Money can\u2019t make you happy, but it\u2019ll never make you sad. To paraphrase the late, great Donna Summer, \u201cWe work hard for the money.\u201d <\/p>\n
There\u2019s a guy up in Fort Lauderdale who wants to ease your financial burden. He\u2019s giving away big bucks!<\/p>\n
They say money does not grow on trees. Sometimes, you can find it there, thanks to this good Samaritan and the treasure hunt he calls \u201cFree Money Friday.\u201d<\/p>\n
Organizer: \u201cI take some money, and this is straight out of my pocket, out of my bank account and I hide it in different places around the city. I post it on my Instagram account @fortlauderdaledowntown, and it\u2019s so much fun. Within minutes, people are running in all directions.\u201d<\/p>\n
What this Broward benefactor does, is take a video of his wad before putting it in a hiding place.<\/p>\n
He follows that up with a clue or two about the location, and then hits send.<\/p>\n
It didn\u2019t take long for a lucky winner to figure things out and roll up for his reward.<\/p>\n
Danny Somers: \u201cI saw the top part of the mall, I know the Galleria Mall pretty well, so once I saw that I came down Bayview and I was like \u2018It\u2019s gotta be in this park.’\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cFree Money Friday\u201d is going down every week through September. <\/p>\n
The amount is usually three figures, y\u2019all. And it surely beats working.<\/p>\n
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