Posts by Richard Steed

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) received nearly 1.7 million reports of identity theft in 2021. It was the most common type of complaint filed by consumers last year, and accounts…

You’re One Among Millions If you take part in America Recycles Day on November 15th, you’ll be joining millions of Americans who are raising awareness about recycling and purchasing recycled…

Paper Facts Did you know that, in the 1988 case of California vs. Greenwood, California’s Supreme Court declared that trash is public property if it’s on the curb? To the…

Zoe’s Health Records Several years ago, Zoe, a young 12-year-old who was vacationing locally, visited the local hospital emergency room with what appeared to be a broken leg from falling…

“Time is Money” This phrase is often used to emphasize the value of a person’s time, but it is also true when it comes to financial awareness. The sooner we…

Why We Hang on to Documents It seems odd that people would hang on to things longer than necessary. Maybe you know someone that does this, or that “someone” is…

If you continue to read this, be forewarned that you’re about to get a tune stuck in your head for the rest of the day. In 1979, Video Killed the…

Computers, scanners, and sophisticated software programs have made document shredding much more challenging. Law enforcement and crooks alike have successfully reassembled shredded documents many times. In 2009, federal prosecutors spent…

During his final tour, at the April 1st, 2022 Indianapolis concert, Elton John told the enthusiastic crowd about the family that saved his life by helping him make lifestyle changes…

Convenient adj: handy; suitable; causing little or no trouble. Sometimes the most cost-effective, time-saving, and energy efficient way to accomplish a task is to find the most suitable route that…