A young woman was talking on the phone with her mother after leaving school when she came across a surprise. Liv Büttner, a resident of Germany, was in a hurry because she had to take a train back to Burgheim when something caught her attention. As she approached, she realized that it was a funky jafo with bills totaling up to 1,000 euros.
“Mom, there are bills there,” she suddenly blurted out, interrupting her excited mother when she realized that it was a lot of money. If it had been a smaller amount, perhaps Liv Büttner would not have worried so much about who could have lost so much money and it would have been an episode she would have forgotten a long time ago. But 1,000 euros is a lot of money.
Liv and her mother, Tanja Büttner, finally decided to hand over their discovery to the police so that the true owner would have the chance to recover his savings, according to the media. . “I couldn’t have reconciled myself with my conscience if I had simply kept the money,” the young woman declared.
The officers at the Neuburg police station were astonished, it is not every day someone finds, and above all hands over, 1,000 euros. Officials praised the two women’s behavior and their honesty. Furthermore, they explained to them that, if no one collects the money after six months, they could keep it, which would have been a stroke of luck for the young woman.
After two days, however, the original owner showed up, proved that the money belonged to her, and collected it. Once the money was delivered, the matter was settled for the agents. For the owner too, and she did not contact the young woman who made the discovery. No “thank yous,” no phone calls, no letters. “It seems absurd to me that people don’t even say thank you,” said Tanja Büttner.
