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Omaha steaks are likely the most well known item to come out of Nebraska in recent memory, but there's something even more juicy that Nebraska residents will feel is more interesting to them personally. As recently as 2007, Nebraska unclaimed money totaled more than 85 million dollars, and counting. Despite the fact that the State Treasurer's Office has a handful of "outreach" events to connect citizens with their lost assets, a lack of knowledge on the matter means that more cash is turned over to the state than goes out to the true owners.

Residing in a state with only about 1.7 million people, Nebraska residents have great odds of discovering that they are owed a portion of the total unclaimed funds being held by the State Treasurer. The primary thing getting between the people and their money is a search and claim, but before that can be done right, the people need to understand how to search or they might waste a bunch of time on the wrong sites using incorrect search methods.

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Spare change left at airport checkpoints
Unclaimed money, typically consisting of loose coins passengers take out of their pockets, is turned into the TSA financial office.

REGION: County lays claim to unclaimed money
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Find your unclaimed money
Take 5 minutes to do a quick online check for funds you might have lost track of.

Time runs out on Citizens insurance rebates
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