UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 Current Report

                       Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                       the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                           Date of Report: May 6, 2004


                                   MIDAS, INC.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                                    Delaware
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                 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)


       01-13409                                                36-4180556
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(Commission File Number)                                     (IRS Employer
                                                           Identification No.)


1300 Arlington Heights Road,   Itasca, Illinois                   60143
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(Address of principal executive offices)                        (Zip Code)


       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (630) 438-3000













Item 12       Results of operations and financial condition

     Press release: Non-cash charge for early refinancing drives Midas to first
quarter loss of $0.16 per share (See Exhibit 99.1)

NOTE: The information, including Exhibit 99.1, in this Form 8-K is being
furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that
Section. The information in this Form 8-K shall not be incorporated by reference
into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall otherwise be
expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.








                                    SIGNATURE

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused the report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date:  May 6, 2004                          MIDAS, INC.

                                            By: /s/ William M. Guzik
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                                                    William M. Guzik
                                                    Chief Financial Officer








INDEX TO EXHIBITS:


Exhibit
Number                          Description
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99.1                      Press release: Non-cash charge for early refinancing
                          drives Midas to first quarter loss of $0.16 per share