We bought a shredder a while ago because I kept taking stuff to shred to work. I had enough stuff that appears in my house that I do not want to leave my house in the garbage where anyone might look at it, and I also enjoying destroying things.
What kind of things do I enjoy running through my shredder?
- Most of the credit cards I have kept sending me “cheques” that I can use to make cash withdrawals and get charge 20% interest from the moment the cheque is cashed. These things have on them my credit card number on it, and thus if someone got a hold of it in tact, I would be in very deep trouble. They shred very nicely.
- Credit Cards that I do not use, I have a bunch of credit cards that I do not use, that I am going to cancel, but I have already shredded them. They shred very nicely indeed.
- I also shred many old financial documents that I don’t need to keep, don’t want to burn and don’t want to leave out in my garbage either.
- Canceled cheques and the like as well.
- Old pay stubs.
I put my shredder in the same class as my safe deposit box as being something important in my Financial Planning, an important aspect of safety and security in finances.
Yes, the shredder is an important household appliance. I often remind people to get one and use it regularly, specifically my grandparents – seniors are easy targets. Another thing that shreds well: credit card applications that come in the mail. They might not be dangerous, but they’ve still got your name and address printed on them when they hit the blue box. I prefer to shred those.
I also enjoy destroying things:)