money

I always knew Illinois had a handful of wealthy suburban neighborhoods surrounding Chicago.

There's a brand new list of the wealthiest people in the world and Missouri has a new (sort of) number one richest person. This guy is so wealthy, he could afford to buy 3 billion candy bars and that's even allowing for inflation on chocolate.

Wealth is very much a subjective thing. What one person might consider a pittance would feel like a fortune to someone else. How much do people think (key word) they need to live comfortably in Illinois? The numbers are ridiculous.

There are a lot of ways to define "wealth", but for the sake of simplicity, let's focus on how much the average family makes in each Missouri city and town. The 25 richest seem to be rolling in the dough and there's a new number one at the top of the list.

It all adds up to an astounding amount of money and part of it might be owed to you. The Illinois State Treasurer has announced that there are approximately $1 billion dollars in unclaimed savings bonds in the Land of Lincoln alone. The good news is there's an easy way to check if you're owed part of that money.

My eyes did a double-take when I saw this as I thought there was no way it could be accurate, but I've learned it is. A new ranking claims the tax burden in Illinois has even surpassed that of California. The numbers don't lie.

There are different ways to measure how rich your life is and this is a perfect example. The poorest county in Missouri is much richer than you think and I'll prove it.

I want to be clear that I love the people of Kentucky and I don't want anyone there to misunderstand what I'm about to share. But, the poorest county in Illinois based on new data really should just be a part of Kentucky. I'll explain why.

I think it's safe to say that most people have a goal of retiring 'comfortably', but what does that mean exactly? If you plan to sail off into a golden sunset in Missouri, you better start saving based on a number I've just seen shared that puts a mammoth price on the word 'comfortably'.

Missouri has a billion dollars in unclaimed property that is never spoken for. There's a one in ten chance that they have something meant for you based on statistics. There's an easy way to find out if you're one of the lucky ones.