TOTAL SAVED $4957.25
With all the great personal finance web sites, blogs, and articles out there, you would think that more people would have a greater understanding of what their financial pictures look like and even more you would think more people understood what their net worth was. Knowing this fairly basic financial formula can open the door to knowing much more about your fiscal status than any other.
In an article published on line by Reuters, AOL announces the launch of WalletPop.com. This spin off does not bear the AOL name but has the feel that AOL transcends across its sites.
So less that 24 hours after my note about Phishing scams is posted, I receive an E-mail from PayPal Abuse Department asking me to update my personal information. Timing could not have been more perfect.
Here is what the body of the message looked like…
As a real victim of Identity Theft, I can tell you that it is one of the worst experiences you can possibly go through in your life. You have no control over where your personal information is going, where it has been, or how it is being used. The scary thing is that you only find out AFTER a crime has been committed.
Ebay is the largest on-line, one stop shop, retail location in the world. You can buy almost anything on Ebay. That should be enough convincing to get you to sell your stuff on Ebay. All you need is access to a computer, a digital camera, about 15 minutes and a little creativity. Seriously, you only need the computer, the other stuff is optional.
