I found money in an ATM and now I regret returning it

Just what the title says. I show up to a Wells Fargo ATM and there is $300 sitting in the cash dispenser. No one around, as if someone made a withdrawal and then forgot to take their money. I waited about ten minutes to see if anyone came back but No one did.

i was with my 9 yo son … who was excited and asked if we get to keep it. I told him that the right thing to do is to return it – however this was a Sunday and we would have to wait until Monday. Good opportunity for a lesson, right?

kind of. I go in on Monday and explain to the manager what happened. They told me No one had contacted them yet but they will put it back in the bank and if someone comes and asks they will look at the balance at the end of the month or something like that. No pat on the back, just a simple thanks, and the bank absorbs the cash with No real outcome.

could have used that $300 … but I guess it’s an important lesson for my kid. Still . . .