Found Money

Unless you're one of the blessed few sitting comfortably in the economic bracket of Bill Gates, Donald Trump, Oprah, or P-Diddy, chances are you need money. The ever-increasing price of petroleum and other basic products are making life more difficult each day and the bills are blowing in the door like hurricane Dolly. Extra funds to keep the credit card companies at bay would be perfect at a time like this. One thing better than making easy money is making easy money online from your own bedroom. Well, here's good news for you- provided you have internet access, you may be able to find hidden loot belonging to you or your friends with a little bit of time and your computer.

It's a little-known fact that the US Treasury has found money from unclaimed property belonging to thousands of Americans. According to the NAUPA (National Association of Unclaimed Property Administrators), the total amount is well in excess of $30 billion and its just waiting for someone to come and claim it. Have you ever wondered what happens to lost financial assets like abandoned bank accounts, unclaimed tax refunds and stock dividends that people forgot about? Those are actually turned-over in the care of the state if they're owners can't be located after a certain 'dormancy period' lasting 3-5 years (depending on the individual state laws). In Alabama for example, that period is 5 years for most assets, 2 years for utility deposits and 1 year for uncashed salary checks.

For those of you looking for the perfect money making oppurtunity (legally, of course), you should try your hand at searching for unclaimed property gathering insurance (and dust) using the individual state unclaimed databases. The lack of a centralized government database for unclaimed property has made it easy for various found money websites to come-up with found money scams, but there is a method on doing a thorough unclaimed funds search without going around in circles.