My Life As Insurance Agent

It’s happened to me. About a year ago, someone got a hold of my bank card numbers. Fortunately, the crook made some international purchase which immediately clued me in and my bank was quick to settle the whole thing. But most people aren’t so lucky. Identity theft is a serious crime that’s growing each year. Victims of identity theft can spend months, or even years, trying to repair a ruined credit history, which can compromise your chances of getting a new job, a bank loan, insurance or even rental housing. Follow these steps to help keep your identity safe:

Protect Your Credit Card Number When Making Purchases

Check your receipts after making a purchase with your credit or debit card. In most cases, the printed receipt hides all but the last 4 digits of your credit card account number, but some terminals still print receipts that show all 16 digits of your account number and the expiration date. If you get one of these receipts, black out the numbers entirely before throwing it away – this is all the information a thief needs to make charges using your card. You’re also permitted by law to hide the first 12 digits of your account number on any copies of the receipt that the seller keeps.

It’s especially important to keep tabs on your receipts at restaurants. Think about it – you pay for your meal and then leave the signed receipt on your table for the waiter to pick up. But in a busy restaurant, it’s easy for a potential thief to “accidentally” bump your receipt off the table (or just steal it) and get your information. If the restaurant’s receipt shows all of your account information, black out the first 12 digits of your credit card number before leaving the restaurant.

Do You Really Need To Give Your Social Security Number?

Be very stringent about who you give your social security number to. You’ll probably need to share your number when you apply for credit or for a bank account, but sometimes a store or an organization will want to use it as an ID number, simply to identify you within their system. This is not only dangerous – it’s illegal. The law says that social security numbers aren’t to be used as ID numbers. If you’re ever unsure about giving out your social security number, ask if there’s an alternative – there is in most cases.

Destroy Documents That Contain Sensitive Personal Information

Buy a paper shredder and use it to destroy any documents that contain credit card numbers, social security numbers, phone numbers, your date of birth and any other personal information before throwing them away. Any credit card offers should also be shredded – thieves can fill out the applications and open a line of credit without you ever knowing. Don’t think that throwing out these documents is enough – identity thieves aren’t above going through the trash to find information that can help them get credit in your name.

If The Worst Happens

If you do become a victim of identity theft, take the following steps immediately:

* Contact your credit card companies to let them know what’s going on, close your accounts and ask to have new cards issued to you.

* Place a fraud alert on your file with any one of the three major credit bureaus. The other two will be notified automatically.

* File a police report. You may need it to show to creditors as proof of the crime.

* File a complaint with the FTC, which maintains a database of identity theft cases used by law enforcement agencies for their investigations.

It’s not fun to think about identity theft, but in this age of technology, you can’t afford not to. Identity thieves get smarter every day – just think of the recent rash of companies announcing that their client databases have been hacked into, exposing personal information. Some things are out of your control, but there are some simple precautions you can take to keep your personal information secured. Keeping your identity safe may be one of the most important things you do for your financial future.

So you’ve realised that all that talk about generational groups isn’t just marketing hype . . . that the era you are born in really does have a bearing on how you think and act, particularly at work. The question now is how to use this knowledge to help you get the most out of your team. What does it take to engage people of different generations?

There is so much information out there on the generations that it can get confusing. What you really need is a quick reference guide to understanding the factors that create engaged people. In other words, the type of people who don’t just turn up to work physically but are also there mentally and emotionally too. So here it is . . .

Builders

Growing up in a time of World Wars and the depression it’s no wonder this group crave security. The need for the security of adequate food and shelter, the security of knowing your family members weren’t going to be sent to war and the security of knowing you still had a job. They still crave that security. Talk to many of the Builder generation and they will speak of saving for a rainy day and being prepared “just in case”. To them security was far more important than fulfilment, achievement or having fun and this is the attitude many of them have brought to the workplace.

Life at this time was also very structured with clear roles for everyone and little ambiguity. The big institutions of the government, monarchy and church played a huge part in people’s daily lives. Builders liked this because it gave them a sense of purpose. This is perhaps one of the hardest changes for them to come to terms with in the current work environment . . . the feeling that there is a lack of structure.

Being seen as stable and reliable are traits that this generation also value highly. You didn’t change employers or relationship partners unless you had absolutely no choice. Long service leave was something everyone eventually qualified for and getting a gold watch on retirement was also a given. To Builders, being stable was more important than being outstanding. There were looking for the long term results, not some short term glory that might fade. They believed in “keeping your head down” and “not attracting attention to yourself”.

Baby Boomers

The Baby Boomers are a highly motivated group who believe that hard work will be rewarded. In fact, they coined the phrase “workaholism” and are proud of it.

This is the group that gave us the concept of team work and pep talks to get the staff performing at their peak. They also started doing annual performance reviews to further motivate people to achieve. The Baby Boomers idea of achievement was input based. “Look how many hours I’m working” they would say.

The Baby Boomers were also the first mobile generation. They moved house more, changed jobs more or at least sought promotions more. Upward mobility was the focus, whether it was in the type of house you had, the car you drove or your position in the organisation. This mobility is a result of their parents instilling in them a belief they would be successful.

Of course their mobility links in well with another factor . . . materialism. Baby Boomers placed a lot more emphasis on the outward signs of success: the corner office, the company, your own secretary. For some of them, a real sign of success was wearing a suit to work as it showed you had really made it and moved on from a blue collar job to the elusive white collar position with all it’s lerks and perks.

Generation X

This new generation looked at the Baby Boomers with their workaholic ways and the slavish control that the big organisations had over them and thought “there has to be more than this”. They decided to take control of their careers rather than leave it in the hands of others. They also wanted control over their time so instead of focusing on the input of hours worked, they decided their priority was going to be output, with a focus on the results they achieved. The idea was to work less, get the same result and have time for a life and so the concept of work/life balance was invented.

This generation also wanted options so choice became their mantra. The “one size fits all” workplace of the past didn’t suit them. They were a more diverse group. More women were working, people of different cultures were coming on the scene and alternative work patterns were emerging. They knew that a straight career path wasn’t going to work for them. Unlike Baby Boomers who chose a career early and stuck with it, even if they didn’t enjoy it, they decided that wasn’t enough . . . they wanted more.

That brings me to the 3rd, and most controversial Generation X tag, cynicism. Many commentators on generations describe Xers as cynical but they actually think of themselves as realists. They know you can’t rely on institutions to look after you because they’ve seen too many people let down by them. The average Xer has been retrenched at least once or has jumped ship just in time. They are very much a generation that believes if something isn’t working, change it and find something that does. Xers have high expectations of job satisfaction and low tolerance levels for people who are all talk and no action.

Gen Y

This generation is all about having fun. From an early age they have been exposed to Cable TV, video games and a 24 hour a day 7 day a week entertainment machine called the Internet. If something isn’t fun, they don’t want to do it and it’s this attitude they are bringing to the workplace. The generations before them don’t necessarily disagree with this concept. It’s just this is the first generation to really stand up for their right to enjoy work. They’ve seen so many global tragedies in their short lives that they are determined to enjoy every moment they have.

Friends are very important to Gen Y. Many have not experienced the traditional family unit of their parents and grandparents but have instead formed a tight circle of friends both locally, interstate and internationally. Friends, family, work colleagues all mix together to form Gen Y relationships. They see work as an extension of their social network. As an employer this can work in your favour because if they really enjoy working for you they will tell their friends and help you shortcut the recruitment process by finding great candidates for you.

And finally this is a generation that lives for the future. They will get involved in some traditional pursuits, look at the resurgence of Anzac Day celebrations which have been spearheaded by young people as an example. However, their minds are firmly focused on the future. They can see the possibilities and want to be involved in creating positive changes that will enhance their lives. This can make them appear impatient but they know, just as the trail blazing Baby Boomers did, that you need to go out on a limb to affect social change.

The key to a successful business is content employees. You can’t have employees if they are all dead. Providing them with health care insurance is not only beneficial to them, but it enhances the productivity of your company. Businesses have to look at not only the company’s bottom line of profit but the method and direction of achieving a quarterly goal each month. As hard as an employee works to make the company a success, it should be a beneficial reimbursement that the company is going to make sure that you are healthy enough to keep making them money.

In an economy where the average household is making $18,000 or less a year, personal health benefits and insurance has risen 8%, according to the wellness bureau of investigation. If you add the cost for rent, lights, water, gas, electric, food, transportation, clothes, cleaning, laundry, hygiene, communication, and debt, how much of that you believe will be left for anything else. Most people on average would be in debt. Now, ask that employee to produce quality and efficient work at the pay you are giving them.9 times out of 10, the response will not be good. Give the employee benefits and a prospect of a future within the company, the quality of work will be exemplary and worthy of profit. You loose profit when you have unhappy and sick employees. If the employee has to go to the doctor for whatever illness, he or she would have to pay out of their pocket, causing them to dip into their fund for bills. If they can not afford rent, they are homeless, if they are homeless, they have no where to keep their clothes and clean them, if they have no clothes to wear they can not work. I am sure there is a dress code for every business and no clothes is not acceptable.

I have been in a position where I was a temporary worker for a bank for more than 2 years. They did not give me benefits or insurance so I had to pay for everything myself. After about 15 months, the quality of my work went down and I lost a will to go to work. I was missing a day every 3 days and playing on the computer at every moment I got. Soon, the company let me go and I had no job. I started working at the oil company I am now as a temp worker. I did not receive benefits for 8 moths. I came to work on time but I was always looking for other employment. Now, I have been here for a year, they hired me on permanently and I get benefits, health care insurance, and retirement plans. I am eager to come to work and happy to do it. I am not afraid to get sick because I know I can afford it now.

So you see, businesses should be required to pay for health care insurance. It is like a salary. You are giving your employees reimbursement for the quality of work they do and you are making sure that they are able to do it. Again, you can’t not run a successful business if there is no one there alive to work.

Many of us would like to live a more fulfilling life, but the constraints of life make it difficult. It would be wonderful to be able to have the time and money to be able to give back to your community or have time to do something for a loved one or ourselves. Having a home based online business can help make this happen.

The list of things you would like to do for your family and yourself is endless. Working your online business can provide you with the time and money required to make them happen. Imagine what it would be like to go on a field trip with your child or coach their soccer team. Even to sit by the bedside of an ailing relative without worrying about work or your boss. An online business can be worked according to your schedule.

Another component of a fulfilling life is to donate or volunteer your time. The satisfaction of doing something as grand as paying for new schools in a third world country to packing food hampers at a local food bank brings heart warming fulfillment to your life. An online business can help to provide the money and the time required for any project close to your heart.

Being able to have a more fulfilling life can be a reality and not just a dream. An online business can be a great way to help you obtain the life you have always dreamed of and then help other people with their dreams in return.

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How Can I Be Approved for Poor Credit Auto Loans?

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- Having money for a down payment
- Your credit score
- Total debt versus total income
- How much money you earn every month
- How long the loan is for
- The type of vehicle you want
- Years of employment
- How long you have lived in one place for

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