Child Finds $5k After Cleaning Dad’s Car
What would you do if your child found money while doing chores? That’s exactly what happened to 9 year old London Melvin who found $5,000 while cleaning out his dad’s SUV.
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London Melvin from Indiana stated that he was cleaning out his dad’s car when he just so happen to look under the floor mats and found a package underneath. After finding the package, he ran inside and to tell his father what he had found, to which his father just said “whatever.” London’s father Michael Melvin said that he did sort of wave his son off and stated that, “You know I did. I was like ‘whatever.’ He’s nine, I’m like ‘you found something, OK.” Michael then goes on to say that London continued to try and show him the package. “He says, ‘No, Dad I really did.’ I walk over. I see it. I reach down. I say, you know, ‘what is this?’ And, I’m thinking it’s probably paperwork of some sort.” To both Michael and London’s surprise the package contained a few checks and $5,000 cash inside the package.
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The package actually belonged to a family from South Carolina who previously owned the vehicle. Back in 2019, the family drove to Florida for a cruise and forgot where they had hidden the package. London and his father Michael were able to track down the family and return the money, but the owner of the package said that they would only accept it back if London was able to keep $1,000 of the money for his good deed. London says he has no immediate plans for the money as of yet. As for Michael, he said that every vehicle he purchases from now on he will be checking the floor mats first. Detroit, would you have done the same thing if you found that money?
