I actually made money Christmas shopping today

[oustemnow]

Found a $20 bill on the ground next to the register while making my purchase. Felt a little guilty pocketing it, but as I didn't see who dropped it and I would have felt like an idiot giving it to the cashier and saying, "I think somebody dropped this, do you have a lost and found?" into my pocket it went. Besides, it partially makes up for the times I've counted my money and thought, "I KNEW I had more than this." (Of course, this often happens after a night of drinking, so I don't know for sure if I actually lost it or literally pissed it away.)

At any rate, just to be safe, did anyone lose $20 today?

And, if not, what should I spend it on?

[alwynsw]

1. I heard that a fellow lost $750,000.00 in Iraq earlier

(I couldn't resist a "light" saddam reference

[SheilaT]

2. Donate it to your favorite

worthy cause. Or use it to buy a gift for a needy child/family.

[oustemnow]

4. I actually thought of giving it to a panhandler I passed shortly thereafte

I would have seemed really generous. But, I thought it would be cheesy and wrong to make myself look like a big-shot on someone else's dime.

[Liberal Christian]

6. So .. don't give it all away

but think about at least tithing on it ... giving 10% or a couple of bucks to something you might not have donated to otherwise.

[Exultant Democracy]

3. Buy someone cute a drink, cause you know the giving thing :-)

[soothsayer]

5. i don't feel bad finding money or getting more back in change

cuz half the time i'm dropping money or getting shortchanged

just enjoy it!

re: getting back too much in change, tho, a cashier who was rude to me accidentally gave me back $190 extra (thought it was 3 100 dollar bills instead of 2 100's and a ten) and I gave her back the overpayment DESPITE the fact that she was nasty to me before that

[Liberal Christian]

7. Getting more back in change

can be problematic because too often the cashier has to make up the shortfall in her/his till. For someone who's already poorly paid and just flustered, this can be difficult.

I'll keep money I find on the street, but give back extra change.