I remember it better than I remember what I ate for breakfast this morning. One drizzly morning my mother was walking me to my first day of kindergartin, a few blocks from the apartment where we lived at the time. In those days, the world was a different place, and I would walk to kindergarten all by myself for the rest of the year.

What does this have to do with ID theft?

For some reason this image is branded into my mind like a high-definition video clip: Mom and I are standing on the corner. She is holding my little hand. I feel safe and happy about my first day of school which my parents have made me feel is the greatest thing in the world (and it is, when you think about it). Mom points out the stop sign and the cars. She says, “Remember, Charlie, always look both ways and keep looking even as you cross the street.”

To this day, I still turn my head back and forth as I cross the street. Always look both ways and keep looking both ways. It is my credo, and it has served me well.

Mom gave me all kinds of great advice: Brush your teeth after every meal. Never talk to Stranger Danger. Be polite and respectful. Share with others. Do your homework.

I guess your mom probably did the same. What would your mother have to say about the problem of identity theft? If she were informed about the epidemic, she would tell you to look both ways and keep looking both ways. She would tell you that, unfortunately, bad people in this society will try to hurt you.

How do you “look both ways” when it comes to identity theft? There is only one solution: monitor your identity. You can do this the hard way, by looking yourself up in various databases every day, paying attention to your credit reports, and taking quick action when something seems out of whack. This could consume a good deal of your time. Luckily, you could also do it the easy way by deploying one of the great identity theft protection tools that are available.

Monitoring your credit reports is also a very good idea.

As my mother always insisted that I stay busy and work intelligently, I am almost certain that she would advise doing things the easy way and stay abreast of my reputation. Your mother would say something similar, I’ll bet.

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