Fast food worker returns $185 thousand check — Is $50 an adequate reward?

02 01 2008

Fast food worker returns $185 thousand check — Is $50 an adequate reward?

Posted by: in Money Ripoffs and Scams

47-year old McDonald’s worker and food stamp recipient Reggie Damone found an envelope on the sidewalk containing a check for $185 thousand.

Being a good Samaritan, he took a bus to a bank and returned the check to the niece of the landlord to whom the check was written. The niece rewarded him with a $50 bill — .027% of the value of the check.

Here’s my money ethics question for WalletPop readers: How much would you’ve given the low-income worker who found the check and then took a bus to return it? I know I sure as heck would have given him a lot more than $50. And if you receive $185 thousand checks, you can afford to be more generous — especially with those who save you from your own sloppy stewardship of your possessions.