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Tips for Protecting Your Identity

Saving Cents With Sense

Only give your social security number out when absolutely necessary, and take the proper steps to ensure it’s not spread to inappropriate channels or people who will take advantage of the information. For example, if you are filling out a rental application, you will notice that you are asked to include your SSN and bank account information.

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Carnival of Financial Planning – Money Management Edition #231

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Anisha Sekar presents Data Breaches and Identity Theft: How Much You Could Lose posted at NerdWallet , saying, “Thankfully, in the case of a data breach like Global Payments, your bank or credit union will shoulder most of the burden of keeping you safe, letting you know if your account is compromised and issuing a new card if necessary.

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