{"id":47065,"date":"2026-11-02T19:12:44","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T19:12:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new50.info\/?p=47065"},"modified":"2026-11-02T19:12:44","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T19:12:44","slug":"my-boss-paid-my-last-915-in-91500-greasy-pennies-but-what-my-kids-and-i-did-with-them-changed-everythin-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new50.info\/?p=47065","title":{"rendered":"My Boss Paid My Last $915 in 91,500 Greasy Pennies, but What My Kids and I Did With Them Changed Everythin"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>When auto repair shop owner Dale Heckert maliciously dumped 91,500 motor-oil-covered pennies across Becky Lindahl&#8217;s driveway to pay her final $915 paycheck just because she resigned to find a job with health insurance for her children, he intended it as a cruel and humiliating parting shot.<strong>&#8230;. 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