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December 12, 2006
$20 in your jeans. Or other places.
My brother sent me this email:
"I put on an old pair of jeans the other day and found $20 in the pocket. No sales pitch, no forms to fill out, no “rinse and repeat”, no canceling the account. Put THAT on this website."
So if you know my brother, put your hands down his pants - you might find some money there.
Actually, there are a couple of other places to check besides couch cushions and car ashtrays for money you might have misplaced. The IRS has a nice website where you enter your name to see if you're owed any tax refunds. Go here - it takes less than 10 seconds to fill out the form and see if the IRS owes you money.
Most states have databases that keep track of money owed - a common thing people forget about are utility deposits that go unclaimed when they move. My girlfriend's brother didn't realize he had one more paycheck when he quit his waitering job a few years ago and the state of California was holding onto his $105. Go here to look for lost property in California. For other states, look here - it's free and takes about 30 seconds to search for yourself or family members.
Posted by brian at December 12, 2006 12:26 AM