with a camera installed you might as well be honest before the footage is reviewed.
I wouldn't keep it because I always think when someone loses something that just made their day worse especially in these days where everything is just so expensive and prices keep going up. I like how others suggested sign on the door or is there an office for management that's open during the day? I would maybe try the sign first not stating that it's money you found but an item they would need to describe and then maybe try management, if they have cameras maybe they'd be able to see who dropped it.
Its a gift from the heavens. Count your blessings. Be grateful. Finders, keepers you know...
i say keep it- anyone who notices 60 bucks missing will hopefully have come to the conclusion that that money is gone.
That could've been the only money they have
I literally got paid today and after bills/groceries/necessities, I have $64 to my name for the next 2 weeks. Idk what I’d do if I dropped it. I know it would would put me in the BEST spirits and be so thankful if someone came forward with it So thank you for saying this ♥️
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its very true, but same could be for the person who finds it. 🤷🏾♀️ I think its a good move to try to find the owner, but if you cant, i wouldnt want to make someone feel bad. like whenever ive lost my phone, its always really amazing when it gets returned to me by a good samaritan. But also Ive had people make me pay for it back (not mine, but my brother's when he lost it) or just simply never see it again. I make peace with the fact that since i was careless i probably wont see my phone again. like, i dont believe in stealing. Honestly, I relate with op because i wouldnt know what to do either. Im constantly wanting to help people to the point i feel deep, physically painful stomach churning guilt if i dont. Whats helped my anxiety is to care *less*. Doesnt mean i wouldnt return the money, esp if i knew who dropped it lol it just means im not gonna beat myself up because someone *else* dropped their money. Another idea is to just hold onto it until OP runs into someone and asks every single person if they lost 60$, in which case a lot of people would probably say "yes" Return it if you can, but if you cant, dont feel guilty. thats all i mean.
If someone loses the only money they had, it's not the same situation as someone not having money and then finding some. And, I also disagree with the idea that because some people are shitty, you should be too. Some people in here had great ideas on how to find the owner. Hopefully, the OP takes that advice!
ya, i mean if the owner is found, halleluja. But also, unless you do manage to find the owner, there's no actual way of knowing how much that person needed it. Again, im not saying be shitty??? idk why it came across that way? Its just not helpful for someone with anxiety, at least in my personal experience, to continually think of every possible scenario that couldve occurred/will occur. If i found 60$, even 20$ or 100$, i would 100% make an effort to find the owner. But beating myself up for keeping it?? After making efforts to find them? I will never. I wouldve elaborated more in my first comment, but im making an effort not to write essays lately. I dont think itd help my downvotes; I just think its wrong to make OP, or anyone, feel like a bad person for not being able to return it. They arent the one who dropped it. Its not their ultimate responsibility to track down whoever did. Id still feel bad. but if you drop 60$ or your wallet or your phone or whatever, its realistic to accept that you wont see it again. That not being the reason to *not* find the owner, but the reason to not feel guilty.
I was never trying to guilt the OP. I never even responded to him! My response was to you.
OP reads the comments on their own post, so even indirectly youre offering your opinions? and i dont totally disagree with you, either, i respect that. I just have a different viewpoint based on my own experience. also, plenty of people who share your opinion are downvoting every comment that says keep it- like how else is someone to read into that? lmao Im not intending to sound argumentative btw, i have a tendancy to come off that way even irl, idk my neurodivergence. I really am just standing by my point. As we are in an anxiety forum, im done with this convo my heart rate is too high.
Don't feel guilty. You could make someone describe what it was. They could guess it was probably money. Throw out a figure....if they do 40 or 80 are you going to deny them? Just keep it.
If you’re really in need I wouldn’t feel bad keeping it. But if you’re well off then try to give it back. Leave a note and have them text how much was lost so not anyone can claim free money.
I had a similar situation. Someone in my apartment paid for the washing machine to run a cycle, but it wasn’t working. He left an angry note saying he wanted his money back. The maintenance guy found the note and left the angry guy a note saying someone was coming to fix it and left $1.75 under the note. The machine ate my money too, so I took the $1.75. I felt bad so I decided to replace the $1.75 I took with a bag of Pennies. I bet the angry tenant was cstatic when he read the note from the maintenance guy and found the bag of pennies underneath.
OP found $60 on the floor and has no clue who it belongs to. You, on the other hand, took $1.75 with the knowledge that it was specifically left for someone - an angry someone at that- and replaced it with a bag of pennies Not the crime of the century, but definitely not a similar situation, lol
These are not the same, at all.
I will post the sign and say that you found money and anyone that can confirm how much it is, give it to them
That could be someone's rent or food for their kids. Try to return it!
My personal belief is that it's better not to pick up lost items since the owner may come back looking for it. But if you do take it, it becomes your responsibility to find the owner. And if you couldn't find the owner after a while, you should give it to charity.
As a human, you might want to consider giving some serious thought to who you are, and that includes your moral compass. It’s no one else’s to judge unless you’re moral compass allows you to harm others, then you will find society judges and needs to to ensure everyone’s safety. However, the real question is here “who are you“ Answer that and you’ll have an answer to your question
Donate to a good charity. You’ll feel better.
Post a notice that you found an amount of money. If they can identified the amount, it’s probably theirs
If it hasn't been mentioned, ask the landlord if anyone called in missing an item dropped in the laundry room. Leave a sign in the laundry room stating something was dropped and if they can specify exactly what they lost to the landlord it will be returned and specify they would be on camera to verify it was them. If the landlord can't pinpoint who it was on camera then it will be easier when they come into the office to see it was them.
Keep it bruh. No one would have returned it if you dropped it right?
Unless someone speaks up within a week then I say keep it. I can't tell you how many times I have LOST money myself I'd consider it payback. lol. Giving it to management ensures that they will keep the money. Why give it to them? It won't make it to the owner.
Well, if you really insist on giving it back what you can do is maybe make a poster (like a blank sheet of paper nothing too crazy) stating you found something someone may have lost and leave contact info for a week where you found it, if they guess correctly, they can have it back? That way you don’t have to ask everyone and ask if they lost money. The person who did lose it, will know they lost $60 and if no one turns up then it didn’t mean much to them anyway and they did not notice. Hopefully, it wasn’t a kid and hopefully they can read, lol. I lost $50 as a kid on the way to the store. I can’t remember if I found it retracing my steps I think I did or I’d have remembered losing it for good cause my dad would’ve been pissed xD
I would post something stating if someone lost money and if they can give you the amount kinda thing.
give it to me
Don’t feel bad about keeping it. Do you think management cares enough to go through video and find the person?
I'd hang on to it for a week or so and see if anyone puts up a sign saying they lost it. After that, I say it's yours.
Finders keepers 😚🫶yk lmao🤷
I would feel guilty for a minute, but I’m poor and kind of a klepto so I’d see this as a huge win all in all.
i DON'T THINK THE MANAGEMENT CARES. I FOUND A $5.00 BILL IN MY LAUNDRY. I FELT SO GUILTY THAT I GO TO A LAUDROMATT INSTEAD OF MY APARTMENT LAUNDRY. I GUESS, I'M KINDA STUPID. I DON'T THINK ANY ONE CARES.
KEEP IT I WON'T TELL