What should I do with the money I found today?

[ganeshji]

On my morning walk I had some cash literally blow it's way across the street to me. It wasn't a lot of money, but more than you would normally find blowing in the wind. For once in my life I have everything I need so I'm not going to keep the cash, I would rather help someone/something out. Any suggestions?

[LSK]

1. just an idea

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=105&topic_id=5702184&mesg_id=5702202

[ganeshji]

6. great idea.

[datasuspect]

2. if there is no discernible way to trace its owner

and you sound like you have what you need to survive, go buy a couple of cases of cheep beer and take it to your nearest homeless population. they will appreciate it.

or buy a couple of bags of burgers and do the same thing.

[pitohui]

3. ha ha you can send it to me

metaphysically it's pretty insulting to the universe to throw away a money gift offered to you and would in theory make the universe less likely to throw other gifts your way like that in future -- or say stuart wilde

you should donate 10 percent of the cash to some cause you already support and have often wished to better fund, then you should use the rest to buy yourself some treat you would not have normally bought, while focusing on gratitude for an abundant universe

supposedly if you do this, more good things will come your way

it worked well enough for me back in the day, certainly i used to have a habit of finding more money than you would ever expect, i guess i had better get back on the path

[Shine]

4. Donate it towards a good cause that is close to your heart....

whatever that may be. Good on ya, ganeshiji! :thumbsup:

Welcome to DU, btw! :toast:

[madinmaryland]

5. The answer, my friend, is blowin in the wind!!!

:hi:

[tk2kewl]

7. Send it to Howard Dean

[johnnie]

8. Wait, it might be mine

Was it green and white and have different writing on it like a date and stuff like that? Did it have a face on it? Maybe even serial numbers :shrug:

I bet it is the money I lost.

[Phillycat]

9. Give it to your local SPCA. :)

That's what I would do, anyway.

[ThomCat]

10. Your local animal shelter is desperately in need of donations.

Almost every animal shelter is underfunded, and they would really, really appreciate the help.

[mduffy31]

11. Go hit the dollar menu at McDonald's

I don't know if you are a veg or not, but homeless people would absolutely appreciate a nice Double Cheeseburger.

[ganeshji]

12. This is what I did

I split it two ways: half went to my local animal shelter and I took some burgers and beer to some of the homeless people that live near my house. I have a little left over and it will go to someone who could use it. Thanks for the suggestions.

[ThomCat]

13. Yeah! You're Awesome!

:yourock:

[ganeshji]

17. Thank you

I had the chance to talk to the coolest homeless guy that I would have never met otherwise. We talked politics, religion, war, baseball, and dogs for a couple of hours. It was pretty cool.

[Taverner]

14. Pay your homeless tax

When downtown give it to a homeless person. Seriously.

[femmocrat]

15. Send it to your favorite democratic candidate for Congress.

[mark414]

16. i lost some cash today that got blown away by the wind

so if you would please return it, i would be much obliged.

thank you.

seriously though, give it to a homeless guy. not a charity, nothing like that, stick it directly in someone's cup.