Man Finds $20,000 In Recycled Book

From CBS Boston

A Marlborough man’s hobby paid off particularly well last month, when his weekly visit to the Wellesley book exchange turned up tens of thousands of dollars.

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Here's another example why it's not a good idea to hide your savings in your home. My guess of how this happened is that someone who owned this cash passed away and had their belongings packed up and donated.

I wonder if we'll be seeing more of these cases since the very low interest rates are not providing any incentives for keeping your money at banks.