Today, I managed to get a €5 note tangled in the zip on my purse. I couldn't open it without ripping it to shreds. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I decided to use a newer purse because my old one was ripped. When I got off the bus, the automatic back doors closed on me before I could get fully out, and my new purse got ripped too. FML
Today, I saw a dime on the ground. When I bent down to pick it up, my $80 dollar pants ripped. FML
Today, my mum decided to teach me a lesson about carelessly leaving my wallet about. She left it on the floor so our puppy could use it and its contents as a chew toy. I was almost impressed to discover that he can eat three £20 notes and still have room for debit cards. FML
Today, two days after getting a fanny pack so I could more easily store my stuff when I'm out and about, I accidentally broke it without even trying. Don't be cheap. FML
Today, I went to withdraw some money out the bank. On a windy day. Next minute, woosh, my money was gone. My last $20. FML
Today, I had to pay my bus fare in very small change. After carefully counting out coins under the withering glares of a bus-load of people, I quickly slid them into the machine, and somehow ended up jamming it. FML
Today, I was working the cash register. While helping a customer with her groceries, my bra snapped. I then had to ask my male boss if I could staple it back together. Thirty minutes later it snapped again. I then had to explain to my boss that I was too broke to buy a new one. FML
Today, after buying dinner from the supermarket, I had the change in my hand, and my wallet. In the parking lot, a quarter fell out of my hand, and right next to the street drain. As I went to pick it up, my wallet fell down the drain. FML
Today, I was cleaning my apartment when I found a €20 note underneath the sofa cushion. I was pretty happy until I remembered I'd lost €20 a few days earlier and spent an hour looking for it. I'd finally found my own money and felt lucky about it. FML
Today, I ripped my old, worn underwear while trying to pick a wedgie in public. Half ended up in my hand. FML
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Top comments
Drizl 17
Well at least it wasn't worth much more than 5€!
farleytb42 11
Don't you have a wallet to prevent that from happening?
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Comments (59)
vikky538 29
please take good care of your money...
daydreamer244 13
It always sucks when that happens! There's always a moment when you're thinking "should I unzip it or leave it..." but hey, at least it was only 5€. :)
91hayek 31
At least it wasn't a fly and at least you aren't a guy; I'd rip all the money in my wallet to shreds if it kept me from ever having to face that danger again.
ZombieSazza 34
Take the €5 to a local bank and explain what happened, they should exchange it for you.
thatonechick321 1
wow. you're crying about USD $7? i make about that in 1/4 hour. dont sweat it momoneymoproblems.
hellphone_fml 37
congrats on a job where you dont care if you waste 7$. Not everyone has that luxury.
Stellarum 8
Do you even realise that salaries vary A LOT from country to country? Where I live, it takes more than a whole day to make 7 dollars in minimum wage. Not everyone has those luxuries, #45.
leeloo900 9
Because everyone has the same salary, right? With all due respect, please get over yourself. You say that because you're probably a doctor or a lawyer and never had to do without anything in your life. You just wait someday, with your mentality, your world will come crashing down. Then YOU will be the one crying for 7 dollars.
cjwayy 22
How much is that in USD?
Steffi 26
Google it or read the previous comments.
hobojo69 23
Not to sound ignorant or anything but how much is that in dollars, just to put it into perspective
PaulieXP 16
Why do people not follow the romanian example? Our banknotes are made from a type of plastic..not only are they notoriously difficult to tear but they are also much harder to counterfit
fordneagles 34
Polymer notes for the win :) couldn't tear one of those buggers if you tried, and I've never seen one get stuck in a zip either
Schobot 10
contact your bank and fill out a form and get a new €5 show a bit of your damaged note