Money and Transportation: Honesty doesn't pay

Honesty doesn't pay

By Hayls5 - 04/07/2009 02:19 - United States

Today, I was driving with a friend when we saw a wallet in the middle of his neighborhood road. When we picked it up, we saw it was loaded with cash. We drove to the man's house to return the wallet, and when we handed it to him he told us, "I would give you a reward but I don't have any cash." FML

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You deserved it 6 030

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By Sheggie - 30/01/2010 05:06 - Australia

Today, I found a wallet belonging to some guy, it had $355 inside. Because he had his address written inside, I decided to return it, hoping for a reward. I drove for 40 minutes and finally got to his house during peak hour. All he did was say, "Oh, cool." FML

I agree, your life sucks 33 680

You deserved it 15 108

By whyymee - 05/03/2010 07:50 - United States

Today, I helped a "blind" man across the street. He kindly said thank you and patted me on the back. Then, I went into a store and realized my wallet was missing. FML

I agree, your life sucks 29 926

You deserved it 3 343

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By Frasier - 10/08/2024 16:00 - United States - Portland

Today, I lost my wallet while out shopping. Panicked, I retraced my steps and found it at a store, turned in by an employee. Grateful, I opened it to find a note that read, "We left the money but took one dollar for karma." I checked. They did actually take one dollar. FML

I agree, your life sucks 160

You deserved it 566

By fml_seriouslyfml - 07/06/2009 01:11 - United States

Today, I left my wallet on top of my car when I filled up with gas. I drove away and didn't realize it until I got home. I went back and found it on the side of the road. Empty of my credit cards, pictures and checks. All that was left was my driver's license. FML

I agree, your life sucks 27 593

You deserved it 43 439

By victimboi - 05/06/2009 19:07 - United Kingdom

Today, I got a taxi home from work. Only having notes in my wallet, I told the taxi driver that I'd run inside my house and come back out with the change for the journey. He agreed, but only if I left my bag as collateral. It seemed fair. An hour later, I realized my wallet was missing. FML

I agree, your life sucks 17 358

You deserved it 48 331

By Anonymous - 09/10/2010 21:27 - Canada

Today, I went shopping with a friend. She picked up a hundred dollars on the floor that somebody dropped. I told her, "I feel sorry for the retard who dropped the money." When I got home, I checked my purse and realized that I was missing a hundred dollars. FML

I agree, your life sucks 11 615

You deserved it 43 123

By Aaron Lewis - 07/07/2012 05:01 - United States - Topeka

Today, I bumped into a man on the street. I apologized and he picked up his wallet. To clear the awkward silence, I pointed out that his wallet looked like mine. It wasn't until I was on the next street that I realized it was my wallet. FML

I agree, your life sucks 28 351

You deserved it 10 761

By sdauner - 01/03/2010 21:55 - United States

Today, I found a $100 bill on the ground and was thinking, "I'm so lucky!!" I opened my wallet to find that $300 was missing. I looked back and saw some guy picking up $300. FML

I agree, your life sucks 29 246

You deserved it 7 103

By fire0fisis - 03/02/2009 21:46 - United States

Today, the police called because someone had turned in my wallet that was stolen. I happily drove home only to find that my house had been robbed and ransacked. FML

I agree, your life sucks 49 119

You deserved it 2 315

By life_suxxx - 06/12/2009 07:43 - United States

Today, I went to the store to buy some groceries. Several hours later I realize that I can't find my wallet. After looking all over my house and then the store parking lot, I had my credit cards cancelled. On the drive home, I feel something under me. It was my wallet. FML

I agree, your life sucks 9 333

You deserved it 33 563

iFellytone 0

Saturday 4 July 2009 9:30

Technically he didn't until then...

zargon 1

Saturday 4 July 2009 9:36

If not getting a reward is an FML for you, you truly deserve this one. Whatever happened to human goodness?

Comments

suri23 11

Saturday 4 July 2009 16:51

Uh, what about returning wallets w/o the expectation of reward b/c it's the right thing to do?

mobius8 0

Saturday 4 July 2009 16:59

The only time I have a lot of cash in my wallet is if I have it there to pay for something, like when I brought my car, or the 1 month in advance for renting a house, and I'm usually pretty strapped for cash for anything else if I have a big cost like that. He probably had it in there for something like that, and really meant to say "I have no spare cash". Nice of you to take it back though.

xxstealthxx 0

Saturday 4 July 2009 17:06

your suppose to FEEL GOOD ABOUT IT, thats apparently suppose to be the reward.

DemonicAngel151 0

Saturday 4 July 2009 17:19

why did you even return the wallet in the first place? no wait, why didnt you take a little money just in case he didnt reward you?

pineapples_fml 5

Saturday 4 July 2009 17:31

YDI for not even considering what if: -that wasn't his money, he was holding it for someone else -he owed that money to someone -he was tight on money and that was his only cash until he got paid again -he was tight on money because he lost his job -he was planning on spending it on something important that costs a substantial amount of money (a computer, a fridge, a tv, a washing machine, a stove, a grill, an engagement ring, etc..) ..And even if none of those things were true, you did the right thing and he thanked you for it.

leoofbodom 0

Saturday 4 July 2009 18:13

100000000000000% right

Darthbane2007 17

Sunday 12 July 2009 5:42

Yeah. The majority of people here don't take into consideration that maybe the guy needed to use this money for other means. Perhaps he needed to pay someone back, or get some groceries, or maybe even give the money to his daughter ( if he had one) for graduation.

jdawg777 0

Saturday 4 July 2009 17:47

You are a good person and will not burn in hell. Be happy

lastminuteperm 0

Saturday 4 July 2009 17:50

Good for you for returning it. But you might have nor gotton a reward anyway.

Shyman4ever 0

Saturday 4 July 2009 18:00

Can't you not ask for a reward? What's up with a good deed? YDI

randomxtremely 0

Saturday 4 July 2009 18:21

take $5 each from the wallet without telling him. it's the least u deserve

cdelascasas 0

Saturday 4 July 2009 19:00

YDI for being a self centered ass that thinks you deserve a reward in the first place. It shouldn't even register to you that you are entitled to anything, the fact that you thought you deserved anything for doing the right thing is atrocious.