{"id":4804,"date":"2023-06-29T04:15:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-29T11:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lenpenzo.com\/blog\/?p=4804"},"modified":"2023-05-03T10:41:42","modified_gmt":"2023-05-03T17:41:42","slug":"100-words-on-the-importance-of-having-a-paper-shredder-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lenpenzo.com\/blog\/id4804-100-words-on-the-importance-of-having-a-paper-shredder-2.html","title":{"rendered":"The Most Important Power Tool a Household CEO Can Own"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lenpenzo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/ShreddedPaper.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4821\" title=\"ShreddedPaper\" src=\"https:\/\/lenpenzo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/ShreddedPaper.jpg\" alt=\"reduce identity fraud risk\" width=\"540\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lenpenzo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/ShreddedPaper.jpg 500w, https:\/\/lenpenzo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/ShreddedPaper-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a>There are more than eight-million victims of identity theft in the United States every year; on average they lose $750 per incident and spend 59 hours of personal time closing fraudulent accounts.<\/p>\n<p>You can reduce your risk of identity fraud by <a href=\"https:\/\/lenpenzo.com\/blog\/id4828-enough-how-to-stop-pesky-credit-card-offers-other-junk-mail-2.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shredding junk mail<\/a> and documents you no longer need that contain any of the following personal information items a thief requires to impersonate you: social security numbers, passwords, account numbers, PINs, signatures, and\/or dates of birth.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The bottom line:<\/strong> Shredders start at around $30, making them an effective yet inexpensive way to help ensure the only person claiming to be you is &#8230; you.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-size: smaller;\">Photo Credit: ADoseofShipBoy<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are more than eight-million victims of identity theft in the United States every year; on average they lose $750 per incident and spend 59 hours of personal time closing fraudulent accounts. 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