In a message dated 1/14/2003 2:06:12 AM Pacific Standard Time,
vpFREE@yahoogroups.com writes:
Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2003 23:43:28 -0500
From: "Ednar" <ednar@kconline.com>
Subject: MoneyBELTS ???Sounds good.
ANY recommendations on where to buy money belts? Or which kind etc.
MONEY BELTS
Try an American Tourister factory outlet store - walked in there one day &
found one for $6. It might accommodate 100 bills but cashing a check makes a
lot more sense. It's pretty hard to stop payment on stolen cash.
CREDIT CARDS
Re credit cards, recently a relative had their cards stolen while spending
New Year's at the Mirage. I used the 'Net to get all the phone numbers & kill
the few cards that were stolen within a half hour and the world was a good
place again. However, I was shocked to see all the cards that they didn't
take (kept in a separate place). Since lost or stolen cards are such a common
occurence, it behooves you to carry only those cards that you think you'll n
eed. If the thief had gotten the other set of cards, I'd still be searching
for phone numbers.
FRAUD ALERTS
If you get a lot of W-2gs and/or 1099-MISCs, it means you've been good, lucky
and popular because you're passing out the tips. It also means a lot of
people other than the IRS see your SS#. With your SS#, someone else can
become a virtual "you" & drain your accounts, open credit in your name with
THEIR address, in short ruin your credit & life as you now know it.
Unless you need the ego gratification of a mailbox stuffed with credit card
offers, consider putting a fraud alert & a request to be contacted (before
accounts are opened or changed) with the 3 credit agencies. See the following
article for phone numbers:
<A HREF="http://www.usatoday.com/advertising/orbitz/orbitz-window.htm">http://www.usatoday.com/advertising/orbitz/orbitz-window.htm</A>
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