Found money

Wouldn't it be nice to enter your name into a web site field, click "go" and find you've got money coming your way? Could it really be that easy? Well, there have been a few wonderful tales in the news lately of unsuspecting people down on their luck who find out they have unclaimed money coming due them from sources such as inheritances, old bank accounts, or uncashed paychecks.

It's easy enough to check out. Go to missingmoney.com, or check out this MSNBC site, which has some happy stories to go along with the state-by-state chart to go to missingmoney.com to see if you're in for some extra cash anytime soon.

It's worth a few seconds and clicks. And, who knows, maybe you're among the fortunate who didn't know they have a stake in the billions of dollars of unclaimed cash being held in state government coffers. Keep these warnings in mind should you find unclaimed cash is due you: Read More »