I'd say that is a huge waste. If he has children of his own, they might benefit from it but doesnt seem like it. He still has family/relatives but they cant be that close if he was in the situation he was in prior to death. All that money wont follow you to your grave. They said he had mental problems so who knows what goes in his head. The only explanation that I can think of (assuming he is sane enough) is that he is perfectly happy living the way he did. Holding onto that money (at all time wrapped in rubber bands in a bag) makes him happier than spending it.
Yeah, and alot of them end up with a court imposed vulture that is just waiting for them to kick the bucket, and collext theur money and sell their belongings.
I grew up in Haverhill and saw this guy all the time. He used to ride through my neighborhood and pick the crab apples from our back yard… seriously, not even sure why I’d lie about that… Anyways, he was quiet and kept to himself. RIP Dennis. I really hope they are able to preserve his bike.
Because the Legion group provided him with a home I think they deserve then money....They could set up the little unit he lived in with accom for any other homeless man who needs a place to stay and name the place in honor of this guy.
These are good honest people who genuinely cared for this man unfortunately most people today would have took the money there still good people out there
Every town has eccentric people. Years ago there was an older lady who went through the trash and dumpsters all over our town. She dressed kind of shabby but wore a lot of jewelry. I was concerned for her safety because of her jewelry. As far as I know, nobody ever bothered her. She was always friendly and said hello. I was surprised to learn after her death, she was actually a millionaire. She left all her money to a local private school. I don't know why she lived that way but maybe it brought her happiness.
I saw things like this a lot while volunteering in soup kitchens all over the country. Once a homeless guy opened his bag and showed me wads of cash. He said it was 5000 dollars. He slept under an overpass.
Obviously a freeloading bum. He didn't want to pay rent and took up a place someone needy could have lived when he had enough to live off of for many years. What a shame.
What last request? All he said was put it in a safe. He didn't know he was gonna die he thought he was gonna get it back after he got out of the hospital. So as far as I'm concerned whatever she choose to do with it AFTER he died is her business
@MyStupidUA-camHandle if he wanted them to have it they'd have been the ones entrusting with the backpack to begin with. The way I see it if he was around me more than his family AND entrusted it to me, never told me to give it to anyone specific then I'd say if something happened to him he mustve wanted me to have it.
I think that problem is a lot deeper than the news report on it. We need woke district attorneys held liable for criminals being caught but then released..
reminds me of the story of a man that decided he had enough of society. he built his own house and lived alone for years, people discovered him and began to put him on the news, he was later assaulted by a group thinking he had made some cash off the advertisement. sad.
@@KamDashcamcalm down he never said mr babit was the criminal, he said the criminals who may target people like Mr Babit would not see it as a viable money making strategy if they weren’t released so easily
@@cj-bd3qlTo distract from the illegals, Muslims, crime, war, inflation, BLMs, etc. Don't want you talking about how the Resident Potato Regime is ruining the world.
Ecclesiastic 5:12 " Sweet is the sleep of the one serving, whether he eats little or much, but the plenty belonging to the rich one does not permit him to sleep." money is not everything, he could not buy his life back no matter how much he had in the backpack.
Imagine dying and then having your financial information discussed on the news. Horrible. We didn’t need to know the exact amount. I hope this doesn’t put other people who are in similar situations in jeopardy. RIP.❤
There is a gentleman in my town who has a tiny tiny area on the outskirts that he farms and the city just lets him do it he is not ever causing trouble he just lives out there and comes into town collecting cans and scrap. He has plenty of cash in the bank to be able to live more traditionally but chooses not to. Some people just want a simpler existence
He probably doesn't want the city and government stealing his money. If he claims ownership on anything that gives them reason to extort him for his money or just take it all. Its called "taxation" and it's highly imoral, Illegal and theft!
Working as a young man, saving whatever I can for retirement not knowing if I’ll ever get to spend it. My heart goes out to this man. You will not be forgotten. Gods speed friends
It was probably the only way he could save money without getting fined by the VA Social security or the food stamp office seeing how anything over $2000 gets you a deduction in all 3 😅
They had a case like that in my small town of 4000. We had this old man in a Toyota Corolla. He drove up and down the Main Street all day. I thought it was weird. I saw him in the local mini mart saying hi to people, so I guess he was well known. We had a deep freeze coke thru town for 3 days and he froze to death. Cops said he had $150k in cash In his car.
I lived in Haverhill and saw this man riding his bicycle around town all the time. Actually spoke to him a couple of times, he was always very polite and friendly. You just never know!
Thats not it. More than likey that cash comes from his disability payments. Which is not taxed. Hes just been saving it. As a vet my self and working at the VA. Alot of homeless vets carry thier cash with them. They just dont trust banks.
There was a guy in Niagara falls ny about 15years ago he passed away and they found close to 1million in his home. Collected cans. Very heart warming. Don't ever judge a book by the cover. He may have lived a frugal life but he had more money stashed away then most people. This man seems the same he lived a frugal life but was happy!
Perhaps part of the challenge such people set before themselves is the act of denying the desire to use the money. It would be an extremely rare and interesting idealistic path to explore.
@AegisAuras more likely a product of the great depression, either directly (unlikely) or indirectly through family. I would assume his parents or great grand parents taught him about frugal living in the depression and he perhaps enjoyed it more than the idea of a job. Being free and collecting cans. Same thing everyday. Something to wake up to. Something to make your community just that much better. And to be effectively worryless. Unless suddenly the cans disappeared lol
In my neighborhood we always take care of the elders when they need roofing or other repairs on their old homes. One lady in her mid 90's asked a neighbor to disconnect the power to her water heater because the electric bill was soaring to over $30!. A few years later she died and left $1.4MM to the humane society.
People that have been through trauma (the depression and WW2 are excellent examples) never forget the lessons learned. Or they become cemented in the survival skillset that experience imprinted on them. Prince Rupert, BC had an Italian immigrant that worked all his life at the Port once arriving in Canada. He left his house and cash to the city. No one knows his story. He could have lost his entire family in the war for all we know.
@@13thJurorVote What is "mental illness"? Is it a disease he caught? Or his choice to make a bad/good decision? "Greed" oh no! you can't say he was a sinner. That is not allowed today.
I’ve known and worked for some older men who look poor or live frugal , but don’t judge a book by the cover! Living frugal is exactly how you save money, pretty much the only way to save these days.
My mum is like this. Been on a pension most of her life. She has a lot in savings and yet she lives like a miser. She will absolutely agonize over spending a couple of dollars on anything. I had three outfits in my teenage years. I was lucky if I could get anything out of her. I think she's getting worse as she gets older. I told her to try and loosen up about spending but old habits forged long ago are very difficult to change.
I have been together with a famous actor 20 years ago. I knew he earned really good money, he never got me the tinyest gift, sadly. Generousity is extremely important .
If he lived for 10 more years, that's $7,000 to live on a year. Is he not poor enough? Also, he wasn't there for free. He was allowed to perform a service given his proven character. You can't just let any homeless meth head into a position of trust.
That lady gets some major credits and a THANK YOU for her honesty. A homeless guy asks her to put his backpack in her safe. She does that and then he dies and probably she is the only person on the planet who knows that his backpack is in there and what is in it.
@@oldironsides4107 Hmmmm. Maybe $170K was in it? Yeah I suppose that's a possibility. There is a good saying to apply to speculations such as that: "Without proof to the contrary always give the other person the benefit of the doubt."
I feel he didn't have the mind to understand what to do with his money but hold onto it. He tried to keep busy and work quietly. He helped make his community better in his own way. May the Lord continue to look after those who are mentally ill. God bless this woman and all who showed him love in the time that he lived. I also hope some of the money goes to help others through their organization to further their honest and kind acts.
I grew up in Haverhill. I remember seeing him ride his bike all the time back in the 90s and 2000s. I would yell his name and he would always pump his fist in the air as he rode by. He's definitely a legend around here, and I never even heard him speak. I just knew him from the stories about him.
In life you don't know what anyone is going through. Sometimes you don't know what aura someone brings until their gone. He was a drifter spreading light every where he went .Please take care of each . Rest in peace Abbit
He used to come into Market Basket back in the 70's when I worked therein high school, was living outside then. Been seeing him around since. Sad to hear he's gone.
Same story here an old man in his 70 s Dog lover with his grocery basket carrying his dogs Babies and his Dog walking along him Would go out everyday day to buy them breakfast lunch and dinner Sig there with them homeless looking man Never had a shower in years Msn Died of natural causes Had coffee cans full of money stashed under his dogs bed in the ground outside only found when cleaning up the Garbage he left behind Yup never judge its book by its cover
I've met many older people who lived like paupers but had a lot of money. And no amount of talking would get them to part with it, even if there was no one to leave it to. Heirs were often some niece in Chicago whom they never saw. People feel that spending money on themselves is a waste. They don't want or need better "stuff." They are comfortable in old clothes, etc. and think that spending the money is just throwing money away. I do understand that. People try to get me to get certain services or items, and I say, "I don't need one." Like a cell phone. I have a landline, and am fine with it - never drop a call, and it's crystal clear. Don't have to answer a phone call in the middle of the store or talk to unseen people on one over the meat counter. I tell people, if it's an emergency, call 911, don't call me. My car is a 2000 Taurus. I don't have GPS. I don't have a microwave, a dryer, and my refrigerator for 10 years has been a tabletop dorm style with no light inside. I will buy necessary things. I wonder who got his money.
Its strange to think that if he didnt have but $10 in that backpack his death would have gone largely unnoticed. You die with 70,000 in a backpack and they put you in the news and celebrate you a hero. He does seem like a good man, its just really strange t think about.
People making fun on this, it's a very well known phenomenon and it's related to mental illness. There's one person like that in every major town, even more. We had one here too. Died and had loads of cash on him. We're talking about people with major insecurities, who can't trust easily or at all. They can't seem to fit anywhere, they feel appart from society, isolated and reclusive. It all stems from major insecurity, it's quite profond. I have a lighter version of this but, it could be me. I'm so afraid everything is going to collapse that can hardly spend a penny. Positive point is that i'm frugal and very responsible, no debt, even if i'm low income. Negative point is, i'm scared of spending money quite a bit, and that i tend to hoard it. Then, i get older and i wonder what's the point. If i'm gonna die, that money will have been useless. It's not that ive got lots, just a bit of savings. Still, i can't convince myself to do anything with it, and i can't trust banks either. It's like this guy, all hidden somewhere. Only my parents know where it is. So, i understand this guy. I really do. He was no criminal or wanting to abuse people's kindness. He was scared, and ill.
My grandmother used to save soap shavings. Later on when we grew up we understood she went through the depression and sometimes they couldn't get soap. They learned to take the soap remnants and shavings grind them up and make soap water to wash their hands. Bunch of things we learned from her and others.
RIP. Actually at 82 years old, 69k+ and a backpack is not much money when all you have to your name is a bicycle. Thankfully he was rich in friends, which is priceless! ♥️
It sounds like he didn't trust banks. I just wish he spent the wad on himself. When I went to school in a fairly large city in the midwest, my cousin worked at a bank. I saw a panhandler who was maybe in his early 20s downtown. He always wore a dark trench coat. She told me that he was one of their customers and he had over $40,000 in the bank. Some people would just rather live off the kindness of others because that's all they can do.
There was a time when most "middle class" American families had $30K-$50K saved up once the parents were in their 40s. Now anything above $25K is seen as "a lot of money". Sad.
@@thatguy6214 What age did you move out of your parents' home? I know a couple people who have $100K+ at age 25 but they invest all their money in day trading & still live with their mom.
Again, this highlights the problem that being homeless, rather than actually being the problem, is just a symptom of the problem. He obviously could have rented a place to live.
In my opinion, this woman deserves the 70k because he instructed her to hide the bag. He didn't tell her to give it to his family or even mention calling them when he was on his deathbed. Why did she suddenly start searching for his family after he passed away? The bag is rightfully hers.
@@user-ff5nv8ft6n The touchy jerks are even scarier. I simply expressed that, in my opinion, the woman who took care of him is more entitled to his estate. It's a straightforward viewpoint. you are not going to teach me basic things while you can't even understand what a perspective means.
I met a homeless guy one time in the woods near my school when out smoking weed with friends, he had a tent setup out there and was cooking himself some food at a fire he made. We befriended the guy, shared our weed with him and he started telling us his story He was an extremely wealthy person who just got sick of living like a normal person, he was showing us recent bank receipts with hundreds of thousands of dollars in it A few days later we got together a small care package for the guy, sleeping blanket, some clothes, food, can opener, survival stuff and went off into the woods looking for him but he wasn't there Never saw him again I hope he's doing well
omfg. "can man" always had plans and dreams he would share with us at the KFC when I worked there; we would trade him picking up stuff parking lot for chicken. once he talked about how he was going to sell rats he caught behind buildings to labs; because they payed good money. his plans always involved going somewhere... "i'm going to boston to..." "I'm going to NY to....". I always made him sandwich for the road. Poor guy.
My father had about the same amount rolled up in a saftey deposit box in the bank that my sis and I didnt know about and we split, rolled up bills with rubber bands around them
Gotta buy the pot,cigarettes, vapes,Starsucks coffee, expensive cellphones, energy drinks, McDonald's, cable TV, 200 dollar sneakers and a long list of unnecessary items.
Well done to that HONEST LADY for finding that backpack and disclosing the money! You are a rare breed nowadays. I wished the money could go to the shelter to help others.
🤔 funny how this story is not geared towards mental health and homelessness, but rather the surprise of how much money he carried in a backpack 🎒 --- humanity has to do better ‼️
He likely wouldn't have owed any taxes on whatever income he was making annually. The standard deduction for a single person is $14,600. That doesn't include tax credits and other deductions. You can make $85,000 a year, single, no kids and still be in a 12% tax bracket.
I am not sure that I am sympathetic to this story. Sure, a loss...but think about it...the story doesn't mention anything he did for anyone. In fact, the story is told the opposite way. The American Legion put him up in exchange to be a night watchman. Lets be honest, what kind of town is this where the American Legion needs a night watchman. The State will spend tax payer money to try and find the next of kin now. I say give it to the American Legion Post.
I agree with most of your comment. However about the need for a watchman for an American Legion Hall one on the West Coast was broken into multiple times recently and photographs were destroyed, the interior was vandalized and exhibition rifles (WW2 era carbines which can be activated) were stolen. So there’s that.
@@345mrse I am not saying there is not places like that have been vandalized or burglarized. I would bet this is more likely a "give him a place to stay" act versus an act of necessity.
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There was a older man like this in staten island ny when my mom was growing up. He would pick cans, smoked cigarette clips. Basically anything us normal ppl deem garbage or useless. When he passed away they found over 150k in his house, in coffee cans. 2 dollar bills and little cigar boxes stuffed with cash
@@kevinsedwardsVA disability payments. Alot of the homless vets are 100 percent disabled which means they recieve over 3500$ a month. Im a vet myself and work at the VA. unfortunately most dont save like this man. Come the first of the month. Our er is empty. Once they blow through their money theh start coming in asking for food / bed to sleep in and or try to get drugs prescribed. Its a daily occurrence.
If on his death bed he told that woman to take the bag and put it in a safe. It should all go to her. His family obviously didn’t care enough about him, to give him a warm place to sleep at night. So they shouldn’t get anything from him, after his Death.
The American Legion may have been his friends, but how do they know how much money he had in his backpack unless they started counting it and why would they count it? What reason would they have to count it? It wasn’t theirs. Once they realized it was full of money, they should’ve just immediately closed it up, left it alone until the family member came and picked it up.
At the VA. Anytime an inpaint checks in. We go through all there belongings. Count everybut of money they have including change. We take note of it so that when they check out they cant claim something was taken or if they pass it can be given to thier family members. And if the patient is incoherent we try to look for information that could help is get in contact with thier familes. This is what i believe they did.
Here comes his family who never cared for him! I hope the 70k goes to charity.
Unless u KNOW the FACTS Maybe u should keep your mouth shut
@@chriscamgemi368 Maybe you are just an angry extended family member who wants the money
That’s something a close family member will say 🤨
It will go to taxes
I don't it'll goto illegals
Dude was a true adventurer, died at max level and didn't want his loot to go to waste
may the nightwatchman rest ever peacefully
😂😂😂
jesus christ
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I'd say that is a huge waste. If he has children of his own, they might benefit from it but doesnt seem like it. He still has family/relatives but they cant be that close if he was in the situation he was in prior to death. All that money wont follow you to your grave. They said he had mental problems so who knows what goes in his head. The only explanation that I can think of (assuming he is sane enough) is that he is perfectly happy living the way he did. Holding onto that money (at all time wrapped in rubber bands in a bag) makes him happier than spending it.
A lot of towns have a guy like this.
Yeah, and alot of them end up with a court imposed vulture that is just waiting for them to kick the bucket, and collext theur money and sell their belongings.
except without the money
@@curlyhairdudeifyClearly *they* don't know what to do with the money, so...
Not true most people are poor and have nothing.
I was told about somebody that is illegal in this country and works remodeling homes that he carries a backpack full of cash wherever he goes.
Now his family is concerned
Exactly 🤨
he has to be my long lost daddy. he just has to be. i'm going shopping on it
Unless you know the Facts ,maybe you should keep your mouth shut
@@chriscamgemi368 you said this on another comment.......me thinks you are an extended family member who wants the $$$$.
I just saw you both in another comment in this exact same order. Wow, now I’m starting to believe he may be a close family member… 😲
I grew up in Haverhill and saw this guy all the time.
He used to ride through my neighborhood and pick the crab apples from our back yard… seriously, not even sure why I’d lie about that…
Anyways, he was quiet and kept to himself. RIP Dennis.
I really hope they are able to preserve his bike.
We all know your in haverhill to pick up fetty. Why else would you go there or Lawrence or methuen lol
Because the Legion group provided him with a home I think they deserve then money....They could set up the little unit he lived in with accom for any other homeless man who needs a place to stay and name the place in honor of this guy.
Not many know about crab apples. We had a tree in our backyard. Could never wait until they were ripe. Lol
I believe you. But then I believe everyone.
@karenmbbaxter that would be worth petitioning for. His family may have wanted to help but his family became those kind souls at the American legion.
These are good honest people who genuinely cared for this man unfortunately most people today would have took the money there still good people out there
Every town has eccentric people. Years ago there was an older lady who went through the trash and dumpsters all over our town. She dressed kind of shabby but wore a lot of jewelry. I was concerned for her safety because of her jewelry. As far as I know, nobody ever bothered her. She was always friendly and said hello. I was surprised to learn after her death, she was actually a millionaire. She left all her money to a local private school. I don't know why she lived that way but maybe it brought her happiness.
Reminds me of Madame Bijou. Very interesting stories.
Like the lady on youtube as preper princess,,
I saw things like this a lot while volunteering in soup kitchens all over the country. Once a homeless guy opened his bag and showed me wads of cash. He said it was 5000 dollars. He slept under an overpass.
What the hell… that is a crazy story
Sounds like dementia / Alzheimers.
I like how they put the backpack on an easel.
I gave that guy my last $5 bucks and he had 70raks on him the whole time. Go figure.
LOL
😮
Liar
You're the one that I ask for five dollars and you told me you're broke and you collect welfare
Obviously a freeloading bum. He didn't want to pay rent and took up a place someone needy could have lived when he had enough to live off of for many years. What a shame.
It's nice that she helped him with his last request like that. There are a lot of people who would have tried taking the money.
What last request? All he said was put it in a safe. He didn't know he was gonna die he thought he was gonna get it back after he got out of the hospital. So as far as I'm concerned whatever she choose to do with it AFTER he died is her business
Who said he knew it was his last request? Regardless, it still qualifies and my comment hasn't changed.@@DuoMaxwell007
@@DuoMaxwell007a decent human being would try to find family or a wish along those lines.
@MyStupidUA-camHandle if he wanted them to have it they'd have been the ones entrusting with the backpack to begin with. The way I see it if he was around me more than his family AND entrusted it to me, never told me to give it to anyone specific then I'd say if something happened to him he mustve wanted me to have it.
YEAH, THE GOVERNMENT.
Why did someone think it was a good idea to call the media about this? Now every poor person riding a bicycle will be mugged for their belongings!
@just , I agree with you
I think that problem is a lot deeper than the news report on it. We need woke district attorneys held liable for criminals being caught but then released..
@@txbased1752 We need people like you to stop referring to everything you dislike as "woke", that word doesn't mean anything.
reminds me of the story of a man that decided he had enough of society. he built his own house and lived alone for years, people discovered him and began to put him on the news, he was later assaulted by a group thinking he had made some cash off the advertisement. sad.
@@KamDashcamcalm down he never said mr babit was the criminal, he said the criminals who may target people like Mr Babit would not see it as a viable money making strategy if they weren’t released so easily
Your honesty is commendable! So kind of you all to let him live there safely.
Never judge a book by its cover re: facts
Never judge. Period
Why is this news?????
@@cj-bd3qlTo distract from the illegals, Muslims, crime, war, inflation, BLMs, etc. Don't want you talking about how the Resident Potato Regime is ruining the world.
Ecclesiastic 5:12 " Sweet is the sleep of the one serving, whether he eats little or much, but the plenty belonging to the rich one does not permit him to sleep." money is not everything, he could not buy his life back no matter how much he had in the backpack.
@@amtravelingservice4400 well put👍
Imagine dying and then having your financial information discussed on the news. Horrible. We didn’t need to know the exact amount. I hope this doesn’t put other people who are in similar situations in jeopardy. RIP.❤
I wanted to hear now go back to your basement
does it really matter? he passed away, he wouldn't know
Imagine Imagining.
If you feel a need to keep that much money in a freaking backpack, people are gonna talk lol.
The headline says 70 thousand yet the news says 69 thousand
There is a gentleman in my town who has a tiny tiny area on the outskirts that he farms and the city just lets him do it he is not ever causing trouble he just lives out there and comes into town collecting cans and scrap. He has plenty of cash in the bank to be able to live more traditionally but chooses not to. Some people just want a simpler existence
He also had zero tax liability. Legally. Extremely admirable
He probably doesn't want the city and government stealing his money. If he claims ownership on anything that gives them reason to extort him for his money or just take it all. Its called "taxation" and it's highly imoral, Illegal and theft!
Working as a young man, saving whatever I can for retirement not knowing if I’ll ever get to spend it.
My heart goes out to this man. You will not be forgotten. Gods speed friends
It was probably the only way he could save money without getting fined by the VA Social security or the food stamp office seeing how anything over $2000 gets you a deduction in all 3 😅
Yup. He was living this way because it’s more free.. I’m sure he did get assistance.. and yes having money will diminish that, even if you needed it.
What's the point of saving money if you're freeloading off other ppl and have no possessions or bills? Guy was wack
They had a case like that in my small town of 4000. We had this old man in a
Toyota Corolla. He drove up and down the Main Street all day. I thought it was weird. I saw him in the local mini mart saying hi to people, so I guess he was well known. We had a deep freeze coke thru town for 3 days and he froze to death. Cops said he had $150k in cash In his car.
That is just an old wives tale.
RIP Mr Babbitt and a special Thanks to the Haverhill American Legion for your kindness
He had true freedom. Wasn't attached to materials.
Please support your local VFW/Legion/DAV
He hoarded his money and got a free ride from the veterans club.
He didn't value material things. Rare, I'm curious about anything he did keep. Very simple life. Rare person.
Was he a vet??
"Freedom is just another word for when you have nothing left to lose." --Janis Joplin
@@TheTonialadd And what is wrong with that?
I lived in Haverhill and saw this man riding his bicycle around town all the time. Actually spoke to him a couple of times, he was always very polite and friendly. You just never know!
Funny how everyone seems to know someone when they become famous
What a weird lie.
I’m sure you just talked to some bike riding bum a couple times. He looks like a million bums
Shoulda stole his backpack
@@morwickchesterham3875it’s almost like it went viral..
Next time you know to snatch the bag just in case lol
I bet it was more then that
I bet she added $30
@@dackieboi6705gahaha
that 70k probably took a long time to accumulate.
Nooooo shiiiiit
Either very long or very little lol
Not really when he was freeloading off everyone else
@@BabyJesus66 how is collecting cans that people don't want 'freeloading'?
@@AC3handle google free loading
Probably just didn't want the IRS to tax him, now the government's going to want to tax that money now
Thats not it. More than likey that cash comes from his disability payments. Which is not taxed. Hes just been saving it. As a vet my self and working at the VA. Alot of homeless vets carry thier cash with them. They just dont trust banks.
There was a guy in Niagara falls ny about 15years ago he passed away and they found close to 1million in his home. Collected cans. Very heart warming. Don't ever judge a book by the cover. He may have lived a frugal life but he had more money stashed away then most people. This man seems the same he lived a frugal life but was happy!
Perhaps part of the challenge such people set before themselves is the act of denying the desire to use the money. It would be an extremely rare and interesting idealistic path to explore.
@AegisAuras more likely a product of the great depression, either directly (unlikely) or indirectly through family. I would assume his parents or great grand parents taught him about frugal living in the depression and he perhaps enjoyed it more than the idea of a job. Being free and collecting cans. Same thing everyday. Something to wake up to. Something to make your community just that much better. And to be effectively worryless. Unless suddenly the cans disappeared lol
I choose to believe that the amount was in fact exactly $69,420. Nice one Dennis...
She said 450, but the 69 is good enough😂
I just about thought the same thing. I consider it as 69,420 + 30.
Nice
They clearly miscounted
nice, nice
In my neighborhood we always take care of the elders when they need roofing or other repairs on their old homes. One lady in her mid 90's asked a neighbor to disconnect the power to her water heater because the electric bill was soaring to over $30!. A few years later she died and left $1.4MM to the humane society.
People that have been through trauma (the depression and WW2 are excellent examples) never forget the lessons learned. Or they become cemented in the survival skillset that experience imprinted on them. Prince Rupert, BC had an Italian immigrant that worked all his life at the Port once arriving in Canada. He left his house and cash to the city. No one knows his story. He could have lost his entire family in the war for all we know.
Imagine the $ we could all have if we didn’t pay rent.
Or taxes
😅and maybe sleep on the streert
Then you have to give up ALL your stuff!! Think hard on that one. Not an easy life.
Yep sounds like he played on peoples sympathy so he could roll up thousands of hundreds of dollars. Maybe mental illness or greed
@@13thJurorVote What is "mental illness"? Is it a disease he caught? Or his choice to make a bad/good decision? "Greed" oh no! you can't say he was a sinner. That is not allowed today.
I’ve known and worked for some older men who look poor or live frugal , but don’t judge a book by the cover! Living frugal is exactly how you save money, pretty much the only way to save these days.
We had a man like this in are town .... it showed me a lesson never judge a book by its cover....God bless him
@traybernlol. Education, not confrontation. Try it.
My mum is like this. Been on a pension most of her life. She has a lot in savings and yet she lives like a miser. She will absolutely agonize over spending a couple of dollars on anything. I had three outfits in my teenage years. I was lucky if I could get anything out of her. I think she's getting worse as she gets older. I told her to try and loosen up about spending but old habits forged long ago are very difficult to change.
She’s living modestly because that is her character. She wants to leave a legacy to her heirs. ❤
I have been together with a famous actor 20 years ago. I knew he earned really good money, he never got me the tinyest gift, sadly. Generousity is extremely important .
@ritahorvath8207 come on, you've got to tell us who it is?
@@ritahorvath8207Which brings up the obvious question: Why did you choose to stay with a cheap ass for 20 years.
My dad is the same way. Even saves his own pee. Gross. I thought I was a scrooge. I'm not even close.
so the dude had $70k and didnt offer any of it to the people who gave him a home? what exactly is so heartwarming about this lmao
He’s an asshole plain and simple
He didn't think he was going to die.
@@delconagher12 They should make you the new Pope, your morals are just as high.
My thoughts exactly!!!🤔
If he lived for 10 more years, that's $7,000 to live on a year. Is he not poor enough?
Also, he wasn't there for free. He was allowed to perform a service given his proven character.
You can't just let any homeless meth head into a position of trust.
Wow…Amazing…and heart wrenching…
That lady gets some major credits and a THANK YOU for her honesty.
A homeless guy asks her to put his backpack in her safe.
She does that and then he dies and probably she is the only person on the planet who
knows that his backpack is in there and what is in it.
Who knows how much money was actually in it.
@@oldironsides4107 Hmmmm. Maybe $170K was in it? Yeah I suppose that's a possibility.
There is a good saying to apply to speculations such as that: "Without proof to the contrary always give the other person the benefit of the doubt."
The family let him go at life alone, on the streets, but I bet they will rush to gain possession of his backpack…
He’s an adult man. He chose that. What are you talking about?
I heard of a homeless guy in CA that always wore a huge trench coat. When he died they discovered money sewn into the inside pockets like over $100000
That's called a California tax shelter.
Heart braking. Met him so many times living in haverhill. Wicked nice guy. He will be missed riding his bike around town in the summer
I feel he didn't have the mind to understand what to do with his money but hold onto it. He tried to keep busy and work quietly. He helped make his community better in his own way. May the Lord continue to look after those who are mentally ill. God bless this woman and all who showed him love in the time that he lived. I also hope some of the money goes to help others through their organization to further their honest and kind acts.
That's crazy. This guy used to clean my trash cans every morning. Damn. Rip little can man.
It’s illegal to possess more than 10k in cash. According to search and seizure laws it will go to the local police.
Honest American legion worker ! She has a good heart !
Bless him and those folks at the American legion!
I grew up in Haverhill. I remember seeing him ride his bike all the time back in the 90s and 2000s. I would yell his name and he would always pump his fist in the air as he rode by. He's definitely a legend around here, and I never even heard him speak. I just knew him from the stories about him.
Violation of his privacy to report on this. Anything for clicks. Shameless
@charlesbarkely3021 And yet one of those clicks was _yours,_ so.................
@@morganjanelle4282 yea bc I couldn’t believe they would report it and wanted to call them out…what’s your point?
...he's dead.
Just like you clicked you hypocrite
@@charlesbarkely3021cope, that money is gone lmao
In life you don't know what anyone is going through. Sometimes you don't know what aura someone brings until their gone. He was a drifter spreading light every where he went .Please take care of each . Rest in peace Abbit
He was a beggar who accumulated 70k in cash.
How do you think he got it?
@@oldironsides4107 who knows. I don't have that much time in the world to wonder where he got it from but I will take some. I need it
Seen him since the 80s and 90s around that state line. I swear he was grey with beard in the 80s also. Glad the A.L. helped him. R.I.P.
He used to come into Market Basket back in the 70's when I worked therein high school, was living outside then. Been seeing him around since. Sad to hear he's gone.
I have a few family members that deal with mental health so I totally understand 😔
Same story here an old man in his 70 s Dog lover with his grocery basket carrying his dogs Babies and his Dog walking along him Would go out everyday day to buy them breakfast lunch and dinner Sig there with them homeless looking man Never had a shower in years Msn Died of natural causes Had coffee cans full of money stashed under his dogs bed in the ground outside only found when cleaning up the Garbage he left behind Yup never judge its book by its cover
I've met many older people who lived like paupers but had a lot of money. And no amount of talking would get them to part with it, even if there was no one to leave it to. Heirs were often some niece in Chicago whom they never saw. People feel that spending money on themselves is a waste. They don't want or need better "stuff." They are comfortable in old clothes, etc. and think that spending the money is just throwing money away. I do understand that. People try to get me to get certain services or items, and I say, "I don't need one." Like a cell phone. I have a landline, and am fine with it - never drop a call, and it's crystal clear. Don't have to answer a phone call in the middle of the store or talk to unseen people on one over the meat counter. I tell people, if it's an emergency, call 911, don't call me. My car is a 2000 Taurus. I don't have GPS. I don't have a microwave, a dryer, and my refrigerator for 10 years has been a tabletop dorm style with no light inside. I will buy necessary things.
I wonder who got his money.
Ironically, probably people who will just as suddenly have it spent (and not in his own community).
His "family" gets a payday for what?
70k should go to the next vet who just roams our country. They out there
Money isn't the Measure of a Man.
Money doesn't buy Peace.
R.I.P Sir.
Its strange to think that if he didnt have but $10 in that backpack his death would have gone largely unnoticed. You die with 70,000 in a backpack and they put you in the news and celebrate you a hero.
He does seem like a good man, its just really strange t think about.
A good man? The guy begged and scammed money out of people while carrying around 10s of thousands of dollars. That’s a pretty shitty human
It would be nice if the family donated the money to that AL Post.
Lol
People making fun on this, it's a very well known phenomenon and it's related to mental illness. There's one person like that in every major town, even more. We had one here too. Died and had loads of cash on him. We're talking about people with major insecurities, who can't trust easily or at all. They can't seem to fit anywhere, they feel appart from society, isolated and reclusive. It all stems from major insecurity, it's quite profond. I have a lighter version of this but, it could be me. I'm so afraid everything is going to collapse that can hardly spend a penny. Positive point is that i'm frugal and very responsible, no debt, even if i'm low income. Negative point is, i'm scared of spending money quite a bit, and that i tend to hoard it. Then, i get older and i wonder what's the point. If i'm gonna die, that money will have been useless. It's not that ive got lots, just a bit of savings. Still, i can't convince myself to do anything with it, and i can't trust banks either. It's like this guy, all hidden somewhere. Only my parents know where it is. So, i understand this guy. I really do. He was no criminal or wanting to abuse people's kindness. He was scared, and ill.
Incredible story 👏
Also yes Mam your honesty is simply Beautiful ❤
Belove member of the community with no home of his own. Now family pops up out of nowhere to collect.
He used to stop by my old house constantly on his bike ❤ he taught my dad to do the same with collecting and selling them when we were down.
Proves you cannot take it with you.😢
😂wat a joke
@@sereneanna4040just like you
Yup
My grandmother used to save soap shavings. Later on when we grew up we understood she went through the depression and sometimes they couldn't get soap. They learned to take the soap remnants and shavings grind them up and make soap water to wash their hands. Bunch of things we learned from her and others.
RIP. Actually at 82 years old, 69k+ and a backpack is not much money when all you have to your name is a bicycle. Thankfully he was rich in friends, which is priceless! ♥️
It sounds like he didn't trust banks. I just wish he spent the wad on himself. When I went to school in a fairly large city in the midwest, my cousin worked at a bank. I saw a panhandler who was maybe in his early 20s downtown. He always wore a dark trench coat. She told me that he was one of their customers and he had over $40,000 in the bank. Some people would just rather live off the kindness of others because that's all they can do.
There was a time when most "middle class" American families had $30K-$50K saved up once the parents were in their 40s. Now anything above $25K is seen as "a lot of money". Sad.
I'm 27 and have 72k in savings
@@thatguy6214 What age did you move out of your parents' home? I know a couple people who have $100K+ at age 25 but they invest all their money in day trading & still live with their mom.
@@wizkaqueefa9003 hes in moms attic duh
@@thatguy6214 Do you panhandle?
So glad the vets gave him a place to stay!! 👍💙🇺🇸
Again, this highlights the problem that being homeless, rather than actually being the problem, is just a symptom of the problem. He obviously could have rented a place to live.
Is it only me or does anyone else think the money shouldn’t go to the family? They didn’t care enough to give him housing or help him.
In my opinion, this woman deserves the 70k because he instructed her to hide the bag. He didn't tell her to give it to his family or even mention calling them when he was on his deathbed. Why did she suddenly start searching for his family after he passed away? The bag is rightfully hers.
These type of stupid live amongst us. Its scary. You dont know what an estate is?
@@user-ff5nv8ft6n The touchy jerks are even scarier. I simply expressed that, in my opinion, the woman who took care of him is more entitled to his estate. It's a straightforward viewpoint.
you are not going to teach me basic things while you can't even understand what a perspective means.
I met a homeless guy one time in the woods near my school when out smoking weed with friends, he had a tent setup out there and was cooking himself some food at a fire he made.
We befriended the guy, shared our weed with him and he started telling us his story
He was an extremely wealthy person who just got sick of living like a normal person, he was showing us recent bank receipts with hundreds of thousands of dollars in it
A few days later we got together a small care package for the guy, sleeping blanket, some clothes, food, can opener, survival stuff and went off into the woods looking for him but he wasn't there
Never saw him again
I hope he's doing well
Well if he’s share that info with strangers he’s likely not breathing still
@@oldironsides4107 yeah you're probably right
omfg. "can man" always had plans and dreams he would share with us at the KFC when I worked there; we would trade him picking up stuff parking lot for chicken. once he talked about how he was going to sell rats he caught behind buildings to labs; because they payed good money. his plans always involved going somewhere... "i'm going to boston to..." "I'm going to NY to....". I always made him sandwich for the road. Poor guy.
And now all that money will likely go to the police for "processing and investigating", never to be seen by someone who it was entitled to.
Dude that guy is freaking awesome man 🧍♂️ ❤!!!!!!! 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹
She should have kept the money and kept quiet. She deserves the money for being nice and giving him a place to stay
My father had about the same amount rolled up in a saftey deposit box in the bank that my sis and I didnt know about and we split, rolled up bills with rubber bands around them
That's exactly how I keep my receipts, just not in a safe, lolol
He has more than some people that are working . Props to him .
That back pack would have been lost. 😂😂😂😂😂
I know right I would've just kept the money and STFU
I lived in haverhill for almost 10 years and have never seen him around. May he rest in peace
And here I am struggling to keep $20 in my savings account 😅what a legend 🚲 👴🏻
Yes, but you have bills, rent, car insurance.
That’s a wasted life. Very sad. That’s why you should never wait to enjoy yourself. You might wait forever like this man.
And a lot of people can't come up with $2000 for emergency.
Well they pay rent
@@M_SC😢right
That's true! A lot of people don't know how to manage their money
Gotta buy the pot,cigarettes, vapes,Starsucks coffee, expensive cellphones, energy drinks, McDonald's, cable TV, 200 dollar sneakers and a long list of unnecessary items.
Well done to that HONEST LADY for finding that backpack and disclosing the money! You are a rare breed nowadays. I wished the money could go to the shelter to help others.
Sounds like a awesome dude 😎
most of us 40+ are actually really cool folks
@@acgillespielies
Why count the money? How much did she keep
"Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares." -Hebrews 13:2😇
It would be awesome if the family donated his money to that American Legion that cared so much for him💚
🤔 funny how this story is not geared towards mental health and homelessness, but rather the surprise of how much money he carried in a backpack 🎒 --- humanity has to do better ‼️
Agree many are not pro mental health and helping homlessness.
I know right I would've just kept the money and STFU
💜🥳💜🇨🇦
God is awesome 👏🏼
That’s how God used him to correct hearts ❤️ through him !
The IRS tied his shoelaces together.
:P:SSSLSOSLSL
He likely wouldn't have owed any taxes on whatever income he was making annually. The standard deduction for a single person is $14,600. That doesn't include tax credits and other deductions. You can make $85,000 a year, single, no kids and still be in a 12% tax bracket.
Before the cops counted it may be as much as $100,000. Will cops claim it as asset forfeiture?
I am not sure that I am sympathetic to this story. Sure, a loss...but think about it...the story doesn't mention anything he did for anyone. In fact, the story is told the opposite way. The American Legion put him up in exchange to be a night watchman. Lets be honest, what kind of town is this where the American Legion needs a night watchman. The State will spend tax payer money to try and find the next of kin now. I say give it to the American Legion Post.
I agree with most of your comment. However about the need for a watchman for an American Legion Hall one on the West Coast was broken into multiple times recently and photographs were destroyed, the interior was vandalized and exhibition rifles (WW2 era carbines which can be activated) were stolen. So there’s that.
@@345mrse I am not saying there is not places like that have been vandalized or burglarized. I would bet this is more likely a "give him a place to stay" act versus an act of necessity.
@@jflan8536 I see your point.
Wonder who got the money and if he would of even wanted it to go to his family.
It's crazy every town has this. My town had a few of those what I call the "local celebrities".
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There was a older man like this in staten island ny when my mom was growing up. He would pick cans, smoked cigarette clips. Basically anything us normal ppl deem garbage or useless. When he passed away they found over 150k in his house, in coffee cans. 2 dollar bills and little cigar boxes stuffed with cash
Yeah everyone in the comment section knows a bum with 150k
@@oldironsides4107 look it up staten island ny
40 years of SS disability and can collecting can add up when you don't pay for anything.
Being a minimalist isn't a bad thing...."is drowning in debt your thing"
@@kevinsedwardsVA disability payments. Alot of the homless vets are 100 percent disabled which means they recieve over 3500$ a month. Im a vet myself and work at the VA. unfortunately most dont save like this man. Come the first of the month. Our er is empty. Once they blow through their money theh start coming in asking for food / bed to sleep in and or try to get drugs prescribed. Its a daily occurrence.
If on his death bed he told that woman to take the bag and put it in a safe.
It should all go to her.
His family obviously didn’t care enough about him, to give him a warm place to sleep at night. So they shouldn’t get anything from him, after his Death.
i know he's rollin in his grave knowing his family got his money
I bet that man had EXACTLY $70,000 saved. RIP.
He was doing better than a lot of people with that $70,000.
The American Legion may have been his friends, but how do they know how much money he had in his backpack unless they started counting it and why would they count it? What reason would they have to count it? It wasn’t theirs. Once they realized it was full of money, they should’ve just immediately closed it up, left it alone until the family member came and picked it up.
At the VA. Anytime an inpaint checks in. We go through all there belongings. Count everybut of money they have including change. We take note of it so that when they check out they cant claim something was taken or if they pass it can be given to thier family members. And if the patient is incoherent we try to look for information that could help is get in contact with thier familes. This is what i believe they did.
He robbed a bank 5 years ago
😂😂😂