Hot Button Topic: Social Security Numbers
October 27, 2009 by Karen Weideman
Filed under debt/credit
I have a big issue. It’s with people that think they need to ask for my social security number. It is such a hot button for me.
One reason this may be such a sensitive topic for me is because a member in our family was a victim of identity theft. Thankfully, it was caught very early before any damage was done. The person committing the crime? An office worker at a doctor’s office. Yes, you heard me correctly.
Come to think of it, this has been an issue for at least 14 years. I remember going into a drug store and writing …read more
The 10 Most Common Passwords
August 26, 2009 by Karen Weideman
Filed under General, safety
Identity theft hits close to home for me. It was only a few years ago that a family member’s social security number was used by someone in a respected profession to obtain a credit card. Fortunately, this issue was caught pretty quickly, thanks to the credit card company’s rule of activating the credit card only from the applicant’s phone.
It is disturbing that our identity and social security information has to be so carefully guarded, but even more upsetting is how someone can damage our credit if they obtain our personal information. According to PC Magazine, we are can make ourselves vunerable through the …read more
Did You Provide a SSN for the School?
August 21, 2008 by Karen Weideman
Filed under financial matters, odds and ends
In case you’ve forgotten, I’m really protective of social security numbers. Mean people use them to take advantage of you. They rob you of your identity and buy things with your name and ruin your credit. While it stinks that we must be so protective of our social security number, there are some agencies and organizations that require your SSN.
My daughter will be starting kindergarten next week. The school is asking for her SSN. I’m not sure if this is something they would like to have or something that they are requiring. When I taught in Virginia they requested a …read more
How Well Do You Protect Your SSN?
April 2, 2007 by Karen Weideman
Filed under financial matters
My social security number . . . now that’s a very sensitive moderately paranoid subject for me.
I’m just curious to know, how well do you protect your social security number? Do you have it posted on your checks? Is it on your driver’s license? Do you give it freely when stores ask for identification?
I’m just warning you. This is a very touchy subject with me. I am really holding back on the things I have to say. So, here’s the nicest way I can say it:
I DO NOT GIVE OUT MY SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER!!!!!!
If I were to date back to a …read more
