Man Finds $21K in Bonds, Gets $100 Reward

[b0mbrman]

Originally posted by: chusteczka

Originally posted by: Injury

Originally posted by: chusteczka
Hindsight is always better but he could have kept half of the bonds himself returned one half, if the reward was sufficient then he could return 100%. In the case of this skimpy reward, the homeless guy could have negotiated for a better return on the remaining $10,000.

read the thread, learn how bonds work.

Originally posted by: Brutuskend
... 31 U.S. savings bonds worth nearly $21,000 ...

I did read the thread and I know enough about bonds to understand there is more than one piece of paper involved. Specifically, there are at least 31 pieces of paper involved. The homeless man could have pocketed 15 - 20 of those bonds and returned the difference. If the reward was respectable, then the man could have returned the rest. If the reward was disrespectful, like $100, the man could have negotiated for the return of the rest of the bonds in return for a larger reward.

Your statement is extremely rude and I would appreciate you ignoring my posts in the future.

Some people think of doing the right thing before they think of how they can profit...

 

[BD2003]

He just would have spent it on drugs.

 

[b0mbrman]

Originally posted by: cKGunslinger

Originally posted by: tommywishbone
From todays (Sunday) Detroit Press.

That was actually quite hard to read, coming from someone who was supposedly an ex-reporter.

Thanks for posting that, I think we get a bit more of the story from that.

Yes, I agree....extremely awkward...but I get the gist of what he's trying to say: The paper had written the story (maybe even helped build the story) before they knew everything

 

[quakefiend420]

Originally posted by: SophalotJack
If the family gave the homeless man any more than $100 bucks, then he might actually have enough to better himself.

Why would they want to do that?

Keeping the hobo reward of $100 ensures that the samaritan only has enough money for booze and basic food until he hits another "jackpot"

And as for the family, "Hello extra unnecesary car!"

while i agree that he should have gotten more than a hundred bucks(and actually did, a little later) this post is just fvcking ignorant

 

[SophalotJack]

Originally posted by: quakefiend420

Originally posted by: SophalotJack
If the family gave the homeless man any more than $100 bucks, then he might actually have enough to better himself.

Why would they want to do that?

Keeping the hobo reward of $100 ensures that the samaritan only has enough money for booze and basic food until he hits another "jackpot"

And as for the family, "Hello extra unnecesary car!"

while i agree that he should have gotten more than a hundred bucks(and actually did, a little later) this post is just fvcking ignorant

Just saying the family had an opportunity to say "wth, this guy needs and apparently deserves it. Let's see him get on his feet." Even iff he didn't want to. It's an opportunity for the homeless man to get off the streets and an opportunity for the family to do right with basically.... free money.

I just don't like it when gratitude is not expressed.

Then again, maybe they are doing something... who knows.