Comments on: Three Ways to Protect Yourself from Identity Theft http://notmadeofmoney.com/blog/2009/08/three-ways-to-protect-yourself-from-identity-theft.html Save Money - A Personal Finance Blog By A Husband And Wife Sat, 20 Mar 2010 10:58:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: dawn http://notmadeofmoney.com/blog/2009/08/three-ways-to-protect-yourself-from-identity-theft.html/comment-page-1#comment-231588 dawn Wed, 26 Aug 2009 12:38:56 +0000 http://notmadeofmoney.com/blog/?p=1988#comment-231588 I would add that you should use a cross-cut shredder to destroy your sensitive documents rather than one that simply cuts one way. If you don't have a shredder and don't want to pay for one, more and more towns are sponsoring "Shredder Days." http://preview.creditfyi.com/CFYI/News/Shred-Old-Documents-Prevent-Identity-Theft-234.htm I would add that you should use a cross-cut shredder to destroy your sensitive documents rather than one that simply cuts one way.

If you don’t have a shredder and don’t want to pay for one, more and more towns are sponsoring “Shredder Days.” http://preview.creditfyi.com/CFYI/News/Shred-Old-Documents-Prevent-Identity-Theft-234.htm

]]> By: David http://notmadeofmoney.com/blog/2009/08/three-ways-to-protect-yourself-from-identity-theft.html/comment-page-1#comment-231587 David Wed, 26 Aug 2009 11:02:22 +0000 http://notmadeofmoney.com/blog/?p=1988#comment-231587 Not to reiterate, but.... I NEVER NEVER NEVER put outgoing mail in my home mailbox. Find some way to do it another way. I don't even have trash pickup--I recycle all my paper and palstic, I throw the rest away at work. Sounds crazy, but it saves money, and it limits opportunities for identity theft. I never ever ever carry my check book with me. Who writes checks anymore anyways? Use common sense--the more horror stories I hear about identity theft, the mor it occurs to me, if you use common sense, you should be alright. Be careful who you give your SS # to--etc. etc. Not to reiterate, but….

I NEVER NEVER NEVER put outgoing mail in my home mailbox. Find some way to do it another way.

I don’t even have trash pickup–I recycle all my paper and palstic, I throw the rest away at work. Sounds crazy, but it saves money, and it limits opportunities for identity theft.

I never ever ever carry my check book with me. Who writes checks anymore anyways?

Use common sense–the more horror stories I hear about identity theft, the mor it occurs to me, if you use common sense, you should be alright. Be careful who you give your SS # to–etc. etc.

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