With just a month left before school starts, the time is now to squeeze in that summer vacation! While vacations make us all want to leave our worries at home, it’s still important to be safe while traveling by protecting ourselves, our families, and our identities! I know my … [Read more...]
5 Ways to Protect Your Family from Identity Theft
This post is brought to you by LifeLock. All opinions are my own. A couple of years ago, my cousin was telling me about how she was in trouble with the IRS- because someone else tried to file a tax return using her social security number! Once that happened, she realized that … [Read more...]
My Experience with Identity Theft {And Why I Love Having LifeLock Identity Theft Protection}
When Shane was born almost five years ago, we didn’t have a pediatrician of our own so we used the on-call pediatrician. He was in and out in under three minutes so we never thought of it again. Fast forward to last year, when I decided to switch Shane’s doctor and wanted to make … [Read more...]
The Internet is the Identity Thief’s Playground
I have amazing luck, you guys. Just this week, I discovered that I have unclaimed funds in England, received an encrypted email listing more compensation from a lady named Mary I’ve never met, was offered a buyer for my house {which I’m not selling}, and was sent something in … [Read more...]
Safety Tips for Moving Day
During any major life change, you become more susceptible to identity theft, and moving is no exception. Your mind is on other things, you are stressed for time, and you are dealing with more companies than normal and handing your personal information to movers, mortgage people, … [Read more...]