12.21.22 Rekindling Connections / ID Theft Season- Your Defense

The Clark Howard Podcast

Clark Howard

Business, Investing, Entrepreneurship

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🗓️ 21 December 2022

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Many loved ones are separated, living in different parts of the country, and that has consequences and remedies worth considering, especially over the holidays. Also, tis the season for identity theft. Clark covers the basics including different types of ID theft and 3 key strategies to protect yourself, including some NEVER EVER rules. Reconnecting This Holiday: Segment 1 Ask Clark: Segment 2 Identity Theft: Segment 3 Ask Clark: Segment 4 Mentioned on the show: Barrons.com: Americans Are Lonelier Than Ever—and That’s Bad for Your Health Should You Buy an Extended Warranty on Your Car? How To Freeze Your Credit With Experian, Equifax and TransUnion Worried about identity theft? What to do to minimize your risk There are no perfect solutions for identity theft. But experts and a victim have ideas Are you the victim of identity theft? Here’s what to do How To Prevent, Report and Repair Identity Theft The USPS mailbox scam: A sticky crime reportedly makes a comeback Why You Should Never Mail a Check Credit Karma Review: Free Credit Score and More at Your Fingertips Clark Howard Community - The place to learn about how to save Clark.com resources Episode transcripts Clark.com daily money newsletter Consumer Action Center Free Helpline: 636-492-5275 Learn more about your ad choices: megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:29.7	It's my pleasure to welcome you here to the Clark Howard Show, where I'm just to serve
0:40.2	you and empower you to make better financial decisions in your life.
0:46.0	Today I want to talk about something that's not about financial decisions.
0:50.8	What's about you is we close in to Christmas, the week between Christmas and New Year's
0:57.8	and beyond.
0:59.6	We Americans are spread all over the country, and there's a consequence to that I want
1:04.7	to talk about with you.
1:07.0	Also, you might not expect this, but we are in the season, or as I'm supposed to say,
1:13.4	this is the season for identity theft, I'm going back to basics with what you need to know.
1:21.3	So things have changed so much how we live in America because of mobility.
1:30.0	We're scattered.
1:31.5	We're scattered from family, we're scattered from friends.
1:35.1	One of the great ironies of these two weeks leading into Christmas, the week between Christmas
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