Fred was an old miser, and because of his exceptional thriftiness, he had no friends. Just before he died, he called his doctor, his lawyer, and his minister together around his bedside.
He said: "I have always heard that you can't take it with you, but I am going to prove that you can. **I have $90,000 in cash underneath my mattress. It's in three envelopes of $30,000 each. I want each of you to take one envelope 'now' and just before they throw the dirt on me--- 'you' throw the envelopes in."
The man died and the three attended his funeral. Each threw his envelope into the grave as promised. On the way back they started talking to each other.
The minister said: "I don't feel exactly right. I am going to confess. I needed $10,000 badly for a new church we are building --so I only threw $20,000 into the grave."
The doctor said: "I too must confess. I am building a hospital and needed $20,000. I threw in only $10,000."
The lawyer said: "Gentlemen, I'm surprised, shocked, and ashamed of you. I don't see how you could hold out that money. I threw in my personal check for the full amount!"
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