Looking ahead, let’s say that his spending was completely justified.
Howard Kirby, 64, has always been very frugal. And picky: he did not need expensive things for comfort. Moreover, he lived alone, so he didn’t see any point in spending a lot of money on home improvement. When Howard needed a couch, he went to the local thrift store – sort of like our thrift stores, but the money from the sale doesn’t go to the seller, but to charity. Found a suitable sofa. Howard paid 70 dollars – about 4,5 thousand rubles, received an ottoman as an appendage and took the purchase home.
For several weeks Howard and the couch rubbed themselves together. But they did not get used to it: it was uncomfortable to lie on the pillows. The man called his daughter-in-law for help: they decided to shake up the pillows. They unbuttoned the covers – and were stunned: a lot of money literally fell out on them. Inside was a box containing $ 43 in hundred-dollar bills, neatly sorted into piles. If you transfer it to our money – 2,7 million rubles.
“My lawyer said that I have every right to keep the money for myself, no one will blame me for this. But I couldn’t. I am a believer, my conscience does not allow me to do this, ”Howard said later.
Kirby collected the money back into the box and went back to the thrift store. The employees began to look for who had passed the couch. They found it – it turned out that a woman gave it to the store, who inherited the furniture from her grandfather. He saved all his life, and hid the money in his favorite sofa.
“I had no idea that there was a treasure inside this old junk. I even thought that the store would not accept a sofa. Then we would have burned him, ”the woman says. When Howard handed her the found treasure, she could not hold back her tears – she burst into tears. After all, not every day you see such a manifestation of human nobility.
And Howard admitted that in the past he often had thoughts of what he would do if he suddenly found a lot of no one’s money. Now he is happy – it turned out that he has a truly pure heart and a clear conscience.
“I still feel like pinching myself to make sure I’m awake,” laughs Howard. – I am very glad that the rightful owner of this money was found. As a true Christian, I could not do otherwise. ”
Interview
What would you do if you were in his place?
I would leave it to myself, the money is not superfluous.
I would have returned it, for sure, because for this reward is due.
Of course I would! Other people’s money does not bring happiness.