Do you shred your bills ? (America, mission, Revelation, service)

[Melody]

I shred everything...even book club offers. Just after my husband and I were married, I started receiving dunning notices from several book and record (yes, they still sold them) clubs....which I knew I had never joined. After doing a bit of research, I discovered that the woman who moved into my apartment the same day I moved out, had received some of this junk mail in my name and had proceeded to join them...under my name.

She fits into the category of no good deed goes unpunished since we helped her move in as we moved the last of my stuff out and gave her a few pieces of furniture (which also helped us cuz I didn't really want to move it).

Interestingly, one of the books she ordered was a bible. She certainly needed it.

Now I shred anything that has our name or address on it.

[michel]

Originally Posted by Melody

I shred everything...even book club offers. Just after my husband and I were married, I started receiving dunning notices from several book and record (yes, they still sold them) clubs....which I knew I had never joined. After doing a bit of research, I discovered that the woman who moved into my apartment the same day I moved out, had received some of this junk mail in my name and had proceeded to join them...under my name.

She fits into the category of no good deed goes unpunished since we helped her move in as we moved the last of my stuff out and gave her a few pieces of furniture (which also helped us cuz I didn't really want to move it).

Interestingly, one of the books she ordered was a bible. She certainly needed it.

Now I shred anything that has our name or address on it.

It is a sad reflection of society that we need to do these things; there should be no need. I even have to shred till receipts from one supermarket, because they insist on sprinting out the credit card number in full!

[WillieHutch]

Originally Posted by michel

It is a sad reflection of society that we need to do these things; there should be no need. I even have to shred till receipts from one supermarket, because they insist on sprinting out the credit card number in full!

i agree. i dont shred, but feel very unsafe not doing so. i check my bank accounts and other financial info regularly (daily, when possible) as a defense, but i think what experts would say is that is not good enough.