We mentioned this back in 2010, but since it has been a few years, we thought it would be good to remind you about possibly finding lost money! In fact, it comes up again here on our site because we check every once in a while and every time we have come up dry….. except this time! We had just under $100 waiting to be claimed from a medical bill we made an “overpayment” on! SWEET!
In fact, we have checked this over the past few years because we know it works! Last time we found $75 for a family member that was waiting to be claimed! We didn’t have any then, but we do now!
And apparently many people do! There is around 33 billion dollars from 117 million accounts* that have unclaimed money sitting, waiting to be claimed from bank accounts, stocks, dividends, paychecks, etc. The average account holds around $280!
So if you have you ever wondered if you have unclaimed, lost money floating around out there that you just need to claim? It would be difficult if not nearly impossible to think back over your whole life to determine whether any portion of that unclaimed money belongs to you! Well, thankfully it is actually easy and FREE to claim any lost money that is due to you.
There are two sites that you check this information from:
Each of these sites walk you through the steps to enter your name and any any state that you have resided in and then informs you if you have missing money to claim. These sites are officially endorsed by each of the states.
We actually heard about these sites many years ago and checked it then. Neither of us had missing money then and we just checked again today and found money today, so check it often!
When you do a search (like in the case of me searching under family members names) it does not give you any details. The actual person has to make the claim. But you can do your close family a favor and check for them too!
We are curious if you have missing money coming to you. Let us know! With 33 billion unclaimed, surely someone is a new millionaire amongst us!
* The actual facts regarding the 33 Billion dollars and 117 million accounts in this article were taken from unclaimed.org/what.
Chris
Is there a Canadian site that does this also?
Cassie
That’s a great question Chris! We have heard of this one: http://www.lostcash.ca/
Thanks for asking in case others were also wondering!
Christine
I just found 80 bucks! Thank you so much for sharing!
renee
My ex sister in law had seen me one day and told me my name was on there. Went home and checked. Had unclaimed $ from my previous auto insurance. The only thing was, it seemed like alot of hassle to receive the $. Have to prove where I lived years ago, have papers notarized, etc…If I knew it was for a decent amount of $ I might go through the hassle; but what if it’s for less than I pay a notary? But, yes, I do have unclaimed money.
Niki
How interesting! I, personally, do not have any money owed. However, my deceased grandparent’s (a married couple) have at least 10 listings. Most of them are for over $100. I wonder now if the executor of their estate would be able to proceed with the process or if that is a lost cause?! Thanks for sharing.
Sally
It’s definitely worth a look. Combined my husband and I had $900. It just takes some time for them to process. They say up to 120 days in California.
Karie P
My husband has 3 from our previous health insurance because they didn’t pay the doctor directly. Could be interesting trying to collect because it was addressed to both him and the doctor but will have to try as one is over $100
Dawne K
I have checking similar websites in the past for myself and family members and never found our names. When I saw your link I went on and tried again. This time my father in law who passed away in 2003 was on there. Submitted paperwork today and the process in Michigan takes 120, so we will see.
Interesting that I have checked these sites in the past and new had anything come up. I guess it pays to keep checking periodically. Thanks for including this on your email.
Tonya
I just found $70 for me, and I don’t know how much for my in-laws. Three different claims for them all say over $100. I’m so excited! I pray that it blesses them! Thanks so much for this info. I had no idea!
Cyndy Campbell
I found $62! Yay! Thank you for sharing this information! 🙂
Breona
SOOO thankful you posted this! I found money from liquidated IBM stock my family had in my name apparently for over $100. I called the OK office and it’s real! My state was Oklahoma and when I called they said there’s about a 60 turnover in case any OK people wanted to know.
Brittney
Wohoo! $270 from a missed paycheck back in 2007! Thanks for sharing this!