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!
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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.
Wrote the following comment on Feb 1, 2008 at 11:22 pm
no money for me or my fam sadly.
and ive never seen even one episode of lost. i really should rent the seasons.
Wrote the following comment on Feb 2, 2008 at 1:05 am
Nice! I found my name, fist last and middle initial. Only problem is I’ve never done anything in VA, but my dad or grandfather may have. (probably not, but it’s fun to dream)
Wrote the following comment on Feb 2, 2008 at 5:52 am
well, i found no money for me…. but money for my mom from 20 yrs ago! i actually then did my bosses, found money for one of them, and other pastors, found hits on them. I think i made people happy today.. so thanks for the link! :)
Wrote the following comment on Feb 2, 2008 at 3:50 pm
Go Simon! I read Simon’s post but didn’t even look at the website because I was sure there wasn’t any for me. ….but Simon looked me up out of curiosity, and it turns out that Texas A&M owes me $10.13. I filled out the online form to claim the money….we’ll see what happens! Now that I’m a poor college student, $10.13 is a treasure!!!
Wrote the following comment on Feb 2, 2008 at 8:09 pm
Looks like Michael didn’t get his refund when he cancelled his car insurance. Don’t know how much he’ll get, but I’ll let you know when he gets around to looking at it for himself :-)