Find unclaimed money
I've never paid much attention to the idea that I could have unclaimed money out there in the wide world, but when Jim at Bargaineering posted links to search all 50 states for free it was just too easy to take a quick look.
After checking both states where hubby and I have lived as adults, I actually did find a small forgotten savings account!
It wasn't much money, but I was encouraged and amused so I checked on behalf of my parents. I found a few dollars an old employer owed my dad, too. And my uncle has some money from a check he never cashed - I don't know how much. And my late grandmother has nearly $100 that her heirs can claim. Apparently a lot of people do!
Take a few moments to search the states where you and your spouse have lived as adults. Remember to check maiden names as well. Did you find anything?
related posts:
- Leaving the Frugal Life Behind Recently, my husband and I were given a gift certificate...
- Where does your money go? The brains in the US government think they know where...
- Jonathan Park creation science for free! Today through Friday, anyone with a Behemoth.com account can download...
- Homebirth and health insurance Traditional Health Insurance Health insurance is a hot issue today. ...
- Save Money Living frugally means living responsibly while keeping an eye on...
12 Responses to “Find unclaimed money”
November 3rd, 2009 at 8:27 am
There are BILLIONS of dollars missing like this, thanks for sharing my post with your readers and helping them get what’s rightfully theirs.
November 3rd, 2009 at 10:20 am
I some good friends who find money like this as their JOB. They take a small percent of the found money for their payment. They are licensed private detectives. They have found millions of dollars for people. Companies too have money in accounts that are no longer active. I am amazed at some of the amounts. Thanks for reminding people that they should look into the matter. Roxie
November 3rd, 2009 at 2:33 pm
I checked a few months ago and didn’t find anything for myself, but did find my mom in an old state with a listing of less than $10. Every bit helps!
November 3rd, 2009 at 3:17 pm
I found some $ from my late sister a few months ago. it seems like a lot of paperwork though for a deceased person. Thanks for the reminder
November 3rd, 2009 at 7:44 pm
Woo Hoo! Thanks for this post. $55 for me from a house I lived in about 4 years ago.
November 4th, 2009 at 12:17 am
Wow! I never knew this. Thanks for exposing it. I will definitely check for myself and hubby. I will have to report back.
November 4th, 2009 at 3:20 pm
I did this 14 months ago and found $138 for myself. Well, yesterday after seeing your post I checked again and found unclaimed money for my parents! My folks were super excited. I wish someone would leave a couple million dollars unclaimed for me to find!
Melissa
November 5th, 2009 at 10:38 am
Every little bit does count… especially when it’s yours to begin with!
November 6th, 2009 at 8:26 am
This WOULD be an interesting and possibily profitable job for someone to locate these people,like Roxie says, and take a perecentage. I would be more interested to hearing about how they do this…
November 6th, 2009 at 9:18 pm
I’ve checked this out before on several occasions and never found anything. I decided to see if fate had a different hand for me this time, and to my surprise, I had $98.50 in “unclaimed” money
November 8th, 2009 at 8:47 pm
I heard of this some years ago and checked myself. None for me out there. But I did find that my dad had several hundred in a forgotten account. It took a while to claim it because he had to dig up proof that he owned the business, but he eventually got his money.
March 26th, 2010 at 3:51 am
SHOW ME HELP ME FIND THIS FREE MONEY. I NEED IT
Leave a Comment