mlktwins Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 where would you be?!?!? I need it for tomorrow morning (license renewal to REAL ID) and I can't find it 🤦♀️! I can't remember the last time I used it even. I thought it was in my wallet, but no go. I've spent the day looking and even went to the bank to go in the safe deposit box. Not there either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommyoffive Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 Desk? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcadia Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 I kept my family’s social security cards with our passports. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martha in GA Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 We keep ours in our fireproof box in our closet...Do you have a place you keep important papers like birth certificates, marriage license, passports... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlktwins Posted September 28, 2020 Author Share Posted September 28, 2020 1 minute ago, Arcadia said: I kept my family’s social security cards with our passports. I have my passport -- all 4 of ours are together. The card isn't with it 😞 . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlktwins Posted September 28, 2020 Author Share Posted September 28, 2020 Just now, Martha in GA said: We keep ours in our fireproof box in our closet...Do you have a place you keep important papers like birth certificates, marriage license, passports... Yes, I have triple checked that. My boys' aren't in there either so I'm hoping it is with theirs. I'm looking for their envelopes now. It is somewhere in this house. Hubby's was in his wallet, where I'm not sure you are supposed to be carrying it. I had mine there too until I took it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pen Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 In a File? But if you thought wallet, maybe an old wallet? Or check every single slot again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrulySusan Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 Jewelry box? And check the wallet again. When I lose things, they are usually where I thought and just got overlooked on the first try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori D. Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 (edited) By the phone or computer? (had to confirm something with Soc. Sec. #? Between the chair/couch cushions? (fell off your lap from using Soc. Sec # when using the laptop, and slid into the cushion cracks?) Folder of tax info from filing? Fire safe? (we have a small one in our closet for storing important documents) Edited September 28, 2020 by Lori D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caroline Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 With your tax records? I couldn’t find my kid’s card for years. Then I checked the tax file from the year he was born. There it was. I needed to for a college scholarship, so that tells you how long it stayed in that file. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storygirl Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 This won't help for tomorrow, but you can request a new copy of the card. You would have to change your date for getting your new ID and wait for it to arrive. Also, if you just can't find it, look through the documents that are allowed to be used to get a REAL ID and see if there is an alternate document that you can take. Our state has several choices that they will accept to prove identity. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawana Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 I used a tax return for real ID when I couldn’t find my card. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusyMom5 Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 Look again where you keep them all. Ours are in z fireproof box, but there have been times one has stuck to another one or git mixed up with other papers. They are so small! I would take everything out and go through it piece by piece, refining it as I go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlktwins Posted September 28, 2020 Author Share Posted September 28, 2020 10 minutes ago, Lawana said: I used a tax return for real ID when I couldn’t find my card. I have that!!!! There wasn't any hassle? Did you just bring your copy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlktwins Posted September 28, 2020 Author Share Posted September 28, 2020 14 minutes ago, Storygirl said: This won't help for tomorrow, but you can request a new copy of the card. You would have to change your date for getting your new ID and wait for it to arrive. Also, if you just can't find it, look through the documents that are allowed to be used to get a REAL ID and see if there is an alternate document that you can take. Our state has several choices that they will accept to prove identity. I will look at the list again. A W-2 would be nice, but I haven't worked a paying job since my twins were born. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QueenCat Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 In the firesafe lock box. The real question here would be, "which key is it?" 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlktwins Posted September 28, 2020 Author Share Posted September 28, 2020 4 minutes ago, QueenCat said: In the firesafe lock box. The real question here would be, "which key is it?" LOL!!! Or where IS the key -- LOL? We have the key and it isn't in the box :-(. I'm gonna keep looking. Thought I was all set with all my documents -- LOL. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawana Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 27 minutes ago, mlktwins said: I have that!!!! There wasn't any hassle? Did you just bring your copy? No hassle. Just brought a tax return and they accepted it without issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 (edited) It would be smushed inside a passport in the important documents file. Edited September 28, 2020 by Laura Corin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlktwins Posted September 28, 2020 Author Share Posted September 28, 2020 13 minutes ago, Laura Corin said: It would be smushed inside a passport in the important documents file. That is going to be where it is when I find it 🤣!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saraha Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 An old purse? With health insurance paperwork? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlktwins Posted September 28, 2020 Author Share Posted September 28, 2020 21 minutes ago, Lawana said: No hassle. Just brought a tax return and they accepted it without issue. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! I have this in the pile of documents now. I'll keep looking, but I just don't know where else it would be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlktwins Posted September 28, 2020 Author Share Posted September 28, 2020 OP here! If you could see ALL THE PAPER at my house right now!!! I am dying from too much paper!!!! I cleaned out my dad's house and am still going through all his old papers. I haven't gotten to keep mine in order dealing with his stuff and now DH is starting to bring over some of his parents to go through. 😝 This is my winter quarantine project!!! I do appreciate all the tips and ideas! When I find it, I will let you know where it was -- LOL! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storygirl Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 Oh, I can relate! My dining room table has been covered with piles of papers for a few weeks now, because we are trying to sort and discard and create new filing systems. And then when we are done with this group of papers, I have a bunch more in my basement. It seems to be never ending. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paige Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 In my house it would be completely lost and you may as well start the process of ordering a new one instead of wasting months searching. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 Do you have a safe deposit box at a bank? Mine are in a Manila folder (everyone has their own) with SS card, passport, notarized birth certificate. Good luck! I really hate it when I lose stuff. My best advice, sit down and take a break and think about something else for a bit and it might come to you. When I get in a frenzy, I don’t find things well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 10 minutes ago, mlktwins said: OP here! If you could see ALL THE PAPER at my house right now!!! I am dying from too much paper!!!! I cleaned out my dad's house and am still going through all his old papers. I haven't gotten to keep mine in order dealing with his stuff and now DH is starting to bring over some of his parents to go through. 😝 This is my winter quarantine project!!! I do appreciate all the tips and ideas! When I find it, I will let you know where it was -- LOL! What ever happened to that promise of a paperless society with the advent of computers??? It never happened over here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlktwins Posted September 28, 2020 Author Share Posted September 28, 2020 5 minutes ago, Mom2mthj said: Do you have a safe deposit box at a bank? Mine are in a Manila folder (everyone has their own) with SS card, passport, notarized birth certificate. Good luck! I really hate it when I lose stuff. My best advice, sit down and take a break and think about something else for a bit and it might come to you. When I get in a frenzy, I don’t find things well. I went to the bank after lunch to go through the box :-(. My boys' envelopes with their SSA cards and birth certificates aren't there either :-(. I was sure there were here at home, but I went to check anyway. I don't usually lose stuff like this so it is driving me nuts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlktwins Posted September 28, 2020 Author Share Posted September 28, 2020 6 minutes ago, Mom2mthj said: What ever happened to that promise of a paperless society with the advent of computers??? It never happened over here. I don't know! I'm drowning in it! After going through a ton of papers today alone, I can tell you I will have a lot less of it by spring!!! Probably should buy a back-up shredder! I'm not coming out of this pandemic with this crap still in my house -- LOL. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Tick Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pippen Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 In an old wallet? Have you started any new employment in recent years where you might have needed it?I kk I typically kept ours in safety deposit, but about the time my kids were the ages of yours, I started expandable files for them that we call Important Papers Files and got them in the habit of using them. They're pretty good about it. (I'm prone to misplacing things !) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tap Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 Did you need the kids cards for filing any school or sports papers (intent to homeschool or an age related activity)? Maybe yours is with theirs and you need to think about where theirs is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyD Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 Well, DH is the Keeper of the Important Documents, so all of our social security cards are neatly filed in a folder labeled "Important Documents,' tucked away inside a lockbox. If I were in charge of important household documents, however, the card would be stuck inside my passport, which would be jammed in a drawer. Obviously, this is why I am not in charge. I feel for you, OP! Definitely let us know when you find it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KungFuPanda Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 Ugh. I had to order a copy of my birth certificate to get RealID. The original is in the house somewhere, but I still haven’t found it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlktwins Posted September 29, 2020 Author Share Posted September 29, 2020 I still have not found it and went and came home from the DMV. I have another appointment to go back at 10:45 -- LOL!!! So...they would not accept my tax return in lieu of my SSA card. And...I had my old SSA card with my maiden name and the stub showing my married name, but not the actual card. A marriage license would have worked (as evidence of the name change), but I didn't bring that. Now...I will be going back with the marriage license, but I am also bringing my last W2 (the year the boys were born) that shows my current married name and my SSN. They told me to bring it so hopefully it is a go :-). I'm sharing this so maybe this will help someone else getting their REAL ID. I was just going to get the regular license and deal with the other car thing I was doing there, but hubby didn't sign one of the places he needed to sign so I am going back for both things. Is it 5 o'clock yet? Maybe chocolate will have to do until then -- LOL. I am going to order a new card just in case -- that is when I will find my old one though. What a PITA -- LOL. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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