I found a wallet and it had 80 dollars in it. Should i return it?

Question

the wallet had 80 dollars a bunch of credit cards gift cards and his I.D. I was thinking of just taking the money and returning the wallet. I told my friend and he asked me how i would feel if i lost 80 dollars, but i have lost a wallet before and it never has gotten returned and by the way my friend said he knows the guy and he's a jerk. a rich jerk. So its kinda like being robin hood and steeling from the rich and giving to the poor. BE HONEST. Would you return it?

Answer 1

Of course you should return it. You know the money isn't yours. You know who it belongs to. You shouldn't have paused for even a minute before doing the right thing and returning it, intact, to its rightful owner.

Answer 2

I WOULD return it. Money and all. Why? Because at the end of the day I would feel good knowing that I didn't take the easy, selfish route. Besides, when we all die, we won't be able to take any money with us, only the good and bad deeds we have committed. Sure, you can go home today, take that money and put it in your wallet, lie to yourself by listening to your friend that said he's a jerk and use that to ease and justify your actions. It's EASY. OR you can give back to society the RIGHT way, not by stealing from others, but by showing others your not some petty thief. But that'd be HARDER, right? You see, that's what's wrong with society. It's why people don't trust each other. It's been like that since the beginning of man kind. Sht, anybody could steal. But it takes a true man, or woman, to listen to their conscious. You see, when I have a clear conscious, I can sleep at night. But when I know that I've done something wrong, it bites back at me--it's like this negativity fills my mind with uneasiness which doesn't let me sleep-- maybe you can take the money and sleep like a baby, nevertheless I can't, but that's just me. When it all comes down, you're the only one that can decide what to do, not your friend, not me, and not that guy who lost his wallet, regardless ofo whether or not he's a prick. You see, one of the best and worst parts of life is being able to make your own decisions. I can throw that old Spiderman quote on you ("with great power comes great responsability"), but really only YOU can choose to do the right thing. Just ask yourself one question: Do I want to be just like everyone else, or do I want to be different?

Answer 3

If the guy is a jerk then I wouldn't return it. If you don't know him then I would say return it with the money. You could always take the money as a finder's fee and just drop the wallet in a post office box. At least you did the guy a favor in him not having to replace all of his credit cards and license. That's a pain in the neck much more so than losing 80 bucks.

Answer 4

mmm i think you shall return it! is

it right!

there are three scenarios!

you can return the wallet and maybe he give an award if he is so rich!

or maybe he isn't a good person and do not nothing for give an award for your intentions

two option

you can take the

money with the wallet an ready! maybe he does the same thing in your situation

three option

a good solution to your problem!

return their identification in the box

sure the most important are the identifications



you can decide!



if you want to do the right thing

return the wallet complete and think nothing happened

Answer 5

i would return it...



c'mon maybe the 80 dollars would have saved the guy's day (irrespective of the fact that he is a jerk). Even if nobody ever gave yours to you, you would broken the chain of human greed and hardheartedness.



try calling the guy, if you want to personally hand the wallet to him (and please respectably decline any compensation from him; even if he offers it! tell him to show a kind act to another person as a form of payment and by your action, you would have created another extra good person / converted a jerk back to a human being).



there is no robin hood here, except there were no chances to locate the owner. Consequently, return the wallet and feel blessed.

Answer 6

You were saying that guy is a rich jerk. So you really not interested in giving the money to that guy?. In that case why don't you donate it to some charity foundation or some poor people?. If you do like that, then you will be a real robin hood. You can send the credit cards and his ID to him by a postal service from some unknown address.

Answer 7

You know what, returning it is the way to go.

I know it may be hard because you feel like you just threw $80 down the toilet, even though it wasn't yours to begin with.

Do right thing, I know it sounds super cliche but just do it.

Morally, it is the right thing to do, it's not going to hurt.



What if he say keep the money, you will never know because you didn't return it. And if he don't give you an reward, then so be it, he is a jerk, just go about your day. You shouldn't be rewarded for doing the right thing anyway.



And honestly, he has no duty to give you an reward, even though that would be nice, just walk away as your good deed done from the day.



Do what you think is right, but returning it not so bad either. Return it and act like you never even found it.

Answer 8

You must return it, all of it including the cash. Sorry.

If you don't it's theft and the way the universe works is that if you take his wallet someone will take something of yours, probably something more valuable.



Doing the right thing is supposed to be non-discriminatory, not one rule for the poor and another for the rich. That's like not giving it back because of his religion or because he comes from Newcastle.



Call it kharma, fate, destiny, kismet. The word doesn't matter, it's the 'what goes around comes around' syndrome and there's no escaping it.

Answer 9

Yes I would return it. No I wouldn't take any money. Regardless if he is rich, poor, nice or rude. Although I would like to have 80 bucks its not morally right. Just return it. And remember Karma.

Answer 10

If he notices the $80 missing when he gets the Wallet back, you could find yourself in serious trouble. Sure, he can't directly prove it, but I have a nagging feeling it would come back to bite you in the butt. Just return it.

Answer 11

Return the money and the wallet. I feel bad you even had to ask.

Answer 12

Keep the money, return the wallet with the cards and what but

Answer 13

i say return it doesnt matter if hes a jerk or no karma or wat ever u wanna call it will come back to u twice as hard

for instance my dad found a wallet on new years and even tho he wanted to keep it he new the right thing to do was return it

..u said u lost a wallet before with no return think of how u felt when that happened pretty pissed rite and maybe unsure why someone could be so cold and not return it to u

...thats exactly wat ur doing to him

Answer 14

Yes i would return it. I just can't steal i believe in karma 100% and when it comes back around to bite it sucks. But if you do the right thing you get good karma, maybe you will find more the 80 dollars next time and there will be no one to return it to. Or maybe he will respect your honesty and you just got your self a job opportunity with a rich man. Maybe you develope a friendship with a rich person. Something good always comes out of doing the right thing, something worth more then the 80 dollars. Good luck i hope you make the right decision.

Answer 15

I'd take the money. And put a note where the money was saying he was a jerk or should look after his wallet better or something

And mail his wallet to him.

Answer 16

If you return both, wallet and money without any expectations, you will be doing the right thing and you know what your natural and moral obligation is regardless of whom or what that person is. Good luck!!!

Answer 17

return everything. even if he is an douche. and the guy only has 80 dollars in it. that aint really much is it. its robbery if you keep the money. and its not very nice.

Answer 18

i would take out the money and give the wallet to the cops, if tey ask say no that when you picked it up there was no money in it, then if they ask to search for it let them but put it in like a food thing in your cabinet

Answer 19

You should ninja kick the guy in the face. That way it would be as if he didn't exist. Since I think I know you, I'm pretty sure the guy you're talking about is a jerk. You could also go Halo-Ninja route and return the wallet and reap the reward money for finding it. Cause he's rich.

Answer 20

Returning the wallet is the correct thing to do.

As for the $$... It's a personal ethics call.

Could you stand yourself if you took it, knowing that it wasn't yours?

Answer 21

same thing happened to me. I returned it and they cut me a check for 50 bucks because the hassel i saved them. but the feeling i got when i saw their faces was the best

Answer 22

Why would you even need to come on here to ask a question like that?



If you can't make a proper decision like that on your own, you probably shouldn't leave the house.

Answer 23

it's up to you, but if you are going to return it do so QUICKLY. the c/c may well be already cancelled, but the poor slob will have to deal with DMV if the d/l doesnt come home fast. that's no use to you in nay case, get it back to him if you can. you dont have to admit to ever having seen any of the other stuff.

just hand it to a cop. " i found this."

Answer 24

Uh..

he's RICH

honestly I would take up the opportunity to have $80

Answer 25

If it was a person i didnt know i wouldnt take the money , but if i knew him and he was a jerk and mean and cocky and stuff & rich i would prob takkk it , that is my honest opinion

Answer 26

Yes its the honest thing to do! How did u feel when u lost ur wallet?

Answer 27

if it had an id and you could track down the guy. who knows it could have been all the money he had. but if it had no Id or no way of finding out who it was give it to the poor. what goes around comes around. he could be sitting with no money now.

Answer 28

I'd take the money and gift cards. Hes rich enough haha. I'd return the wallet and credit cards tho.

Answer 29

return bro, hes rich.. well it depends waat kind of rich like just a house or lika huuuuge house and a verrrry good easy job.. or he runs it.. return

Answer 30

WHAT IF: He's a multi billionaire and if you return it, it would rekindle his faith in the good of humanity and reward you with like, a farrari or something....OR he could invite you into his life, become like a friend of yours...you would hang out with him poolside at his mansion, go on lavish trips with him on his private jet, courtside seats at the lakers game etc, shows up at your school to pick you up in his helicopter....but eventually you learn that he has a dark side...he starts telling you things....dark things...like maybe he killed someone on a trip to Mexico years back when he was younger...or maybe he hints that he killed his father for the inheritance towards the end of his fathers life....and you like the guy...he's lonely, he's dark, he has a worldview that is very similar to your own...a kind of loner, individualist mentality...but the more horrible things he tells you about his life the more freaked out you start to get...and you try to separate yourself from him, get some distance...you realize that as much alike as you are, your disgusted by him, and by the part of yourself that's like him...so you try to break away from him and get some distance...and at first he doesn't really notice...maybe you say you can't go to the lakers game this weekend, or maybe you say you can't go on that trip to Washington to meet Obama...and you keep distancing yourself, ignoring his calls...and eventually he does notice...and he doesn't like it. He starts showing up unannounced at your house, your school, etc. He accuses you of ignoring him and you guys get into a big fight which ends with him saying something like "if you ever tell anyone the things I told you, about what I did...it won't be pretty" ....then weird stuff starts happening...the scholarship he helped you get goes away, he buys your parents company and fires them....bad things start happening to your friends...and it just gets worse from there....



Or maybe your the psychopath and you use his wallet to mess with HIM. Steal his identity, stalk him, do horrible stuff to him because you get a power rush out of it that you eventually become addicted to...and it just escalates from a prank among you and your friends, to a real obsession, a duel between you and him, with the stakes getting higher and higher...until someone finally gets hurt...





or you could keep the cash, and mail him back the I.D. and wallet in an envelope, either way. You sound like a kid so if you want my honest opinion, the cash isn't what most people would be angry about, its all the personal stuff...especially drivers license, which is a serious pain to replace. You dont want to be responsible for someone waiting 8 hours at the DMV to get a new license do you? And having to cancel all there credit cards etc? Keep the cash, because finders keepers, but send the wallet back though, seriously, otherwise your putting him through a serious hassle thats totally unfair.

Answer 31

Return it.

Answer 32

just give the money back.. how would you feel if it turned out to be like a medal of honor recepient lol hah

Answer 33

I would return it because if you do it as good will then he might actually pay you for giving it back to him

Answer 34

Do you want to be a person of character or a sleaze ball that takes other peoples money. Return it.

Answer 35

Yes. You know that you should return it.. it's the right thing to do :)

Answer 36

what the f? so just cuz a guy is rich that entitles you to steal his money? ff that you sick moron. remember that karma is a bi*ch. ff someone over and you will get ff'ed over 3 times worse.

Answer 37

Finders keepers

Answer 38

return it. the person is probably looking for it and maybe he/she needs the money.

Answer 39

how much is 80 worth to you? if you need it use it to cover the shipping :)

Answer 40

Return it, is the best thing to do.

Answer 41

why ask the question when you know that you dont want to take the money. we know you are going to take it then reget the money

Answer 42

yes i will return it

Answer 43

Id keep the money and put the wallet in his mailbox....maybe take down a few credit card numbers :P hahaha



cheers.

Answer 44

yes

Answer 45

if it was just some normal person i didnt know then i would but if the person is a complete prick with enough money then they should have been more careful and looked after their wallet ;]

Answer 46

i personally would have taken the money and sold the credit cards. but that's just me

Answer 47

Honestly, I might take a 20 and one gift card if it's a store that I like.... But then I'd feel bad.... idk what I'd do, but that was my first thought... and people DO say go with your first instincts :)

Answer 48

if some one is looking for it then yes ......if not then keep it :*)

Answer 49

if the guy was a douche I probably wouldn't return it