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Privacy & Security30 minmedium

Freeze Your Kids' Credit Too

A child's Social Security number is the cleanest target there is — nobody checks it for eighteen years.

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The steps

  1. Step 1

    Gather each child's birth certificate and Social Security card

  2. Step 2

    Request a protected freeze at all three bureaus (it must be done by mail or upload)

  3. Step 3

    Store the confirmation letters with their documents

  4. Step 4

    Set a reminder to thaw it the year they turn 18