Motherhood Moments

JANUARY 11, 2023

Children are especially vulnerable to a new form of identity theft – synthetic – which now makes up 85 percent of cases and means thieves use combinations of real and fake information to take out loans, get credit cards, purchase cars, collect unemployment, and much more. And it’s grown 233 percent over five years.

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Identity Theft Parenting Unemployment Credit Cards 130

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

You and I may not think twice about these transactions, but someone trying to steal your identity would. Did you know that identity theft is the fastest growing crime in North America?! According to an inspection done by the US Postal Service in 2004, there were over 10 million cases of identity theft in one year alone.

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Identity Theft Credit Cards Hard Drives 2004 150

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 22, 2012

A while ago, in class, us students were sitting there waiting for the instructor to boot up his computer. It must have been a LOT of programs because his computer was running very slowly and it was pretty much at capacity. I am a bit crazy about my computer, obviously, because this was under my skin all day. It was a mess.

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Computers Organic Organization Hard Drives 201

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 17, 2013

Use Only Your Personal Computer. Do your online banking from your personal computer only. If you access your online baking information from a shared computer, you may forget to log out, or the computer may not be secure. You’re making it easy for them. Access Banking Only at Home.

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Bank Banking Identity Theft Computers 241

Saving Cents With Sense

MARCH 10, 2016

Make sure you know who you are sharing your personal information with, especially your social security number (or EIN). If you don’t need paperwork that has your personal information on it, make sure that you shred it. Make sure that you have appropriate security on your computers and other electronic devices.

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Taxes Identity Theft Shredders Office 40

Family Balance Sheet

MARCH 11, 2021

Do our goals still make sense now that we’re in the trenches of the new year? Many people are opting to store financial documents on their computers or the cloud, I have not totally embraced this concept yet and still have a file cabinet and safe for our documents. Take some time to review your yearly financial goals.

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Finance Cleaning Goals Insurance 130

Saving Cents With Sense

OCTOBER 22, 2015

There’s no reason to be walking around with your social security card, in fact, it’s a top way to get your identity stolen. Lost or stolen wallets are a key cause of identity theft—especially when a social security card is found within—and the most consequential as well. Keep the Card at Home. Monitor Your Statements.

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