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title: "Lock Your Credit Reports"
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published_at: "2025-03-08T15:45:04+00:00"
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excerpt: "I meant to write this suggestion out when I was told by my wife that we should do this. Lock your credit reports so that people can’t f- with it. This is more important now than ever with DOGE and..."
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# Lock Your Credit Reports

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Seth Goldstein

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March 8, 2025

Sol 3730

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I meant to write this suggestion out when I was told by my wife that we should do this. Lock your credit reports so that people can’t f- with it.

This is more important now than ever with DOGE and the Muskrats rummaging through the federal government.

I still can’t believe that Musk has been allowed to do a much harm as he has. From what I hear, he’s not even a US citizen! WTAF!

So lock your credit reports at all three credit places: Experian, Equifax, and TransUnion. It’s not that hard. The hardest was TransUnion and I still figured it out in 10 or so minutes.

Just remember to unlock it about a hour before you want/need to get more credit.

That’s my PSA for today.

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