25 Unexpected Ways People Got a Windfall of Cash
‘A paper bag stuffed with money’
While most of us fantasize about slipping and falling in a Walmart or getting hit just hard enough by a rich reckless driver, other people have happened upon large amounts of money without any personal harm necessary. Before you try to argue that $100 isn’t a true windfall, please remember the fact that two bags of groceries, regardless of the contents, is a guaranteed total of like $80.
From finding abandoned money in the ATM tray to winning bingo, Redditors have recalled the times they came into money for nothing. And if something like this has never happened to you, be patient. One Redditor’s parents actually won the Reader’s Digest sweepstakes, so anything is possible.