I was handling more cash than that as a teenager. I worked in retail and it was pretty common that the morning deposit would be more than that. Also, if you e

I was handling more cash than that as a teenager. I worked in retail and it was pretty common that the morning deposit would be more than that. Also, if you ever make secondhand equipment purchases from a private seller (not a used-whatever dealer) you get comfortable with large amounts of cash. Hell, I had that much money stack up in my sock drawer after a months of collecting rent from my roomates. Just because it's unusual to you doesn't mean you have any perspective to comment on if the law should view it with suspicion.