Money: Today, I went to the grocery store where I work to pick up my...

By whoawhat - 11/11/2009 06:55 - United States

Today, I went to the grocery store where I work to pick up my pay check. After I got it, I headed back to the dorms to take a quick nap before Chemistry later. I woke up, and my check was gone. I later found it. In the form of a text from my roommate saying he gambled away 'our' money. FML

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By qx5 - 08/01/2011 22:05 - Canada

Today, I put my paycheck in my wallet, intending to cash it in the next day. Later on, I met up with a friend and went to a party. I ended up getting so drunk, I gave away my $400 check in exchange for a pack of smokes, thinking it was a $5 bill. FML

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By Pissed - 21/10/2009 10:05 - New Zealand

Today, I was standing in the gas station, pulling out my wallet to pay the $100 of gas I just filled my car with. I opened my wallet and found a note saying "borrowed money for food". FML

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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

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By KayDayParade - 28/08/2011 00:38 - United States

Today, while paying for groceries, I opened my wallet to find that all my cash had been exchanged for Monopoly money. FML

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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

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By dontgivemechecks - 16/03/2020 14:00

Today, I found out that I accidentally returned a customer her $147 check she had written out to pay for her groceries and receive cash back. The lady got free groceries and money, and I'm now losing my job. FML

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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

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By sosoram - 13/10/2018 05:00 - United States - Victorville

Today, I learned that the gentleman who found my wallet was not satisfied with the $300 cash and forged a check for a washer and dryer. I found out when I checked my account. It cleared. FML

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By cami - 19/04/2024 00:00 - United States

Today, my roommate asked me for help finding her wallet because it’s been lost for days. I helped a bit, but it never turned up. I left to go to my boyfriend’s house as I'd planned. Guess whose wallet I found laying on the ground next to his night-stand? And why it was there… FML

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By clip_kate - 01/07/2016 02:36

Today, I went to the store, but after I'd selected my items, I saw that I'd forgotten my wallet. When I tried to explain to the cashier, he thought that I was trying to steal and called the cops. My roommate had to come to the store to save me. FML

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MouseyN 0

Wednesday 11 November 2009 16:06

Tell him to pay it back or you'll be taking him to small-claims court.

pleasetryagain 0

Wednesday 11 November 2009 16:06

If this guy SENT you a confession you can definitely press charges.

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kisseshugsdrugs 5

Wednesday 11 November 2009 21:28

to everyone saying you can cash a check without an id, where the **** do you live? every place ive been to to cash my paychecks or deposit them at the bank checks my id. and this is in several towns in new york and a few places around los angeles. to the OP: lock that text, tell him he owes you your paycheck plus some interest. if he refuses/doesnt within a day or two then go to the cops and get him charged with theft. and to make things less awkward for the rest of the school year, talk to your RA and see if you can get your room/roomie switched.

danielleFML 0

Wednesday 11 November 2009 22:54

bahahaha

UselessName 0

Wednesday 11 November 2009 22:57

Dude,get a different roommate if he steals from you

Unluckyshit 0

Wednesday 11 November 2009 23:30

Shit man, if it was me i wouldve kicked his ass, get the money back

MrZach 0

Thursday 12 November 2009 0:02

This FML is complete bullshit. Anywhere in the United States you need an ID to cash any check, anywhere. So even if he did manage to cash the check, the OP would have no problem getting his money back.

kazkazkazkaz 0

Thursday 12 November 2009 0:27

This. Unless your roommate also looks like you and stole your driver's licence, there's no way they would have let him cash the check. In Canada, the only way someone else can cash a check written out to you is if you sign the endorsement line on the back. In that case, if you left an endorsed check lying around it's your own ******* fault.

radman 0

Thursday 12 November 2009 4:31

Nobody actually asks for ID though, at least, not around here.

cryssycakesx3 22

Saturday 15 November 2014 4:12

he certainly could have forged OP's signature and if he goes to a bank where they know him, they might not question it.

Andr3wAxel 0

Thursday 12 November 2009 2:16

More and more FMLs about people taking others money. I really can't imagine someone so immature to think that they will do whatever they want and get away with it. But these FML are continuously proving me wrong. I'm sorry OP for living with this kind of person, I also shared flats with other people but we setup the boundaries from day 1, never had a problem. My suggestion to all who are reading this, people are raised different. Just tell them what are the limits and assure them that they are non-negotiable.

davek 36

Thursday 12 November 2009 2:31

Then you take his stuff and sell it. Preferably his computer holding the only copy of his university dissertation.

jw90 18

Thursday 12 November 2009 3:07

in the words of Hank hill. "I'm gunna kick your ass."

CallMeHush 0

Thursday 12 November 2009 3:10

Kill him. Send a suicide text to his parents from his phone.

JellyMelly 0

Thursday 12 November 2009 3:46

No matter were or who you live with you don't leave your money laying around. YDI for not putting your money in a place that no one would steal it from you.