11-year-old finds $1150 laying in the street

When Lauren Arledge found $200 in the street, the 11-year-old didn't think to keep it. Fearing someone had been robbed, she went to her mother's office and told her to call police. Then she went back out to look for more bills.

The girl, with the help of a mail carrier and a co-worker of her mother's, spent a half hour gathering another $1,150 over a two-block area.

"It was all over the place, on the sidewalk, under bushes, inside bushes," said Lauren, who made the discovery April 12 as she was heading to the library.

A grateful man who said he dropped his wallet and lost $1,450 gave the girl a $50 reward.

Lauren said she imagined what it would feel like if someone kept money she had lost. "I would really get mad if someone did that to me," she said. "I just wouldn't want anyone to do that to me."

Not that I’m saying she made the wrong decision… but when your 11-years old, it’s hard to grasp the concept of what $1,000 means. She has no idea what kind of toys that could buy. I’d imagine she enjoyed finding the money much like she would enjoy a ‘scavenger hunt’. Another note… the dude who lost his wallet only gave her $50? Are you kidding? Give the kid at least $100. If it wasn’t for her help you would have lost a ton of money, not to mention all of your ID’s and credit cards. Damn cheapskate. Article here.