Found a 2-year-old uncashed paycheck...any ideas?
 

So I was going through my old bills, and found a paycheck for $700 from 2005, and was wondering if anyone had any ideas for cashing it. It says on the face "void after 180 days".

I was wondering if I should try contacting the company, or possibly the companies bank, to try and get it reissued, or am I just out of luck?

I'd definitely contact the writer of the check and see if it can be reissued! How'd you get by missing that much????

Most checks stale-date after 6 months. Best bet is go back to the maker and see if you can get it reissued.

First off... jackpot!

Go back and get it reissued, then blow it all on hookers and coke.

I was transitioning from one job to two more, and was already getting my new paychecks by the time I got this one, so figured I'd just miscalculated how many more I was supposed to get. :thumbsup:

Thanks for advice, all!

Yep, you should be able to contact your prior employer and have the check reissued. Best of luck!

What everyone else said - just make a copy of the front and back of the check in case they dispute - you'll have proof to send to them that the check has not been deposited or cashed.

sheesh, I wish I could forget about $700 ;)

Good advice, but I would go with a certified copy (banks and courthouses have people who can do that). A certified copy will carry you further if the original is "lost."

Get a notarised copy and send them that. Keep the original - it's your proof.

In the UK a cheque is a contract, and therefore they still have the obligation to pay you - one imagines that their finance system "knows" you've not been paid, as thier bank ballance would have been $700 too high at the end of the period in question (FY 2005-06, presumably).

Wow you must have figure out how to grow money on trees if you overlooked that!:surprised:

Your best bet is to contact the company and explain the situation. I could sure use an auxiliary $700 myself right about now.

Hookers AND coke? You can get both for $700???

You can get anything on Craigslist, especially if you have low standards.

Well, unless twistedmosaic is a diehard motorhead, he probably doesn't need a new set of headers. And, he may prefer Pepsi. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/rhlandis/huh.gif

In any case, $700 is quite a bit scratch to have lying around, just for "me" money.

So...twistedmosaic...there's this new telescope that I've had my eye on...http://img.photobucket.com/albums/10.../whistling.gif

Unless you're going for a top-notch call girl, the places around here that advertise give you an hour or two for $400. You can get at least an ounce or two of blow for the other $300

I prefer Hotshot myself, although I am partial to the Vanilla variety of the cola product.


If I can get my 'friend' to pay me back the $1000 he's owed me since January (long story), that plus the $700 will make life much more comfortable over the next couple of weeks. :thumbsup:

I'd ditto the rest of them and then say send the money to me :) you apparently don't have much use for it! :D

The funds may have gone to your state's "unclaimed property" department. Do a google search with your state's name and "unclaimed property". The process is usually very quick and you will receive a check for the full amount via the mail.

Been there, got my 500$ back.

:)

:lol:

if you do end up getting it, I think a nice little donation to the place that helped you get it back would go far for your kharma. If you believed in that BS, that is... :D

Update: I had called the company a couple times and left messages in August, and never heard back from them. Then, in September, I got a call on my cell saying "here's a fax number, fax us the check and we'll get back to you"

Faxed them the check, never heard from them.

However, i just went to get the mail, and have a shiny new (unexpired) paycheck! Yay!

Just in time to pay for 1/3 of my iMac :D

I still have my eye on it. And...Chistmas is right around the corner. Just in case you were thinking of maybe hooking ol' Bill here up.:thumbsup:

I love a happy ending. :thumbsup:

Much better use of your money than hookers and coke, my man!:thumbsup:

I'd imagine $700 could get you a few of them...

(sorry, with all the hooker and blow talk I couldn't help myself!)

I get paid weekly at my summer job, and a $1000 check slipped through my radar for a month or so...

I looked at my checking account and realized that I was a grand under what I should have, and tore apart my room to find it.

I would stick it in the ATM and see what happens. If it get's rejected then you can follow all the above advice, contact the maker, etc. But you have a better than even chance of skipping a lot of hassle. It's true that there is a time limit on checks but that is just the letter of the law. You would be surprised at how lax most systems are.