Unclaimed Property Blog

When cleaning house there are a lot of things that can be found. Some of these you have not seen in so long you may have forgotten about them. Well it is known that many people may have forgotten about property too. You may have lost treasures being held as unclaimed property. New Jersey is publishing in newspapers a list of names of rightful owners of unclaimed property.

Ever wonder if there is money just waiting to be found? You may have read about people finding unclaimed money, but have the idea it couldn’t or wouldn’t happen to you. How could anyone not know they had lost money? It may seem silly, but nine out of ten Americans do find they have missing money.

You may have heard that 9 out of 10 Americans are owed money. Sometimes the amount isn’t much, then there are other times where it is a real jackpot.

About 25 years ago Jimmy Sparks, a Vietnam veteran, returned to the United States and found work with Lowe’s in Jackson, Mississippi.

While employed with Lowe’s he decided to invest in the company, so he purchased some stock. Jimmy left Lowe’s just before he reached 15 years of employment and returned to Georgia. He did not do anything with his stock options at that time, not sure what his rights were regarding the stock.

The controversy surrounding gift cards is continuing in Georgia. This week the Supreme Court is hearing both sides of this issue.

The debate began years ago as an argument over the legality of expiration dates and non-usage fees. It has since evolved into a battle over whether a gift card recipient can sue the issuing company for the card’s value.

The Georgia Court of Appeals said no last month which was a reversal of a trial court’s decision. The Appeals Court threw out the lawsuit that accused mall operator Simon Property Group of illegally deducting value from its gift cards and keeping the remaining balances when customers didn’t use them before a deadline.

You often see or hear about people being reunited with their money. You never think it could happen to you, but it can. Read on for a North Carolina story.

The North Carolina State Treasurer’s office is holding more than $500 million in unclaimed property.

Bill Isley, much to his astonishment was told the state had approximately $3,650.00 for him to claim. The money was from a sport utility vehicle he sold more than 10 years ago.

Per Isley, the transaction just got misplaced, he moved on into a new job and things just got lost in the shuffle. This is the typical scenario for lost money.

Research suggests that being happy may boost your chances for professional and financial success.

When something goes well in your life, it’s not uncommon to expect that that success would make you happy.

It is now believed that the reason things go well in the first place may be, in part, because someone is happy to begin with.

Simply put, evidence suggests happiness begets success. When successful your happiness increases, which then can produce more success. This is a nice effect.

Research done at the University of Illinois, the University of California, and the University of Missouri-Columbia found that those with a cheerful disposition are more likely to, among other things:

If you have more month at the end of your money, then read on to find ways to even these out.

We all know that you must spend less than you earn to make a profit for the month. However, we don’t always follow that concept.

One reason is that we often feel we have to cut something out. This may have the additional view that this cuts into your current lifestyle.

Certainly, you can find some ways of spending less money without changing your entire life style.

It has been reported that 30% of teens have credit cards and that this group has $153 billion to spend. That now known, it is easy to see why the credit card industry is marketing to this group so intensely.

Teaching these teenagers about finances and credit issues is also becoming a part of the internet. Some sites to visit for learning are:

* Sandbox Entertainment: Business — You will find business articles, news, and games for learning stock.

* Investment Games — A professional investment training site for the very serious.

* Credit Card Nation — An entertaining, very effective, education program design to teach each person about the most effective use, potential hazards, and unanticipated abuses of consumer credit cards.

All Alabama residents are wanted by the State Treasurer’s Office. Don’t run from this search. The State wants to give money away.

It has been reported that State Treasurer Kay Ivey is looking for Covington County residents. Her reason for the search is to return approximately $545,000 to rightful owners. If you don’t live in Covington County, there still may be money for you in the State’s coffers.

An unclaimed property listing will be published in local papers. You could have money in the state’s coffers waiting to be claimed.

In Rock County, Wisconsin some property owners are missing roughly $1.5 million in unclaimed property per the office of State Treasurer Jack Voight. The state is advertising about 64,000 names in newspapers statewide.

About 36,600 unclaimed stock shares account for some of that amount in Rock County. Other unclaimed assets may include bank accounts, checks, bonds, insurance claims, stock dividends or wages.

Within the state there are approximately 700,000 property owners who have not claimed about $300 million. Included in that number is unclaimed money reported as early as 1970.

If you are not sure about your debt status, keep reading, you will gain some useful data to determine if you are in debt.

Do you know there are warning signs of too much debt? Do you know them?

Today more and more Americans are drowning in debt. Some are not even aware that financial disaster is just a signature or swipe away.