Cutting it up is all fine and well, but I'd call and cancel the card completely. You never know how easy it is for a card number to get out and cause all kinds of problems, especially if you're not looking for transactions.
It is actually sad how few times people actually look at their bank statements anymore. And I am just as guilty as the next person on that fact.
Not to go off on a tangent regarding safety/security, but I TRY to follow much of what Micheal Bazzell speaks about on his Podcast. Be sure to at least download all of your check/savings/credit card statements and store them securely on an external drive. Make copies of your IDs, DLs, credit/debit cards and all other important items and store them there too. Additionally, have those files SECURELY stored and available to provide if needed from your phone or tablet if needed. If God forbid, your home burns or something else happens, you never know when/if you will need those items and how accessible they are.
Anyway, I'm all in on all cash. I've also been hording coins. I actually found a 1925 penny the other day.. And it was in surprisingly good condition.
Cutting it up is all fine and well, but I'd call and cancel the card completely. You never know how easy it is for a card number to get out and cause all kinds of problems, especially if you're not looking for transactions. It is actually sad how few times people actually look at their bank statements anymore. And I am just as guilty as the next person on that fact.
Not to go off on a tangent regarding safety/security, but I TRY to follow much of what Micheal Bazzell speaks about on his Podcast. Be sure to at least download all of your check/savings/credit card statements and store them securely on an external drive. Make copies of your IDs, DLs, credit/debit cards and all other important items and store them there too. Additionally, have those files SECURELY stored and available to provide if needed from your phone or tablet if needed. If God forbid, your home burns or something else happens, you never know when/if you will need those items and how accessible they are.
Anyway, I'm all in on all cash. I've also been hording coins. I actually found a 1925 penny the other day.. And it was in surprisingly good condition.