Did you cash savings bonds you got as a kid? Ever buy a child a U.S. savings bond? It could be time to nudge 30-somethings or 40-somethings to see if they cashed their bonds. Currently, there are about 47 million unredeemed matured savings bonds worth $16.1 billion.
There are 12 boxes of Girl Scout cookies in each case.
Girl Scout cookie boxes were loaded into vehicles during the Girl Scouts Heart of Central California's Mega Drop event at Big Valley Church in Modesto, California, Monday, February 20, 2012. Approximately 322,130 packages of cookies were distributed to Girl Scout troops for delivery. (Bart Ah You/Modesto Bee/MCT via Getty Images) SILVER SPRING,MD - February, 22:Girl Scout Min Hunt-Neu, 11, looks over her cookie list Wednesday February 22, 2012 in Silver Spring, MD.