Comments on Clawing our way to financial health: Tip for getting out of debt: open your mail

i actually found a cheque for around $200 made out...

2008-05-22T12:27:00.000-07:00

i actually found a cheque for around $200 made out to my then girlfriend from her insurance company when I was cleaning out old mail a few weeks ago.

So it definitely pays.

I couldn't agree more! I checked my bank statement...

2008-05-04T18:49:00.000-07:00

I couldn't agree more! I checked my bank statements properly once I started trying to eliminate my debt & found I had fraudulent charges on my debit card that had been stolen. Recovered $50!

And also, random mail should be opened unless you ...

2008-05-04T05:10:00.000-07:00

And also, random mail should be opened unless you know it's junk. We just got a letter from a collections agency for something which we paid, but we had to straighten out. Wasn't too much of a hassle, but still...it was good we opened it instead of tossing it.