Saved a couple hundred dollars by not protecting myself from identity theft. Initially, I was going to go the safe route, but then I looked up identity theft risks. Turns out I only had .35% chance of having my identity stolen, and the costs would likely be under $1000.
This is the public group instrumental rationality diary for the week of October 29th. It's a place to record and chat about it if you have done, or are actively doing, things like:
Or anything else interesting which you want to share, so that other people can think about it, and perhaps be inspired to take action themselves. Try to include enough details so that everyone can use each other's experiences to learn about what tends to work out, and what doesn't tend to work out.
Thanks to everyone who contributes!
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