Homeless Man Returns Wallet With $900

[matcom]

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SANTA ANA, Calif. --A homeless man searching through garbage bins for recyclable cans found a missing wallet and had it returned to its owner.

Kim Bogue, who works as a janitor in the city's government buildings, realized that her wallet was missing last week and doubted she'd ever get back the $900 and credit cards inside, she said.

"I prayed that night and asked God to help me," said Bogue, who was saving the money for a trip to her native Thailand.

Days later, a homeless man found the wallet wrapped in a plastic bag in a trash bin, where Bogue had accidentally thrown it away with her lunch. He gave it to Sherry Wesley, who works in a nearby building.

"He came to me with the wad of money and said, 'This probably belongs to someone that you work with, can you return it,'" Wesley said.

Workers at a nearby relief kitchen said the man, who didn't want to be identified, insists on paying for his food.

"He has a very good heart," said Bogue, who gave the man a $100 reward. "If someone else found it, the money would be gone."

http://www.boston.com/news/odd/articles/2006/04/17/homeless_man_returns_wallet_with_900?mode=PF

[LaurenG]

1. Great Story Matcom!!!

poor guy. What a good hearted man. I think I may get a little emotional.:cry:

[Heidi]

2. That's the sort of thing the right doesn't want us to hear

about the homeless in our country. Thank you for posting this, matcom. :thumbsup:

[matcom]

3. kick

:kick:

[sasquatch]

4. Them Damn homeless people can't be trusted though

:sarcasm:

[anarch]

5. wow, who has $900.00 in their wallet?

She must have just cashed her whole paycheck or something. I had no idea people walk around with so much money on them...I really must start robbing.

[Shell Beau]

6. Sure! I always carry about $1000 with me!

You don't? :shrug:

:P




What a touching story!

[no name no slogan]

9. She's a janitor from Thailand-- she may not have a bank account

there's a lot of low-income people who don't have bank accounts, mainly because they can't maintain a minimum balance or don't have a permanent address. I've known several people in this situation. They either get paid in cash, or cash their paycheck at a check-cashing place, and cary their $$ with them.

[anarch]

11. yeah, I used to have to do that

There was a check-cashing truck that would pull up outside my place of work on payday. Sinister, really. My paychecks were never that big, though.

[SteppingRazor]

7. Wow. What a sucker!

I keed, I keed! :evilgrin:

[liontamer]

8. if he were willing to steal he wouldn't be homeless

heck he'd probably be a CEO by now

[Mutley]

10. Don't people know it's all about booze and drugs with the homeless?!?

:sarcasm:

[anarch]

12. seriously, he must have been on drugs to just pass up $900.00 like that

I want whatever he's been smoking!