[quote=squat250]How much info on a statement is useful to an Id thief. Just the acct no? Couldn’t you just open the envelope and tear off the acct no. And either eat it flush it or bury it? Chew and spit out? Burn w cigarette? Place in chicken coop?
Paper shredding single docs seems like too much effort.[/quote]
Well, you’d be surprised. For instance, a lot of bills still use your last 4 digits of your social… And well, as a password to many banking institutions, your password happens to be the last 4 digits of your social….
Anyway, I just use my bills as scrtach paper. I rip off the top portion and pitch those into either the fireplace or the shredder. Credit cards, I just use the old shears.