Retirement Chronicles: An Unexpected Payment

I’m sure you've gotten those fake checks in the mail before. “Redeemable only at…..Payable only at…Good toward the purchase of…at….” and so on. I got another of what I thought was a fake check last Saturday. I mean, I wasn’t expecting any money from anyone. I get all my money from my retirement sources through electronic transfers, like most people do these days.

I was about to toss it in the trash until I realized I didn’t see any of the “conditions” I stated above listed on this prime piece of paper. So, I opened up the letter.

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