Why You Should Share Your Financial Information

Going paperless offers convenience and flexibility when it comes to managing bills and financial statements.  I remember the days of getting my monthly 10+ page bank statement in the mail and using it to balance my checkbook. At one time, before computers and scanners, the bank would actually send your canceled checks back to you to where you stored them and referenced them for your income tax preparation. I had a file cabinet for managing all of these paper statements that came through “snail mail” which used to include credit card bills, utility, mortgage, property tax etc.  There used to be quite the paper trail. Today, going online eliminates the paper and more importantly allows one the option to monitor things in real-time.  Here’s the downside: Continue reading “Why You Should Share Your Financial Information”