Aside from stimulus checks, your state may owe you hundreds of dollars

While millions of Americans wait to receive the first of a new series of monthly stimulus checks starting next month -- and to see whether or not the federal government ever gets behind the idea of a fourth stimulus check -- there are actually plenty of other ways to squeeze money out of the government right now.

For example, your state actually might be holding on to unclaimed money at the moment with your name on it, and without you even realizing it. State government websites include a link whereby residents can check to see if they have unclaimed property that they need to claim. Just a few days ago, in fact, South Carolina launched a "Matchelor" messaging campaign inspired by the return of the ABC reality series The Bachelorette that's meant to reunite people with unclaimed funds. “At the State Treasurer’s Office, we have a team of committed Matchelors and Matchelorettes who actively work to match people with their unclaimed funds every day, but with more than a million accounts, we can’t do it alone,” South Carolina State Treasurer Curtis Loftis said in a news release. “We’re reminding folks to search our website to see if they can find their perfect match and be reunited with their long-lost Benjamins, Hamiltons, or Lincolns.”