Don’t Carry It Unless You Need It
We all tend to have this habit of carrying everything around in our wallets or purses all the time. It it amazing when you consider how risky this behavior is. Wallets and purses are stolen quite regularly, and the more that you have in their, the more the thief just got.
The things we keep in our wallets are an identity theft buffet. In the average wallet you may be able to find:
- Drivers License
- Bank or ATM Card
- Credit Cards (usually more than one)
- Discount Cards
- Professional Association Cards, Certifications and Licenses (depending on your professions)
- Health Insurance Cards
- Employee ID’s
This means that if your wallet falls into the wrong hands they have access to information on your:
- Bank and Credit Accounts (to spend your money)
- Your Place of work and Profession ( to open new lines of credit with)
- A List of Handy Places You Shop (so that they don’t get flagged by your company right away)
You can see the danger here. The best way to minimize the risk is to not carry around things you don’t need. Limit the amount of information someone might get if they stole your wallet. Do you really have to carry around 3 credit cards? Could you stow your employee ID in the car when you aren’t using it?
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