I don't think you'll be seeing that $20 again, OP. Friend or not, greed does things to people. He'd have to be a VERY good friend to return it.

50, I disagree. If I left money at one of my friend's houses, most or all of them would at least look for it and try to get it back to me. I'd say if your friends are really so greedy that they wouldn't return your money, they're not friends worth keeping.

Yeah, it wouldn't cross my mind to take $20 that a friend lost. That's just evil.

#50, I think you need to find better friends.

#50, that says a lot about you and nothing about people in general. And let me just say, I'll freely admit that I am a greedy person - I just am. But with friends, I couldn't care less about $20 here or there. That just what friends do.

Everyone down voting me, I only said that because OP said they called and texted the friend and didn't get a hold of them yet. That sounds suspicious, doesn't it? Just hope the friend is only busy and will return the money asap.

For Christ's sake, #50, its $20, not $2 mil. If your friends turn into greedy animals over $20 and would steal that, you may need a new group of friends.

Dude if my friend lost $20 at my house and didn't live anywhere close to me it is not even worth returning it to them.

I tapped YDI. And yes, I've done this before, and I deserved it too.

Nope. My boyfriend is the same, he always keeps cash in his pockets and frequently ends up freaking out when he misplaces it or it falls out somewhere. Or he does laundry without checking his pockets and the money gets a nice soaking. I keep telling him to keep it in his wallet before he loses a bunch of money for good but I guess he'll have to learn that lesson the hard way, same as OP...