Hey, free money

[judecorp]

When my dad died, my brother found some savings bonds that our great-grandmother had bought for us when we were wee babies. I had four bonds - one from my baptism, one from my first Christmas, and two from February 1977. Since I am now the big THREE-OH, these old things are actually starting to fully mature. Whee!

The ones from 11-1975 and 01-1976 are ready to go and will give me about $600 of free money! Sweet! Now I just have to find time to get to a bank. Dude, that buys ~3 vials of ready-to-go sperm!

(The only problem is that my mother, in her infinite wisdom, signed the backs of all of them. With her name when she was married to my father, which is definitely not her name now. Gosh, I hope that doesn't render these invalid.)

Comments

[mayna.livejournal.com]

I just cashed a savings bond from 1978 and it had my maiden name on it (obviously) but I didn't have to give any proof that I was still me.

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you didn't need any proof.

This savings bond has my name on it, just like it is now... but it also has my mom's married name on it (when she was married to my dad). And she actually signed the backs of all of the bonds already. Why? I have no idea.

Argh.

[amyura.livejournal.com]

Yay! I don't think the married name thing is a problem. The woman from whom we bought my car had married since she bought the car, so the purchase signature on the title was her maiden name and the sales signature was her married name. The RMV, which is the worst bureaucracy in the world, accepted it.

Want more anecdotal evidence? I have checks from before I was married (I changed my name) and sign them with my married name. The bank doesn't seem to care.

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

I'm not worried about the name so much as I am that my mother already signed the backs of all of the savings bonds. Does that mean SHE has to cash them? So confusing. I suppose I can go to the bank and check, and if they give me a hard time I can mail them to my mom and make her cash them and send me the money.

Can't complain about free money, though. :)

[estrange.livejournal.com]

Yay for SPERM!

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

*giggle* That sounds so DIRTY.

[smurfbrother.livejournal.com]

You will have no problem cashing those.

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Good to know, thanks.