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Free Product Tester Scams: The One Test That Catches All of Them
Real programmes only ever send. If money or bank details are travelling away from you, it is not a product testing programme. Plus what to do about a package you never ordered.
Product Tester Programs You Can Actually Sign Up For
Programme by programme: open or invite-only, sample or full size, what it asks in return, and whether a social following matters.
Product Testing Programs: What They Actually Send, and What They Ask For
Real companies mail products to ordinary people in exchange for an honest review. You apply and you may be selected — nothing is guaranteed. Here is which programmes are open, which are invite-only, and which have quietly closed.
Federal Unclaimed Funds: Savings Bonds, Back Wages and 4 More Free Searches
Money recovered by a federal agency never reaches a state treasury. Six free federal databases hold it, and one empties into the US Treasury after three years.
Lost 401(k) and Pension Benefits: 3 Free Searches for $2.1 Trillion in Forgotten Accounts
About 31.9 million forgotten workplace retirement accounts hold $2.1 trillion. Three free registries track them, and they ask for very different things.
State Unclaimed Property: How to Claim Money Your State Treasury Is Holding
Roughly one in seven Americans has unclaimed property in a state treasury. The search takes a last name, it is free to run and free to claim.
Money Owed to You in 2026: 6 Free Government Searches and Which One Fits You
There is no single database of money that belongs to you. There are six free ones. Answer one question and find out which apply to you.
Georgia Unclaimed Money: Around $3.3 Billion Held, and the Free Official Search
Georgia is holding around $3.3 billion in unclaimed property. What the Georgia Department of Revenue holds, the dormancy rules, and how to search free.
Ohio Unclaimed Money: About $4.8 Billion Held, and the Free Official Search
Ohio is holding about $4.8 billion in unclaimed property. What the Ohio Department of Commerce holds, the dormancy rules, and how to search free.