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Video: Confident Subway Rider Packs Bundles Of Cash Into Garbage Bag
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Ben Yakas
Published Aug 10, 2013
Modified Aug 10, 2013
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While we always go for the tried-and-true method of stashing our bundles of cash under our mattress, we can understand why some might be more attracted to the old "throw it in a garbage bag and haul it around with you at all times" option. There is certainly some comfort in keeping close proximity to one's fortune—but we can't imagine it's ever a good idea to try to organize your garbage bag of money on the subway, even if your only eyewitness is a stoic man in a cowboy hat.
The uploader titled the video "millions in garbage bag"—we've contacted them to try to get some more information, like whether this was drug deal-gone-right type money, or just a giant stack of dollar bills. Either way, this straphanger should perhaps consider investing in a storage unit.
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