Hellobee Boards Topic: If you found $13,238.86 in untraceable cash but could track down the owner, would you return it?

Hellobee Boards Topic: If you found $13,238.86 in untraceable cash but could track down the owner, would you return it? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 13 Apr 2026 07:35:36 +0000 MrsCastro on "If you found $13,238.86 in untraceable cash but could track down the owner, would you return it?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-found-1323886-in-untraceable-cash-but-could-track-down-the-owner-would-you-return-it#post-247282 Fri, 03 Aug 2012 14:15:04 +0000 MrsCastro 247282@https://boards.hellobee.com/ yes, it the owner is traceable....gotta think about karma...but if i cant locate the owner then yes i would keep it... LuLu Mom on "If you found $13,238.86 in untraceable cash but could track down the owner, would you return it?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-found-1323886-in-untraceable-cash-but-could-track-down-the-owner-would-you-return-it#post-247220 Fri, 03 Aug 2012 13:29:01 +0000 LuLu Mom 247220@https://boards.hellobee.com/ yes that is a large sum! I would try to find the owner if possible, however I always wouldn't spend tons of time doing so! I would give it 30-60 days than stake the claim! Pipers Mommy on "If you found $13,238.86 in untraceable cash but could track down the owner, would you return it?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-found-1323886-in-untraceable-cash-but-could-track-down-the-owner-would-you-return-it#post-247217 Fri, 03 Aug 2012 13:27:10 +0000 Pipers Mommy 247217@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @chopsuey119: right with you. mrs. wagon on "If you found $13,238.86 in untraceable cash but could track down the owner, would you return it?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-found-1323886-in-untraceable-cash-but-could-track-down-the-owner-would-you-return-it#post-247211 Fri, 03 Aug 2012 13:21:57 +0000 mrs. wagon 247211@https://boards.hellobee.com/ $13k in equipment is quite different from $13k in untraceable cash! That being said, I would definitely return it no matter what... $13k is way too big of a number to truly be untraceable. loveisstrange on "If you found $13,238.86 in untraceable cash but could track down the owner, would you return it?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-found-1323886-in-untraceable-cash-but-could-track-down-the-owner-would-you-return-it#post-247199 Fri, 03 Aug 2012 13:09:53 +0000 loveisstrange 247199@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I agree with chopsuey... wallet, yes. Giant bag of untraceable bills? Um.... probably not. ladyfingers on "If you found $13,238.86 in untraceable cash but could track down the owner, would you return it?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-found-1323886-in-untraceable-cash-but-could-track-down-the-owner-would-you-return-it#post-246885 Fri, 03 Aug 2012 10:01:32 +0000 ladyfingers 246885@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I would not keep it. But if I had a hard time tracking down the owner, I would keep it in a heartbeat. And I wouldn't declare it. DillonLion on "If you found $13,238.86 in untraceable cash but could track down the owner, would you return it?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-found-1323886-in-untraceable-cash-but-could-track-down-the-owner-would-you-return-it#post-246765 Fri, 03 Aug 2012 09:02:33 +0000 DillonLion 246765@https://boards.hellobee.com/ First of all, morally, I wouldn't be able to keep it. Secondly, I've watched way too many movies like No Country for Old Men to know that no one just leaves a ton of cash lying around. It probably belongs to someone. And it probably belongs to someone I don't ever want to owe anything to. And they will be looking for that money (and me). regberadaisy on "If you found $13,238.86 in untraceable cash but could track down the owner, would you return it?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-found-1323886-in-untraceable-cash-but-could-track-down-the-owner-would-you-return-it#post-246734 Fri, 03 Aug 2012 08:43:15 +0000 regberadaisy 246734@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @chopsuey119: why not if it's in a brown bag? I ask because it's common for Asians to put large wads of cash in brown paper bags! hahha P.S. If I knew without a doubt who it belonged to then yes. leelee on "If you found $13,238.86 in untraceable cash but could track down the owner, would you return it?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-found-1323886-in-untraceable-cash-but-could-track-down-the-owner-would-you-return-it#post-246732 Fri, 03 Aug 2012 08:42:31 +0000 leelee 246732@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @mrbee: they offered him $400 as a thank you but he refused to take it. mrbee on "If you found $13,238.86 in untraceable cash but could track down the owner, would you return it?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-found-1323886-in-untraceable-cash-but-could-track-down-the-owner-would-you-return-it#post-246677 Fri, 03 Aug 2012 08:06:34 +0000 mrbee 246677@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @leelee: Wow! Did he get a reward from the owner? Mrsbells on "If you found $13,238.86 in untraceable cash but could track down the owner, would you return it?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-found-1323886-in-untraceable-cash-but-could-track-down-the-owner-would-you-return-it#post-246676 Fri, 03 Aug 2012 08:06:08 +0000 Mrsbells 246676@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I would return it, its too much to keep without feeling guilty. if its like $10 it would be easier to justify keeping it and spending it, and if i felt bad about it at anytime I ccould easily pay it back,but $13,000+ is just more than my conscience can bear leelee on "If you found $13,238.86 in untraceable cash but could track down the owner, would you return it?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-found-1323886-in-untraceable-cash-but-could-track-down-the-owner-would-you-return-it#post-246670 Fri, 03 Aug 2012 08:00:48 +0000 leelee 246670@https://boards.hellobee.com/ If I knew who it belonged to I would return it. My coworker actually found someone's wallet outside a bank that had $5k in it once. There was a bank slip with it to he brought it into the bank and asked them if they could contact the owner and tell them their wallet was found. The bank refused to take the wallet or call the owner because it was against their policy. My coworker took the wallet back in disbelief and returned to the bank every day that week on his lunch hoping to find the owner. On the second day he found the owner walking around the parking lot trying to locate his wallet! Andrea on "If you found $13,238.86 in untraceable cash but could track down the owner, would you return it?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-found-1323886-in-untraceable-cash-but-could-track-down-the-owner-would-you-return-it#post-246627 Fri, 03 Aug 2012 06:51:26 +0000 Andrea 246627@https://boards.hellobee.com/ If I could return it, then I definitely would. Grace on "If you found $13,238.86 in untraceable cash but could track down the owner, would you return it?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-found-1323886-in-untraceable-cash-but-could-track-down-the-owner-would-you-return-it#post-246300 Thu, 02 Aug 2012 21:00:29 +0000 Grace 246300@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Sigh. Yes, I would return it if it were tracable. I don't think I'd report it as income though. What would you file that under? Tips? Besides, it's not income. It's money from the sky. mrsjyw on "If you found $13,238.86 in untraceable cash but could track down the owner, would you return it?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-found-1323886-in-untraceable-cash-but-could-track-down-the-owner-would-you-return-it#post-245903 Thu, 02 Aug 2012 19:38:40 +0000 mrsjyw 245903@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I would. I couldn't live with the guilt. heffalump on "If you found $13,238.86 in untraceable cash but could track down the owner, would you return it?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-found-1323886-in-untraceable-cash-but-could-track-down-the-owner-would-you-return-it#post-245791 Thu, 02 Aug 2012 19:14:50 +0000 heffalump 245791@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I would. Id feel way too guilty if I didn't and feel the bad karma. It just wouldn't be worth it to me. MaisyMay on "If you found $13,238.86 in untraceable cash but could track down the owner, would you return it?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-found-1323886-in-untraceable-cash-but-could-track-down-the-owner-would-you-return-it#post-245644 Thu, 02 Aug 2012 18:38:18 +0000 MaisyMay 245644@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I'd return it, but if it were untraceable, we'd be going shopping and paying off student loans! BSB on "If you found $13,238.86 in untraceable cash but could track down the owner, would you return it?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-found-1323886-in-untraceable-cash-but-could-track-down-the-owner-would-you-return-it#post-245637 Thu, 02 Aug 2012 18:37:01 +0000 BSB 245637@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yeah, I would return it. mrbee on "If you found $13,238.86 in untraceable cash but could track down the owner, would you return it?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-found-1323886-in-untraceable-cash-but-could-track-down-the-owner-would-you-return-it#post-245627 Thu, 02 Aug 2012 18:34:48 +0000 mrbee 245627@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @MamaMoose: Haha I don't think that's how it works. But this is all hypothetical, so let's just put that liability on the "giver"! MamaMoose on "If you found $13,238.86 in untraceable cash but could track down the owner, would you return it?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-found-1323886-in-untraceable-cash-but-could-track-down-the-owner-would-you-return-it#post-245621 Thu, 02 Aug 2012 18:33:15 +0000 MamaMoose 245621@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @mrbee: hahaha nope!! I would consider it a gift in which case the tax liability is on the giver not the receiver! DpeachLu on "If you found $13,238.86 in untraceable cash but could track down the owner, would you return it?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-found-1323886-in-untraceable-cash-but-could-track-down-the-owner-would-you-return-it#post-245613 Thu, 02 Aug 2012 18:31:44 +0000 DpeachLu 245613@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Funny.. this is the EXACT amount of my debt. That should answer :-(. (I agree with Chopsuey119) Mrs. Sunglasses on "If you found $13,238.86 in untraceable cash but could track down the owner, would you return it?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-found-1323886-in-untraceable-cash-but-could-track-down-the-owner-would-you-return-it#post-245611 Thu, 02 Aug 2012 18:31:31 +0000 Mrs. Sunglasses 245611@https://boards.hellobee.com/ hahah what @chopsuey119 said! Clementine on "If you found $13,238.86 in untraceable cash but could track down the owner, would you return it?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-found-1323886-in-untraceable-cash-but-could-track-down-the-owner-would-you-return-it#post-245608 Thu, 02 Aug 2012 18:30:54 +0000 Clementine 245608@https://boards.hellobee.com/ yes, i would but if i couldn't locate the owner then i'd be fine keeping it! mrbee on "If you found $13,238.86 in untraceable cash but could track down the owner, would you return it?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-found-1323886-in-untraceable-cash-but-could-track-down-the-owner-would-you-return-it#post-245602 Thu, 02 Aug 2012 18:29:15 +0000 mrbee 245602@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @MamaMoose: Fallback question: would you report it to the IRS? :) MamaMoose on "If you found $13,238.86 in untraceable cash but could track down the owner, would you return it?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-found-1323886-in-untraceable-cash-but-could-track-down-the-owner-would-you-return-it#post-245599 Thu, 02 Aug 2012 18:28:21 +0000 MamaMoose 245599@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yes i would return it. The guilt would be unbearable for me. HOWEVER, if I had no way to find the owner I would take that money and not think twice : ) Mrs. Pickle on "If you found $13,238.86 in untraceable cash but could track down the owner, would you return it?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-found-1323886-in-untraceable-cash-but-could-track-down-the-owner-would-you-return-it#post-245598 Thu, 02 Aug 2012 18:28:14 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 245598@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @chopsuey119 ditto! chopsuey on "If you found $13,238.86 in untraceable cash but could track down the owner, would you return it?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-found-1323886-in-untraceable-cash-but-could-track-down-the-owner-would-you-return-it#post-245592 Thu, 02 Aug 2012 18:26:58 +0000 chopsuey 245592@https://boards.hellobee.com/ no comment. HAHA. jk. if it was in a wallet, then yes. brown bag, heck no. mrbee on "If you found $13,238.86 in untraceable cash but could track down the owner, would you return it?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-found-1323886-in-untraceable-cash-but-could-track-down-the-owner-would-you-return-it#post-245591 Thu, 02 Aug 2012 18:26:32 +0000 mrbee 245591@https://boards.hellobee.com/ This actually happened to a cab driver! Well not cash, but the guy found $13k in equipment in a cab: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wglDXHRqVY0" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wglDXHRqVY0</a> The cab driver returned it! It kind of restores your faith in humanity. Say you found $13,238.86 in untraceable cash but could track down the owner. Would you return it?