No this isn’t a post about Jack, Jon, Kate, Sawyer, the fat guy and ‘the others’, this is a post about money you might be owed!

According to an article I just read, various U.S. government agencies are holding somewhere in the region of $16 billion in ‘missing money’ and unclaimed property. Assets are lost for a number of reasons ranging from a change after marriage or divorce, an unreported address change, incomplete or illegible records, and clerical errors.

So there’s a website (isn’t there always a website) that could help you find your missing fortune or that property you never knew was rightfully yours. MissingMoney.com, a site operated by the National Association of Unclaimed Property Administrators, enables you (‘you’ being an American) to perform comprehensive searches for lost assets. It’s free to use and who knows, maybe there is a pot of gold waiting for you somewhere?

Before you ask, no I am not on a commission. I’m just curious to know if any of you end up finding something you never knew you lost. Who knows, this could be a good start to the weekend? (You can thank me later.)

As for Jack, Jon, Kate, Sawyer, the fat guy and ‘the others’, well I guess we’ll see what happens there. But if something significant doesn’t happen soon then I’m telling TiVo to stop recording it!

MissingMoney.com
Official U.S. ‘Government May Owe You Money’ site
National Association of Unclaimed Property Administrators
USA Today story about the site
* Canadians can do the same here, here and here.