The Affairs Organizer Blog

When writing a check to make a payment on a credit card account, DO NOT put the complete account number on the ‘For’ line. Instead, just put the last four numbers. The credit card company knows the rest of the number, and anyone who might be handling your check as it passes through all the [...]

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Instead of signing the back of your credit card, and giving a thief a model of your signature to copy, write “photo ID required” or “check photo ID”. Hopefully, if your card is lost or stolen and someone tries to make a fraudulent purchase, a conscientious person at a cash register will ask for a [...]

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Free advance health care directive forms, (e.g. living will) for each state from the “Caring Connections” program of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO), a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Web link: http://www.caringinfo.org/stateaddownload You may also reach them via their HelpLine at 800/658-8898 or email at caringinfo@nhpco.org Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on [...]

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Here it is: http://www.mtgprofessor.com/table_of_contents1.htm The site provides free, comprehensive and very useful information about mortgages, buying a house, and home ownership. It’s a public service from Jack M. Guttentag, Professor of Finance Emeritus at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Earlier he was Chief of the Domestic Research Division of the Federal Reserve [...]

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Here it is: https://www.annualcreditreport.com/cra/index.jsp This the ONLY authorized online source for you to get a free credit report under federal law. You can get a free report from each of the three national credit reporting companies every 12 months. Some other sites claim to offer “free” credit reports, but may not be secure or may [...]

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