3/15/2022 -- Fun (or not so fun!) Facts
I hope you are doing well! There is a glimmer of spring on the horizon and that's always wonderful. :-) If you are like me, the time change we experience in Ohio can be a little hard to adjust to, but it is another indicator of spring.
This week's newsletter is potpourri-style - I hope you enjoy the "fun facts" contained within!
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Have you been to www.missingmoney.com
On this site, you can conduct a free search for bank accounts, safe deposit box contents, uncashed checks, insurance policies, CDs, trust funds, utility deposits, stocks and bonds, wages and escrow accounts.
If you get a result, claim the property and fill out the requested details, then submit and you will receive instructions on next steps from the state where you made the claim. I found $30 in my name!!
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: Barely mentioned in Biden’s State of the Union: Rents are skyrocketing, complicating Americans’ ability to save for a house
'January data showing national rents continued to surge by double-digits over last year — and at a faster pace than for-sale... '
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Apps for your Reading Pleasure
If you like to read new releases, you may want to try some great apps to get new release e-books for free.
- Overdrive - allows you to check Kindle, ePub, or audiobooks out of your local library OR many larger libraries nationwide. You can contact larger libraries to get a digital library card and then search their collection on Overdrive.
- Libby - Libby is another book lending app where you can borrow for a limited time, read on your phone or tablet, and then return.
- Kindle - If you don't mind buying books, you can purchase books on Amazon and read or listen to them on the Kindle app.
- BookBub - this isn't exactly an app, but rather an email service that finds inexpensive or free eBooks on Amazon and send you an email about them.
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Having an emergency fund may help alleviate the stress and worry associated with a financial crisis.
