Time To Buy A Shredder (And For Cheap!)

After reading how tearing up credit card applications is not enough, I was motivated to go buy a cross-cut paper shredder. (Cross cut means the paper ends up as confetti rather than strips.) So today I headed into Staples to find my new machine. Continue reading »

Tearing Up Credit Card Applications Is Not Enough

This is terrifying. MSN is reporting the story of Rob Cockerham, a man with a website and a mission – to see just how seriously credit card companies take identity theft precautions.

Frustrated with all those credit card apps he got in the mail, he decided to see just how desperate credit card companies – in this case, JP Morgan Chase & Co. – are for new card holders. Continue reading »