Some New York college students got quite a surprise after buying an old couch for twenty bucks from a Salvation Army store. When they brought it home, they discovered envelopes full of $40,000 in cash hidden throughout the couch.

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At first, like any college students, they immediately started planning the trips they would take with their newfound riches. But then they found a deposit slip in one of the envelopes and realized they may be in possession of someone's life savings.

It turns out all the cash belonged to a 91-year-old widow who hid it there because she didn't trust banks. Her children had donated the couch while she was in the hospital, unaware of all the money that was stashed inside.

It was a happy ending for all involved. The elderly woman got her savings back, and Reese Werkhoven and Cally Guasti each got $1,000 from her as a reward for doing the right thing.

Read more on the story below from Little Rebellion, an independent online digital publication produced by SUNY New Paltz students.

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