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2015
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Are you a shredder? I hope so. No identity thief on this planet is going to want to attempt to reconstruct cross-shredded documents.So what, then, should you make a habit of shredding? All financial documents and information, including financial information you’ve jotted on a Post-it note. Credit...
12/17/2015
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Situations that could put your routine or an entire city on hold include: Tornado Hurricane Flood Blizzard Power outage Contagious illness Your house should already be equipped with supplies for staying inside the house for at least a week, but ideally for two weeks. Keep a newer pair of walking ...
12/16/2015
Thinking of bringing a credit card with you on your travels? You can end up in a jam: You just treated your extended family to fine dining in France. Time to pay; your credit card is declined.If you try to make a purchase overseas, your credit card company might think it’s fraudulent, since it wo...
12/15/2015
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Sexting is the act of sending images of a sexual nature via cell phone, often naked pictures. Because texting technology is so readily available and easy to understand, parents should be quite leery of telling themselves, “Oh, MY kid would never do that!” Studies showy your kid already did it. 12...
12/14/2015
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The holiday season is ramping up. And so are burglars. Even if you don’t get very festive, burglars may still target your home. Your dark, unlit home among all the dazzling festive homes will stick out like a sore thumb. Whether you have 10,000 decorative lights on or none, here’s what to do: Kee...
12/13/2015
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A sharp nine-year-old girl has a biting message to a 51-year-old man, according to an article on myfoxboston.com:“You deserve to stay in jail because you break into peoples houses. Stop breaking into peoples houses and do something with your life.”This advice was directed to Pedro Gomez, whom pol...
12/10/2015
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So what will you be doing this holiday season to avoid getting scammed? The scammers really come out of the woodwork during the holidays, waiting to snatch their victims. It’s easier than you think to avoid getting ripped off or getting your entire bank account sucked dry. Here’s how to avoid get...
12/09/2015
As the holiday season creeps upon us, research shows that an astonishing 24% people who are buying online have been duped by scammers. Whether you are buying shoes, electronics or the latest fashions and accessories, research companies are showing that you are at risk of being duped.When you look...
12/08/2015
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If someone is “borrowing” your Wi-Fi service, there’s more to this than just the nerve of someone secretly mooching off of you.Their use of your service could interfere with bandwidth and mess up your connection. If they’re a bad guy hacker or even a skeevy child porn peddling pedophile and get c...
12/07/2015
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Please, be humble and consider the possibility that you—yes you—might be committing numerous home security mistakes—that could really cost you if you don’t correct them.House Alarm Turned OffSome people only activate it when they are not home and others only activate it when they are sleeping. Th...
12/04/2015
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Robert Siciliano
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