How To Check If Florida Owes You Money In 2025

The Florida state treasury says 1 in 5 residents has unclaimed money or property. Here's how to search for and claim your money.

Cost To Make Ends Meet Is $100K In Some FL Communities, Report Says

The average household survival budget in the Tampa Bay area and Suncoast region is about $97K, a report said, leaving many folks struggling.

Here’s How Much Money It Takes In FL To Be Middle Class

About half of Americans are part of the middle class, but what it takes to be considered middle class may not be the same in Florida.

Here's How Much You Need To Make To Be Middle Class In FL: Report

How much does the middle class earn in Florida? A new report pulling U.S. Census data seeks to answer that question.

$50 Multiplies To $1 Million For St. Pete Man Playing FL Lottery

The $50 scratch-off game, 500x The Cash, features a top prize of $25 million.

FL Lottery $1M Winnings Has St. Pete Woman Rolling In Money

A woman who purchased her lucky scratch-off game in Pinellas County felt so excited she couldn't sleep the night before claiming her prize.

St. Pete Woman, Dover Resident Cash In Rich With FL Lottery

Two Tampa Bay gals are millionaires after winning from the $5 million Luck Scratch-Off game Thursday in St. Petersburg and Plant City.

Pick Finance Brain Of 'Squeeze the Juice' Writer Jennifer Lee

If you face a financial transition — divorce, inheritance, widowed, a new job — a Sarasota author has wisdom to make it less painful.

$2.3 Million Lottery Won By St. Pete Publix Shopper

A local Publix sold the money-making $2,500 A Week For Life ticket to the lucky resident.

$1 Million Mega Millions Winner From St. Pete

A 55-year-old man has claimed his winnings from a Quick Pick ticket that was purchased at a St. Petersburg store in June.

$2 Million Dollar Florida Lottery St. Pete Winner

Ten dollars spent at a local Winn-Dixie turned one man into an instant millionaire with the Florida Lottery's 50x Cashword game.

$1 Million Lottery Win Helps FL Man Care For His Family

A 67-year-old man worried about caring for his family won $1 million from a Scratch-Off game bought at Publix in South Pasadena.

FL Lottery Offices Reopening For Claim Appointments

The Florida Lottery Office says it is reopening offices for winnings of $5,000 or more claim appointments.

St. Pete Man Turns $10 Into $2 Million In Scratch-Off Game

A 28-Year-old St. Pete man had luck on his side when he played a scratch-off game that got him $2 million.

Taxes Due July 15: 5 Things FL Tax Filers Should Know

After being extended three months because of the coronavirus crisis, the 2019 tax deadline is here for Florida taxpayers.

Is St. Pete a Favorite Spot Among Car Thieves?

See your chances of becoming an auto theft victim.

What’s the Average Social Security Check in St. Pete?

Find out how to get the largest payment you can.

The Unemployment Rate in St. Pete

Find out if prospects are getting better or worse.

The Identity Theft Problem in St. Pete

Find out if you're living in a hot spot for ID fraud.