r/interesting • u/Jezirath • 1d ago

SCIENCE & TECH Not just hidden... Invisible

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u/unclestickles 1d ago

A fellow I worked with had a coworker who was demolishing drywall in a house. While smashing out the ceiling a box fell out and almost him in the head. It had close to 100k in it. Turns out the house was owned by a guy who had a bakery, and I guess stashed cash up there to avoid paying taxes. He never told anyone I guess and developed Alzheimer's. The kid turned in the money to the owner, and after that they had security guards watching the demolition crew's every move.

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u/ECNguy 23h ago

That's crazy. He hid 90k in the ceiling to avoid taxes. That's smart your friend turned it in.

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u/EconomyMongoose7994 23h ago

Amazing to just stash 80k like that and literally forget about it. I wonder what he planned to do with it

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u/ChellyTheKid 22h ago

It's funny 70k really isn't that much money, very easy to spend it. Just like lottery winners if you don't know what you're doing it will gone before you know it.

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u/SweetLemonPopsicle 22h ago

Yeah, I mean 60k isn't as much money as it used to be. Times have changed so much from when he first hid that.

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u/cautioussidekick 22h ago

Yeah big rats in the roof. $50k would go a long way towards pest control

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u/SpecsOnThe_Beach 22h ago

$40,000 wouldn't even get you a new roof

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u/pineappleshaked 22h ago

$30,000 may not be worth to demolish one wall

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u/Icy_Skin_6352 22h ago

30k is not that much lol

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u/Armadillo_Dear 22h ago

Let’s be honest in 2026 how far is 20k even gonna get you? A used 2023 Honda accord?

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u/AlienNinjaPanda 22h ago

I mean that 10k would be an okay down payment on a new car, gotta keep them monthly payments low.

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u/North_Quail4248 21h ago

down payment for a NEW? car with just 5k? your crazy

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u/jakob20041911 21h ago

i mean I would be happy to get a thousand bucks out of nowhere but at that point is it even worth my effort to return it to the owner?

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u/Adorable-Maybe-3006 20h ago

Money? what money?

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u/WhutdaHELListhis 21h ago

0K would get you some air from the outside world

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u/Ok-Signal4821 11h ago

Anndddd it’s gone

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u/Electrical-Ad980 17h ago

I mean,10k isn’t that much money.you could just about buy a RTX 5090 these days.

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u/BeagleBaggins 19h ago

And if some of the bills are older might actually be worth more than face value. lol