FX/Hulu "The Bear" is so good but I noticed people had some issues with *REDACTED* in the tomato cans so I can explain in the below
****SPOILERS FOR THE BEAR BEYOND THIS POINT ****
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The reason (I think) Micheal put the money in the tomato cans was not only that eventually he would find it by finding the note and making the spaghetti but also Mike was in DEEP trouble with the IRS (5 years non payment) If the IRS catches even a whiff of available cash, they will seize it. So essentially, Mike stole from Cissero to give Carmy money so he's not completely fucked when he gets the restaurant.
Mike trusted Carmy with the money to basically change or sell the restaurant out right and take care of his people in the place. He couldn't trust Sugar or Ritchie to do that. It was a final act of love for Carmy.
