29 Reactions That Capture How It Feels to Find Cash

Advice & Stories, Living & Spending
on June 23, 2014

Finding money in an old gym bag, purse or last year’s winter coat pocket is without a doubt one of the greatest feelings in the universe—and we’ve found a sequence of reactions that perfectly capture the broad range of human emotion associated with a surprise cash gift.

Admit it. This is exactly how it goes down.

You’re going about your day, maybe doing a little spring cleaning. Then it happens…

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Is that a receipt? No. You quickly realize it’s cold, hard cash—and it’s the most beautiful thing you’ve ever seen.

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You count your treasure…

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and CELEBRATE!

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This, friends, is a day-maker.

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It’s basically free money.

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And because you have more now than you did two minutes ago, you are now rich beyond your wildest dreams.

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You dry your tears of happiness…

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…and text your friends to inform them of your new station in life.

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And they’re happy for you—at first.

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Then they’re all like:

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But of course, you shut that down immediately.

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Now friendless, but wealthy enough to buy new friends, you go out on your own to spend your bounty.

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Imagine all the ways you’re going to treat yo’self.

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But newsflash…

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You’re on a budget.

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And it’s only 20 bucks.

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And you’re trying to handle your business so you never have to say this:

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You finally get it.

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You should probably just … spend it wisely.

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But you can still do this. 

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 What’s the largest sum of cash you’ve ever stumbled across?

 

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