So I'm going through mail I hadn't opened or ignored. One of them was a statement from the last place I worked in Florida about my 401k - which was rolled over to an IRA. I thought. But the last statment said there was a withdrawl of all the money.

I never moved the money over to a different account when I had a 401K at my last job (which I should have done I know) but I thought it wouldn't matter.

Now I'm freaking out that the I've somehow forfeited the money. Is that possible? I can't call anyone until tomorrow so I'm trying to figure out what happened.

That sounds really unlikely. This isn't your most recent job? If it was recent, I would say that rolling over is probably technically taking all the money out of one account and putting it into another, but I don't really know.

Also I have mail to go through. I know there's a credit card in there somewhere.

A hall tree! I've just been using the other side of the bed.

Timelies all!

Starting to dig ourselves out of the snow here.

askye, if you were vested in the 401k, they can't just take it; it may have been withdraw into another account. (disclaimer: I am not an expert; I'm just a person who's had 401k's before.) I suggest deliberately not thinking about it until you can call them tomorrow and find out what happened. I doubt there's any reason to freak out, beyond "oh fuck, another fucking thing to deal with".

It's a wooden freestanding hall tree with lots of slanted round-tip hooks, and it was about $40. It holds a lot of clothes and has never torn anything. Tip: to hang shirts without creating a bulge in the neck, slip the hook through a sleeve.

The withdrawal is probably the rollover. I think when I had to do that there was a gap when I didn't really know where my money was and that was really disturbing, but it did show up in an account in my name eventually. I hope you can get it all sorted out easily tomorrow, ask, and try not to worry about it meanwhile, since you can't do anything about it today anyway.

What is a hall tree?

I don't have a system for dealing with worn-once closes that don't quite need to go in the laundry yet, I could use one. My half-assed system is to not put them in the laundry but pile them on the end of the bed or somewhere, but then I usually just give up and put them in the laundry anyway because after lying around for a while like that they probably need washing what with the cat hair that is bound to accumulate and the ever present possibility of hairballs, etc.

I still don't really feel well. I'm not sick enough that I would stay home from work, but I can't seem to make myself do anything productive. Frustrating.

Having had to help handle sorting out three overstuffed homes after their owner's demise, I have zero concerns anymore about leaving mine for anyone else! Apres moi, le deluge. I'm more concerned with the flood I have to bail for myself, now.

I really like the squalor survivors support group

I'm at maximum load with joining internet forums, myself. But I really like Unfuck Your Habitat for getting my head into the space for cleaning.

What is a hall tree?

Also known as a coat rack. Sort of a pole with hooks sticking out of it, meant to stand in your entryway for hanging jackets and hats on. Amazon sells lots of them.

I have a particular place in the closet where I re-hang office clothes that can be worn again. After the second wearing, they usually go in the laundry basket. Wear-around-the-house clothes get hung over a chair next to the dresser until they go in the laundry. I like the idea of a hall tree but one wouldn't really fit in my bedroom.

Ha. Amazon just sent me a link to buy, among other things, coat racks. Suspicious! Stop stalking me, Amazon.