In this season of doorbuster yuletide sales and Christmas shopping, the need for money can be felt even more. Pick out any guy dressed as Santa on the street and chances are that cold cash money and how to get more of it is on his mind. Throw a wad of Benjamins in packed club and pandemonium is sure to break loose. Funny then that most people have lost money in the form of lost checks, abandoned assets and unclaimed funds without even being aware of it.

Sad, but true. According to the National Association of Unclaimed Property Administrators, almost $40 billion in unclaimed property is in the government's hands right now. This comes from lost assets which include, but are not limited to dormant assets like bank and checking accounts, safe deposit box contents, tax refunds, stocks,dividends and the like.

It's quite simple to find lost assets in your state. It can be as simple as entering your name and SSS number in the state unclaimed property database. "When I entered my own information, I didn't find anything belonging to me, but I did find some money belonging to a great aunt of mine who has since died, and would have left it to me." says Greg Daughtery of Consumer Report. What's a better way to spread Yuletide cheer- finding Christmas money from lost assets for others?

An unclaimed property search in several states can be quite a hassle though as a centralized national database doesn't exist. Some people have discovered effective methods on making thourough searches for lost assets though. Check out http://www.unclaimed-property.net