Where Dollars Die and Are Reborn

Turns out, your old cash has a very green afterlife. When money gets too old and worn out for circulation, it gets sent back to the Federal Reserve to be shred and turned into … compost? Yep. Million-dollar compost. Money may not grow on trees, but trees can grow from money.

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[joshziegler]

Imagine being the guy who gets paid 55, 000 a year and shreds 6 million a day.

[fabianrios]

I would be in prison if I worked there

[Max-oyuy]

Wow that soil is RICH!


*Drum Plays Sarcastic beat*

[craftedbywooly]

This is Mr. Krab's *worst* nightmare!

[handmeadozenbeers]

Friend: "What do you do for work?"

Guy: " I shred money"

Friend: 🤨 "da fuq?"

[lukar.]

Money is everywhere just not in my pocket

[exxplaysfifa]

imagine if mr. krabs watched the entire video

[oscararvizu]

1980 criminals: let’s steal money!

2050 criminals: let’s steal soil!

[dereknguyen]

One man's trash is another man's cash

[garbage]

When you realise soil is richer than you

[dexgod]

“Money, it’s everywhere”
Homeless people: *Am I a joke to you?*

[Pouncingpuma]

You know those workers swipe a stack every now and then😳

[athena]

i don’t care if it’s ripped or written on, i’ll take it

[maxbui]

What do the employees think when they shred the money

[koovike]

Cashier: Ok that will be 20 dollars
Me: *puts a pile of soil on the counter*

[chrisnathanwilson]

Just give me the money I'll help you shread it...he he he

[nancyreyes]

Ay. Now I can officially say that I'm poorer than dirt😁

[lolxd]

Old friend: What are you working as nowadays?

Him: *Growing tomatoes on 250 thousand dollars?*

[horriblepirate]

Going through this entire comment section, I realised something, more than half of the people commenting have no idea how the economy, and inflation works.

[erikasrah]

trees make paper
paper make money
money grows trees
cool