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I was out of the country and found 700 dollars stashed in my backpack. Not sure if that counts. Gravitycollapse May 2013 #1
Wow! Lucky you! dorkzilla May 2013 #7
I was in Ghana. It was likely drug money of some kind. Gravitycollapse May 2013 #21
Did you know 90 percent of $100 bills have cocaine residue on them? rightsideout May 2013 #53
Yum...maybe we should eat our money for a high. Auntie Bush May 2013 #59
I was just about to say 700 bucks that arely staircase May 2013 #15
$23 billion. lumberjack_jeff May 2013 #2
A good chunk of that was probably turned into Submariner May 2013 #8
my ex-wife. ChairmanAgnostic May 2013 #3
Hahaha! My ex-husband stole $75k from me... dorkzilla May 2013 #5
Not counting Las Vegas? Galileo126 May 2013 #4
I can remember losing or misplacing or (quite likely) getting robbed of seven dollars as a child. MADem May 2013 #6
Thanks MADem, but it was my own damned fault... dorkzilla May 2013 #11
I am the same way--and I have to say, I think the pain I felt from losing that seven bucks has MADem May 2013 #19
got you beat JanMichael May 2013 #9
Damn, that SUCKS. I am sorry, truly sorry. dorkzilla May 2013 #12
Oh HELL yes those keys are on different chains now! JanMichael May 2013 #25
$1,600 TheCowsCameHome May 2013 #10
If you still live in the house, there is still hope!!! n/t dorkzilla May 2013 #13
Every now and then I'll take a peek in some place I've checked before.... TheCowsCameHome May 2013 #41
Seems like a good place to throw in a real estate story... Bay Boy May 2013 #30
I'll share one with you... dorkzilla May 2013 #37
Oh how cynical... Bay Boy May 2013 #43
I know, I'm such a cynic. dorkzilla May 2013 #44
This would bother the heck out of me too... Bay Boy May 2013 #66
a $2,000 money order made out to me. Pathwalker May 2013 #14
Don't beat yourself up. It's very unfortunate but it happens. For me, $20 almost. Twice. richmwill May 2013 #16
Beating myself up is what I do best! dorkzilla May 2013 #24
I don't remember ever doing that ..... oldhippie May 2013 #17
You're not my brother, but you sure sound like him!!! MADem May 2013 #22
$1200 in a penny stock. nt Pragdem May 2013 #18
One day my brother got drunk and rode his scooter Bryn May 2013 #20
$10,000?????? WHOA!!!! dorkzilla May 2013 #23
About 7K. NoOneMan May 2013 #26
I am ultra cautious with money and never carry cash. RebelOne May 2013 #27
3,600 while in Australia. No one to blame but myself. Just careless. Had it in a small travel bag. BlueJazz May 2013 #28
About $200. Incitatus May 2013 #29
$450 demwing May 2013 #31
I went through a period where I was very ill. CrispyQ May 2013 #32
How do people live with themselves? dorkzilla May 2013 #33
There is something different about them. CrispyQ May 2013 #45
scammed out of 1500, the stupidest thing I ever did northoftheborder May 2013 #34
Even smart people get scammed... dorkzilla May 2013 #38
$200. To this day, I don't know where it went or how I lost it. Buns_of_Fire May 2013 #35
spent a couple of hundred thousand dollars on a few college degrees librechik May 2013 #36
My mother and I had a chunk of dough in a very high paying General Moters "stock that CTyankee May 2013 #39
$20 GeorgeGist May 2013 #40
$18,000 on a stock kimbutgar May 2013 #42
You do know that restaurants lose money at first.. right? Motown_Johnny May 2013 #46
Thanks for your wisdom, Johnny; much appreciated... dorkzilla May 2013 #48
I made an $8,000 accounting error at work. Brickbat May 2013 #47
A relative of mine made a very large deposit to the bank. MADem May 2013 #62
That sounds like "it's a Wonderful Life" minus Mr Potter! n/t dorkzilla May 2013 #64
Hee hee--no runs on the bank, and no "George Baileys" in my family, either! MADem May 2013 #65
I've made millions of dollars in errors on several occasions. ieoeja May 2013 #70
One afternoon I went to pick up fish at the usual place malaise May 2013 #49
How about stolen? Egalitarian Thug May 2013 #50
LOL!!! While you were typing this... dorkzilla May 2013 #52
It's hard to say, Snowflake was a Siamese that was always very odd. She was really a sweet kitty, Egalitarian Thug May 2013 #56
I am totally LMAO... dorkzilla May 2013 #60
Oh, Jesus. I'm peeing myself laughing. What a story. What a cat! Nay May 2013 #61
$100 from the magic window at the bank Warpy May 2013 #51
You know, Warpy, even though I am stone-cold broke... dorkzilla May 2013 #54
I dropped $600 in money orders in a parking lot mokawanis May 2013 #55
The loss that affected me most was only One Dollar. annabanana May 2013 #57
I'm sending a big hug to the little annabanana dorkzilla May 2013 #58
a month's salary, in cash. it was in my home on a counter and a coworker who'd come to visit HiPointDem May 2013 #63
$1,200.00 SoCalDem May 2013 #67
Good luck on your restaurant!!! nt. NCTraveler May 2013 #68
Thanks! I'm excited and stressed out of my mind!! n/t dorkzilla May 2013 #69
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