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There was a man who had worked all his life, saved almost every cent, and was a complete miser when it came to his money.

Just before he died, he told his wife, "When I die, I want you to take all my money and put it in the casket with me. I want to take my money to the afterlife with me."

So he asked his wife to promise him, with all of her heart, that when he died, she would put all of the money into the casket with him. And promise him? She did.

Well, he died. There he was... stretched out and all dressed up in his casket. His widow was sitting there - dressed in black, with her friend sitting beside her.

As the ceremony ended, and the undertakers were preparing to close the casket, the widow said, "Please wait just a moment!"

Carrying a small metal box, she approached and put the box into the casket. The undertakers then locked the lid down and rolled the casket to the hearse.

To the widow, her friend said, "Girl, I just know you were not fool enough to put all that money in there with your husband."

The loyal widow replied, "Listen, I'm a Christian and I cannot go back on my word. I promised him that I was going to put that money into the casket with him."

Astounded, the friend replied, "You mean to tell me you put that money in the casket with him?"

"I surely did." said the widow. "I got it all together, put it into my account, and wrote him a check. If he can cash it, then he can spend it."
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