Archive for October, 2010
How to Freeze Your Credit Report at All Three Credit Bureaus
Freezing Your Credit Report Can Prevent Identity Theft Identity theft is a major concern these days and advancements in technology continue to aid criminals in perfecting their skills and techniques. However, beyond your standard identity theft tips you can go one step further and consider a credit freeze. When a person wants absolute assurance that [...]
Renters Insurance Basics: What Every Renter Should Know
Do You Need Renters Insurance? Homeowners Insurance is designed to protect a person’s home. This is an obvious need for insurance since a home is often somebody’s most valuable asset backed by a large loan. This is why most people don’t even think about renter’s insurance. You don’t own the apartment, you didn’t have to [...]
12 Tips to Prevent Identity Theft
Identity theft is very much in existence and is a federal offense. It is not something that paranoid people worry about, but is a crime that has affected more than 250,000 Americans in the year 2009 alone. Of these 17 per cent were subjected to credit card fraud, another 16 per cent to documents/benefit fraud, [...]
Friday Finance Findings for October 1st
Saying there’s a lot going on these days would be an understatement. On Monday my wife gave birth to our second child. We now have an 18-month old and a newborn at home. Yikes! It’s been a long few days in the hospital and it’s good to be home, but the fun is just beginning. [...]
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