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2222: [Part 2] The Price of Inattention by Michael Smith

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🗓️ 1 March 2023

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Michael Smith with Financial Finesse talks about the price of inattention. This is part 2 of 2. Episode 2222: [Part 2] The Price of Inattention by Michael Smith After years in the financial services industry, Liz Davidson became disgusted with how many people were being sold financial products and services that were not in their best interest. She decided there had to be a better way to provide people from all walks of life with truly unbiased financial guidance--designed to line their pockets, not their financial advisor’s. This is the story of Financial Finesse and how they give employees and employers unbiased financial wellness as an employee benefit. They help your employees maximize their compensation and benefits by making better financial decisions. You become a partner in their financial security and reap the benefits of a financially healthy workforce. They’ve helped hundreds of thousands of employees change their lives. The original post is located here: https://www.financialfinesse.com/2015/01/02/the-price-of-inattenton/  Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com  Interested in advertising on the show? https://www.advertisecast.com/OptimalFinanceDaily Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

This is Optimal Finance Daily Episode 2222, the price of inattention, Part 2, by Michael

0:08.1

Smith with financialfinesse.com.

0:11.1

And I'm your host and personal finance enthusiast, Diana Mariam.

0:15.0

Thanks so much for joining me today as we look to wrap up the article we began yesterday.

0:20.3

If you haven't done so already, be sure to listen to that episode first.

0:24.5

But if you're all caught up, let's get right back into it and hear Part 2 as we continue

0:29.3

optimizing your life.

0:35.3

The price of inattention, Part 2, by Michael Smith with financialfinesse.com

0:42.5

After the police report was filed, she contacted every credit card with a copy of the police

0:47.2

report.

0:48.6

Some were very understanding, and with the police report number and an outline of the

0:52.7

facts of the case, they closed the account and didn't hold her responsible for any of

0:57.0

the balances.

0:58.3

And they said that they would remove her account from credit reports.

1:02.4

That part took as long as three to four months to complete.

1:06.2

Others though, disputed her dispute.

1:09.0

It wasn't until they sent her a copy of the account opening agreement with a signature

1:13.1

that clearly did not resemble hers at all, and she gave samples from tax returns of

1:18.2

her signature, along with a signed affidavit attesting that the signature wasn't hers,

1:24.4

along with a copy of the police report and the officer's business card that they finally

1:29.7

accepted her lack of responsibility and began the process of removing negative information

1:35.1

from her credit report.

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