You have probably seen the Capital One credit card commercial
asking “What’s in your wallet?” But even if you aren’t interested in collecting
extra travel miles, it is still a good question if you care about protecting
yourself from identity theft.
Most importantly what you should NOT have in your wallet is your
Social Security Card. But what you may not know is you should also avoid
carrying your Medicare Card since it also shows your Social Security number.
Instead, make a copy of your Medicare Card and then black out at least the last
four digits of your Medicare number – the digits that make your number unique. 2) Don’t carry blank personal checks in your
wallet. But if you still do because you prefer to pay using personal checks,
make sure your checks contain as little information about you as possible. And
the next time you order checks, order them with just your first initial and
last name – making it more difficult for con artists to forge checks in your
name or commit identity theft. 3) Carry
only one credit card - it’s much easier to close one credit card account than several.
4) I know it is hard to keep
track of bank account numbers or pin numbers, but don’t keep a “cheat
sheet” in your wallet. 6) And lastly, don’t keep large amounts of cash in your
wallet. But really, who has to worry about that anymore!
There are several types of information you should carry in your wallet. 1.) Emergency contact information of
the person(s) to be contacted in case of an emergency. 2) A list of the
medications you are taking, so in an emergency, first responders will have
access to as much information as possible about your physical health. 3) And if
you no longer have a driver’s license, consider obtaining a State
Identification Card from the Oregon DMV which serves the same purpose as a
driver’s license when you’re asked to verify your identity. And it costs only
$44.50.
Knowing what
you should have and don’t have in your wallet, could save you time and money – more
than the extra travel miles you can earn on your credit card.
The monthly
iPad and Kindle Learning Circles will meet again on Wednesday, February 6th
(iPad group at 1:00 and the Kindle group at 2:00) to explore, discover and
share the many functions of these electronic devices. The Learning Circles are
not your typical instructor lead classes. Instead they consist of folks like
you, who want to learn more about their iPads or Kindles, and are also willing
to share what they already know.
At the Center’s Tuesday Lecture, Julie Reynolds will be presenting
“A Look at Aging in China”. Julie recently returned from a trip to China and
since her professional training is in the field of aging, she was particularly
interested in observing the cultural norms and characteristics of aging in
China. She will share her insights, anecdotes, and photos from her trip on
February 12th starting at 11:00.
And before the tide rolls
in - playing tonight at the Center is the Strawberry Mountain Band followed
next week by John Martin and Friends. Music begins at 7:00, everyone is welcome
and donations are always appreciated
The
answer to last week’s “Remember When” question is Maxwell Smart, the bumbling
secret agent in the 1965-1970 television comedy series “Get Smart”. (And out of
the eleven entries the winner of five quilt raffle tickets is Don Hansen.)
This week
the question is about the longest running and most successful lawyer series on
television. We all know Raymond Burr played the fictional attorney-detective,
but who was the author of the over 80 Perry Mason novels and short stories that
were the basis for the television series. E-mail your answer to mcseniorcenter@gmail.com, call 541-296-4788 or send it with an
original copy of the children’s magazine “Youth’s Companion” from 1899.
Well, it’s been another
week, wondering whether it will and hoping it won’t - snow again. Until we meet
again, as it is often said – “it is not the years in your life, but the life in
your years”.
“The
older I get, the more I see there are these crevices in life where things fall
in and you just can't reach them to pull them back out. So you can sit next to
them and weep or you can get up and move forward. You have to stop worrying
about who's not here and start worrying about who is.” Alex Witchel, The Spare Wife
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