Have you ever been in a fender bender? If so, you know the headache and inconvenience it causes. What if you got in a fender bender (one not your fault), and found out afterwards that the insurance policy you had been paying for each month didn’t actually cover anything.?! Your vehicle would not be fixed. Chances are you’d be upset, frustrated, and feel like you were mislead. After dealing with your feelings, you’d then have to either come out of pocket to have your vehicle fixed, or live with the ugly damage it caused. The thing is, this is the exact scenario that could happen…. with your credit.
Most Americans are aware of importance of our credit score in today’s society. It’s everything. Credit score can be used to determine a number of things; your trustworthiness, your grasp handling responsibility, your maturity and more. It can be used to determine financial worthiness, employment, and more. Weigh this next to the threat of identity theft in our society, and you see why it’s so important to protect it.
How does this tie into car insurance? It’s the same concept. Credit monitoring is great. It alerts you to changes in your credit score, and offers suggestions on maintaining and/or improving your credit score. Things are swell. Until… your identity is stolen. At that point, you will quickly learn; credit monitoring is not the same as identity theft protection.
Identity theft protection doesn’t only monitor. It stands at the front lines and actively fights for your identity. You have the peace of mind that even if your identity is stolen; you STILL don’t have to bat an eye. LifeLock provides you reassurance, peace of mind, and a solid support system to help you keep your identity yours, and to keep you fully covered.
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Debbie Denny says
It is so scary that you hear more and more od Identity theft each day. Just scary.
Jazmin says
I know someone who has been a victim of identity theft TWICE. I will be sending her a link to this post.
Virginia @thatbaldchick says
It’s crazy to think the havoc that an identity thief can wreak on your life. It is so important to protect yourself.
Amy Elizabeth says
We use identity protection and it is a lifesaver!
Vanessa Barker says
We had someone purchase almost $10,000 at a sporting supply store under my husbands info. Not a fun thing to find out when they start garnishing your wages to get their money back. Lifelock could have saved us a HUGE headache.
Dawn says
We definitely learned a lot about this recently. Even though my daughter’s identity wasn’t stolen, a person close to us tried. It was pretty scary.
Tonia says
It’s ridiculous that we need products like this, but awesome that we have them available to us now.
Paula Krueger says
Identity theft scares me. I have been seeing a lot about LifeLock. I think maybe it’s time to look into them. Thanks for sharing this.
Amanda A says
Thanks for this info! I need to look into the monitoring for my whole family. I had my SSN stolen as a chilld
Sarah Marturano says
It’s so important to protect yourself. Identity theft is so much more common these days.
Amanda Love - Growing Up Madison says
Your credit score sure does say a lot about you. Hubby had his identity stolen years ago and a mortgage was opened in his name. It took forever to clean it up. I so believe in credit monitoring.
Tara says
This is a huge topic of conversation in our house. We have looked at another company, but I think Lifelock may be the one for us. Thanks for sharing.
Jennifer says
With all the free credit check commercials out there, people start to think that checking their credit is enough. It’s not. That only tells you after the fact that something fishy has happened.
StacieinAtlanta says
I really need to look into this. My husbands credit card was just replaced thanks to a compromised merchant computer system. You read about stuff like this every day. I think it is time to take the plunge and look at Lifelock.
Lori says
This is such a wonderful idea. Especially with so much of our lives in the public eye. I have to look into this.
Angie | Big Bear's Wife says
I’ve heard so much about this, I really need to look into it more! Thank you so much for the reminder, I’m forwarding this post to my husband now.
Liz Mays says
I do have LifeLock, so I feel a little more secure in that. However, I’m always vigilant about watching my accounts anyhow.
Christie says
It’s like watching your car get stolen. Lifelock can help prevent the action instead of just watching it drive by Great analogy! 🙂
Jenn @ The Rebel Chick says
I remember when you used to hear about identity theft it was a celebrity. Now noone is safe.
Krystyn @ Really, Are You Serious? says
I never really thought of it like that. Lifelock sounds like everybody needs it. What’s sad it that we do!
Debbie Denny says
That is really important to protect yourself. Lifelock sounds like it can help.