🌅 Good morning, RootBadger. Friday starts with election-mail preparations and a practical way to make identity theft harder.
🗞️ Reuters morning read: The U.S. Postal Service says it will take extra steps to move millions of ballots ahead of the November 3 congressional elections. Reuters reports that measures include expedited handling, extra deliveries and special pickups. Some post offices may extend retail hours beginning October 4 and offer a ballot-only postmark line or drive-through ballot-mail option.
Read more: Reuters — USPS to take extra steps to ensure ballot deliveries
🧊 Useful this morning: If you are not applying for new credit soon, consider freezing your credit reports. The FTC says a freeze is free to place or lift, does not affect your credit score, and helps prevent someone from opening a new account in your name. You must contact Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion separately; you can temporarily lift a freeze when a legitimate credit check is needed.
Source: FTC — Credit freezes and fraud alerts
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