According to the Washington State Office of the Attorney General I pulled this info from their website. Hope it helps! I have soooo many label sheets to shred it's not funny! Good Luck! What should I shred? In short, destroy all sensitive information including junk mail and paperwork that includes: Account numbers Birth dates Passwords and PINs Signatures Social Security numbers To protect your privacy, you should also consider shredding items that include: Names Addresses Phone numbers E-mail addresses Below is a list of specific items to consider shredding for your safety and privacy: Address labels from junk mail and magazines ATM receipts Bank statements Birth certificate copies Canceled and voided checks Credit and charge card bills, carbon copies, summaries and receipts Credit reports and histories Employee pay stubs Employment records Expired credit and identification cards including driver�s licenses, college IDs, military IDs, employee badges, medical insurance cards, etc. (If your shredder can�t handle plastic, cut up cards with a scissors before discarding them.) Expired passports and visas Legal documents Insurance documents Investment, stock and property transactions Luggage tags Medical and dental records Papers with a Social Security number Pre-approved credit card applications Receipts with checking account numbers Report cards Resum�s or curriculum vitae Signatures (such as those found on leases, contracts, letters) Tax forms Transcripts Travel itineraries Used airline tickets Utility bills (telephone, gas, electric, water, cable TV, Internet) Here is a link that might be useful: The Washington State Attorney General Website

For the person who said s/he disliked writing return addresses on Christmas, birthday cards, etc., I support several charities and over the years a number have sent sheets of return address stickers, probably enough to last me for 330 years or so. (Intended to write "30" above, actually came out as "39"; should have left it, I guess, being close ... but when I went to aamend, reduplication editor amended it as you see. There aren't that many on hand, I assure you!). I have an address book that's been around for many years. I find that after several amendments have been made on one person's listing, I cut a a piece of glued paper from a received envelope that wasn't fully glued to fit the needed space. ole joyful

bart bart - I am so glad to hear that I am not alone in the universe in that I do not, and have never, and have no plans to, own(ed) a smart phone! I have never wanted to carry my computer around in my purse or pocket - I have enough trouble with my actual computer (which I keep locked in my office - it can't get into too much trouble there, and they can "track" its location all they want). There was a long article in the paper (I think the WSJ) yesterday about how smart phone providers are all moving to demanding that you pay them only by giving them access to your bank account. That is crazy - every day I read about some huge company being hacked and having all its users' "secure" personal info stolen, and I have no desire for my banking info to suddenly be on the "dark web". My flip phone, which I have ONLY for emergencies, is totally off 99% of the time, and will stay that way. fig_insanity - I can't imagine your frustration - I hope you manage to re-construct your lost contacts somehow. I agree with everyone that every time some sort of system says they are "updating", it is usually a catastrophe. Jackie

Thanks so much, Irish2!