Man finds $40,000 in his couch, returns it

Saturday, January 18, 2020
MICHIGAN (WABC) -- A Michigan man was literally sitting on a small fortune.

Howard Kirby found $43,170 in a couch cushion!
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Kirby bought the couch last month from a thrift shop near his home in Michigan.

He kept complaining the cushion was uncomfortable, so his daughter opened it up and found the cash.
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Kirby went back to the store and learned the couch's original owner died last year.

The Be Kind part of this story: Kirby gave the money to the man's relatives.
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