About the Moms
The Mom Stefanie
Stefanie is the mom of three boys 17, 7 and 5. Her 7 year old suffers with High Functioning Autism and her 5 year old has a very rare genetic disorder called Prune Belly Syndrome. She is an Air force wife living the Air force life! She has been married to her loving husband for 7 years now and is as happy as can be! You can find Stefanie at I Brought You In or follow Stefanie on Twitter.
Mom’s Most Wanted Guest Writer/Reviewer:
New Mom Jessie
Jessie is a wife and mother. She is stay at home mommy to her 7 month old girl during the day and a blogger by night! She is a 100% attachment parenting Mama. She loves cloth diapering, babywearing, and co-sleeping.
You can find Jessie at her blog at Moma to the littlest lovebug or follow her on Twitter.
December 9th, 2009 6:40 PM (Quote)
Hi Stefanie and Jessie,
‘Tis the season for carols, eggnog and gift giving, but as the Better Business Bureau recently pointed out, the cheerful holiday season is also a ripe time for identity thieves. While families are increasingly aware of the ID theft threat, particularly while shopping online this holiday season, a newly conducted poll highlights that a worrying few realize that *offline* activities pose the biggest threat.
The Zogby poll commissioned by EZShield, an identity protection and restoration service, found that Americans are more concerned about their identity being stolen when they are online (34%) versus shopping at ‘brick & mortar’ stores (14%) or having it taken from stolen mail or their trash (6%). This are particularly disconcerting statistics given that offline activities actually account for 90% of ID theft cases. With all of the gift giving this holiday season, consider that for every seemingly ‘low-value’ parcel left on a doorstep, there is enough personal and transactional data both in and on the package to make individuals vulnerable to identity theft.
Equally illuminating is that 34% of those surveyed expressed concern about their personal information being mishandled by government agencies, medical institutions and businesses. Such results suggest a potentially pressing concern for, for example, the government as it considers how it will ensure a thorough 2010 Census.
In addition, the poll also unearthed findings on perceived productivity drains, again demonstrating a mismatch between what should be of larger concern to businesses and individuals alike.
If you are interested in more information and specific poll data, please let me know and I will be happy to get this over to you. Additionally, if you would like to hear more about what these findings mean for consumers, what the most pressing concerns are and how they can protect themselves and their families, I will gladly set some time up with EZShield to discuss this further.
Thanks,
Katherine
February 26th, 2010 12:15 PM (Quote)
Good afternoon!
I noticed on your home page that you are looking for guest writers. I am a freelance business journalist and also a (relatively-new) blogger. My blog focuses on the latest printable coupons, free samples and rebate offers. I’d be interested in writing a guest column for your blog compiling some of the best samples or coupons, in return for free publicity of my site, http://www.businessmindedmom.com. If you are interested, please feel free to contact me. Thanks!
Leah