Be careful of your trash!
 

My neighbor was having a problem with his trash. He could tell something was disturbing it but could never see any animals around it. He left for a weekend trip and put up a game camera in his yard. When he and his wife was watching they saw a few dogs come around the trash and then they saw two of his relatives come and go through his trash! They pulled all the paper out and looked at it. The police said they were probably looking for credit/bank info.

Two words - paper shredder

I used to be a mortgage loan officer years ago, only I only did the 'good' loans, what I myself would want. We invested in a cross cut paper shredder years ago and use it religiously. Once your information is 'out there' you can't ever get it back, and what happens to your credit & medical history is a nightmare that will continue for years, because once you fix it, round two starts. Nothing goes into the garbage bin that has any scrap of information about us, credit applications we receive are shredded, we are scrupulously careful about information that is given to others, and we locked our credit with all 3 bureaus years ago. In one of the towns we used to live in there was a prison -- guess who sorted through the garbage every week to weed out recyclables, etc? Yep, the inmates.

I agree paper shredder.

I would be all over those relatives like flies on you know what. Those relatives would be so banned from my property they'd be in jail because I would press charges. We have gone through 3-4 paper shredders over the years. They are totally worth the investment. We use cross-cut and it has a credit card shredder also. We came home one time from a shortened vacation and found a relative trying to pick the lock on our shed. He wanted to loan our mower to his neighbor. I told him never to come back onto our property. Sister wasn't happy but oh well!

I shred everything or cut into little bits, if it can't go into the shredder. My Husband doesn't think it is necessary. I tell him why it is so important to do it.
Relatives sometime have to be watched closer than strangers. One of my favorite sayings is "Family will do it to you before anyone else".

i agree paper shedder is the way to go but unplug when not in use if you have pets of any kind...

I totally agree, every household needs a shredder !!

I shredd EVERYTHING!!!!! In the day n age you have to Unfortunately! I would call them up n tell them you have hidden security cameras n u caught them! Let them know you see it again youll turn ALL over to the police!!! Not sure its a crime cause its trash on the curn but hopefully they dont know and put the scare in them!!!!

I live way in the country, I like to say 40 miles from the nearest gravel road and plum out in the sticks you know 40th and plum, LOL I have burn barrels for my paper trash. Plus I have a masonry stove for winter. So I burn.