• Never uses debit card
• Rarely writes checks
• Pays for everything with credit card, so his money is never directly at risk
• Subscribes to credit-report monitoring services
• Shreds documents with a micro-cut shredder
• Opts out of creditor's information sharing arrangements
How the Pros Protect Their Identity [WSJ via Consumer World Blog]
]]>She might miss them, but what really what can she do once she's chained to the cabin stove.
]]>Back to the topic, though, I agree with him about checks. [tirade]After years without a checking account, I decide to sign up with Wells Fargo after their third request that I get one, since I'm constantly cashing "large" checks, at a Vegas location. I'll spare you the fiasco I went through after writing ONE electronic check to Amazon, upon which Amazon fubared my checking account.
Even after admitting responsibility for the error, Wells Fargo "invited" me to close my account. I hated checks in the 90s when we started doing the electronic thing, and I hate them now. I will sooner set fire to my cash than put it in a checking account. Savings, maybe. [/tirade]
]]>You know... I tried convincing my girlfriend that would be a good idea... But she said she would miss her friends if she was confined to the mountains.
]]>``He also resists computers' offers to "remember this password." "There should be a 'forget me' button,"''
In Firefox, which anyone who cares about this should be using, there is:
Tools, Clear Private Data (aka Ctrl+Shift+Del)
Also, if you do use Firefox to store your passwords you should set a *good* Master Password to protect them all under "Tools, Options... Privacy".
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