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8 Ways to Prevent Identity Theft

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Don’t ever write your Social Insurance Number or telephone number on cheques or credit card receipts. If you are getting rid of your computer, make sure to remove all of the documents with personal information from the hard drive before you give it away. Open and unused credit accounts are a prime target for crooks.

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Are You a Cell Phone ‘Tech NO’?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

People laugh at us for not being able to show off our pictures on our phone or check in (using FourSquare and other apps) to show the world where we are, or compare prices at Target while we shop at Walmart. I’m Not Against Telephones. People shake their heads and call us old, old-fashioned and out of date.

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