This nifty ID protection stamp revolutionized how easily, quickly and safely I can recycle my sensitive paperwork – and doesn’t make my hands ache

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I will readily admit I have always been paranoid that somebody is going to find a sliver of an old telephone bill of mine, steal my identity and go to town on my credit.

That’s why I usually have piles of paperwork I need to tear up in a million different orientations (leaving me with aching hands) to avoid any of my sensitive data making me a target for identity theft.