Missing Money

Finally! After months of waiting, our missing money has arrived. Arrived from where? Well, we're not really sure. Technically, it came from Edward T. Alter, the Utah State Treasurer, because it was "missing money".

Several months ago, my sister-in-law e-mailed me (thanks Suzy) to let me know that Jason's name appeared on a missing money website. We looked into it; not much information is provided, such as the amount of money or from where the money originated. From there, you're linked to a state website with instructions on how to obtain your money. We had to send in copies of Jason's drivers license and social security card plus proof that we had lived at the address listed on the site. Then, we had to wait...for a LONG time (or so it seemed).

In the meantime, we tried to figure out what money we could possibly be missing. Could it be a utility bill overpayment? Probably not, they know where we live. What about a tax overpayment? Not likely, you first have to make enough money to pay taxes in order to have overpaid. Besides, the government knows where we live. Did we invest in some stocks that we forgot about? Even less likely (you have to have money in order to invest it). We heard a rumor going around that we were suing the Leavitts (Jason's former employer). Maybe we won the lawsuit and they forgot to tell us. Or maybe a long lost relative that never knew us died and left us their fortune.

In the end, we decided that we pretty much had NO IDEA! We would just have to wait and see.

Months later (I'm not sure how many), our check finally came. SIX HUNDRED AND SEVENTY FIVE DOLLARS!! Nice! So where did it come from? The attached sheet of paper said "abandoned property". Abandoned property? Okay...we abandoned our old broken down Colt Vista years ago. Do you suppose the State located it, hauled it in, had it scrapped, made $675 from it and then decided to keep it on file just in case we ever checked? Probably not. So again, we pretty much have NO IDEA, and it will bug me until the day I die. Don't get me wrong, I'm happy about the money, it would just be nice to know how it went missing in the first place. Oh well, but make sure to check HERE for your own missing money. You never know.