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LPT: Everyone should get their ssa.gov and irs.gov accounts set up before some fraudster does for you.

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LPT: Everyone should get their ssa.gov and irs.gov accounts set up before some fraudster does for you. Title. USA only. You will need to set up an account with id.me first. SSA.gov also allows login.gov instead. As /u/jlhthistle suggested: on irs.gov immediately go and request a PIN for your tax returns. Set it up to do it automatically every year. No one can fraudulently file a return under your SSN without that PIN. Just make sure you use it fo…

Life Pro Tips 471 2025-02-08

Apple ordered to open encrypted user accounts globally to UK spying

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Apple ordered to open encrypted user accounts globally to UK spying Apple has reportedly been ordered by the UK government to create a backdoor that would give security officials access to users’ encrypted iCloud backups. If implemented, British security services would have access to the backups of any user worldwide, not just Brits, and Apple would not be permitted to alert users that their encryption was

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Electric company made two accounts under my name and are expecting me to pay for someone else’s bill

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Electric company made two accounts under my name and are expecting me to pay for someone else’s bill Me and my husband have recently moved to a new house, there’s a unit in the back that is rented out separate from ours. When we moved in the house was under a specific electric company but we decided to go with another one. However when this happened for some reason the electric company switched ours and the back house electric. We found out whe…

Reddit Personal Finance 941 2025-02-06

What types of investments accounts can I open in Canada as a Canadian citizen residing in the United States?

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What types of investments accounts can I open in Canada as a Canadian citizen residing in the United States? I am a Canadian citizen currently residing in the United States and am looking at opening a CAD$ account in Canada. From what I’ve read a GIC is a possibility, and I was wondering if there were other options for investing other than a GIC. If anyone has any helpful insight it would be greatly appreciated. submitted by /u/Hiimbames …

Reddit Personal Finance 538 2025-02-06

LPT: Make a record of all your accounts

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LPT: Make a record of all your accounts Take some time to write down all the accounts you have, utility, electric, social, financial, Internet, medical, employee, etc. Now, write down account numbers, websites, user IDs, passwords. Make a note if the account requires 2FA and how that’s done, whether by text, phone call or email. Print it out, keep a copy in your records, and seal a co…

Life Pro Tips 1.2k 2025-02-02

Around $70k in bank accounts. Best use?

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Around $70k in bank accounts. Best use? So over the years me and my wife have been just saving money for no particular rhyme or reason but doing it in a silly way. So combined we have about $55,000 in checking accounts, $20,000 in savings accounts, and then there’s maybe another $40,000 or so in various retirement/investment accounts that have been inherited. We currently have a house…

Reddit Personal Finance 616 2025-02-02

How many bank accounts do you need for eCommerce?

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How many bank accounts do you need for eCommerce? I have no idea if this example setup would make sense or be enough for eCommerce… I don’t want to get lost in knowing what money is what or when I can safely move money away from one bucket to another: Revenue Account: All income is deposited here. Fixed Expenses Account: Regularly transfer a set amount from the Revenue Account to cover f…

Reddit ecommerce 1.1k 2025-02-02

okay to transfer accounts to Fidelity?

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okay to transfer accounts to Fidelity? Currently, I have my retirement accounts and brokerage accounts handled through a financial advisor. These accounts are low maintenance mostly managed by me, all in mutual funds. I require infrequent help from my advisors, but they do whatever I ask. For this. I’m paying 1/2%. The total amount is 2 million plus or minus, resulting in 10 k per ye…

Reddit Personal Finance 1.0k 2025-02-01

Is managing multiple social media accounts getting harder, or is it just me?

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Is managing multiple social media accounts getting harder, or is it just me? I feel like social media management used to be easier, but now with more platforms, constant content demands, and algorithm changes, it’s becoming overwhelming. Between Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, and everything else, keeping up feels like a full-time job (because it basically is). I’ve been experimenting with automation and AI-generated conten…

Reddit Social Media 1.3k 2025-01-31

What would your plan be if thieves gain access to a smartphone with all your cards and bank accounts on it?

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What would your plan be if thieves gain access to a smartphone with all your cards and bank accounts on it? This post arises out of some thoughts I had after my friend got robbed recently. We don’t talk much on this sub about the risks that having your finances electronically integrated into your smartphone poses, but my friends situation demonstrates what can go wrong. After a late night at the bars, my friend was jumped and the attackers took his wa…

Reddit Personal Finance 371 2025-01-29

Is it me or there is a mass hacking of social media accounts lately?

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Is it me or there is a mass hacking of social media accounts lately? In just two days, in a consecutive row, my LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and even Steam cost me a few dollars. I got hacked but managed to recover them. This is not the first time it happened. Back then, it was months ago. I’ve downloaded plenty of anti-virus programs and even had these 2-FA still. No alerts until the last moment. Is anyone els…

Reddit Social Media 1.2k 2025-01-27

Looking for advice on establishing social media and business accounts for a new client

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Looking for advice on establishing social media and business accounts for a new client Hi Everyone, I’m a content strategist working with a new client who needs assistance setting up her social media and business accounts from scratch. While I focus on strategy and content, the technical aspects of account creation, platform optimization, and initial setup aren’t in my wheelhouse. What are the best resources, tools, or approaches …

Reddit Social Media 505 2025-01-24

Google’s Identity Check for Android keeps phone thieves out of your digital accounts

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Google’s Identity Check for Android keeps phone thieves out of your digital accounts Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeGoogle is officially launching a new Android security feature for Pixel devices with Android 15 to prevent phone thieves from accessing your digital accounts. The feature, called Identity Check, requires biometric authentication to access some account and device settings when you’re not at a trusted locatio…

The Verge 1.1k 2025-01-24