Success Stories

Real teachers. Real money. Real stories.

Every story here started the same way — a former teacher with pension money trapped in a state system they'd left behind. Here's what happened when they called Recess.

Anamika
Anamika D.
Prince George's County Public Schools, MD
$11,071
Reclaimed
12 yrs
Unclaimed
Maryland

$11,071 sitting in a state pension fund for 12 years. Reclaimed in 56 minutes.

"I think about this $10,000 all the time. It's in my soul that I have money randomly somewhere."

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Caitlin
Caitlin F.
St. Paul Public Schools, MN
$9,728
Reclaimed
15 yrs
Unclaimed
Minnesota

$9,728 left in a state pension fund for 15 years. She always assumed it was fine where it was.

"I assumed the TRA was similar to a normal retirement account."

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