Have you ever found money that you forgot about?

[Kern Dog]

Sometimes, the universe is on your side. Maybe it is when you put on some pants and find a crumpled twenty or balance your checkbook and find a few extra bucks.
Of course, it also works the other way too. Unexpected bills, disasters, the mother in law shows up unannounced, etc....
I read somewhere that one should slip some cash in their owners manuals in their daily drivers in case they are out, need gas and forget their wallet. This would also help if you got to a gas station that had a computer issue where their debit/ATM system is down. Cash saves the day there.
I'll bet that you've had those times where you earn some extra money and then some stuff happens that costs you the same or more money.
I once sold a parts car for $500 then popped a performance tire in my truck the next day, requiring me to buy a pair that cost about that same amount.
Some people keep money in their house, not just people that don't trust banks. If you keep the money in a special place and only that special place, finding lost money that you didn't know about probably never happens.
I got lucky today. The wife was looking for something in the cupboards and found an envelope with some cash in it that she put in there over 3 years ago. This was paying back some money she borrowed from the discretionary car fund envelope to buy a computer.
We both forgot about it. Now I have FREE money to spend on car stuff !

[70 sublime]

I keep $100 tucked into the back side of my wallet that I never use just for the time the gas station debit machine does not work  Got stuck like that once at a place that let you pump first then pay ( they all make you pay first now )
It used to be a $100 bill folded up but now no stores will take $100 bill in fear it is counterfit so now I carry two $50 bills

[Wingnut426]

I once forgot about a $400 check I put in the glove box of my car. I found it six months to the day it was issued.(banks do not have to cash them after six months). WINGNUT

[timmycharger]

I keep $100 tucked into the back side of my wallet that I never use just for the time the gas station debit machine does not work  Got stuck like that once at a place that let you pump first then pay ( they all make you pay first now )
It used to be a $100 bill folded up but now no stores will take $100 bill in fear it is counterfit so now I carry two $50 bills

lol me too, except its 2 five dollar bills vs 2 fifty dollar bills 

aside from the random 20 here and there in pockets of coats, nothing really significant.