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Whenever you use a credit card, supermarket card, debit card or any other kind of plastic to buy food or drink, it's being added to a profile under your name. Thousands of supermarket chains, and other retailers share/sell info on what you buy. Guess who is the biggest buyer? Insurance companies! They grade your risk for life, car, home and disability insurance on a variety of factors you don't even know about, but they also look at the food you eat and the beverages you consume. If you buy a lot of high fat, high salt foods, fast food, alcohol, cigarettes, etc., and are using plastic, it goes on your profile. So although you may get discounts with some supermarket cards, beware, there's all kinds of information being gathered every time we swipe. Bottom line, don't use plastic for tobacco products, alcohol or fast food, use cash. Also beware of getting discount gas/food cards that require scanning your driver's license, that info is also sold and shared with other companies.
Oh yeah..........my insurance rates are just skyrocketing ever since I went to the store.
No, really.....my whole life has changed because of that.
LOL! Oh, brother.....
As I used to work for an insurance company I know that they use your credit rating to rate your house and automobiles....if your credit rate gets worse your rates skyrocket on your renewal and some states even use it to cancel people....they think persons with bad credit will burn their house or purposely have a wreck as a way to get money....this use of credit ratings should be banned!!!! Just because a person gets in trouble financially doesn't mean they are going to burn their house or have a wreck on purpose!!!! Some actuaries at insurance companies must think with their hind ends.
Whenever you use a credit card, supermarket card, debit card or any other kind of plastic to buy food or drink, it's being added to a profile under your name. Thousands of supermarket chains, and other retailers share/sell info on what you buy. Guess who is the biggest buyer? Insurance companies! They grade your risk for life, car, home and disability insurance on a variety of factors you don't even know about, but they also look at the food you eat and the beverages you consume. If you buy a lot of high fat, high salt foods, fast food, alcohol, cigarettes, etc., and are using plastic, it goes on your profile. So although you may get discounts with some supermarket cards, beware, there's all kinds of information being gathered every time we swipe. Bottom line, don't use plastic for tobacco products, alcohol or fast food, use cash. Also beware of getting discount gas/food cards that require scanning your driver's license, that info is also sold and shared with other companies.
Could we get some kind of cites for this? Something preferably middle-of-the-road legitimate and not hysterical on either side of the issue, pushing an agenda?
(Trying to imagine the computing power/storage necessary to keep track of this for every person in the country on a continuing basis. Makes my head hurt.)
Could we get some kind of cites for this? Something preferably middle-of-the-road legitimate and not hysterical on either side of the issue, pushing an agenda?
(Trying to imagine the computing power/storage necessary to keep track of this for every person in the country on a continuing basis. Makes my head hurt.)
You took the words out of my mouth, we need some credible links.
Well Ill tell you one thing they must be having a heart attack every month when they see my Amex bill from Costco.
12 rotisserie chickens
11 bags of salad
10 rack of ribs
9 Pepperoni pizza's ( on special this month BTW)
8 Gallons of non fat
7 dozen eggs
6 pounds of frozen veggie
FIVE CASES OF BEER!!
4 frozen lasagnas
3 bags of chicken wings
2 pkgs of TP
And a Set of Michelin Tires!!!!!
Not really but it seems like it. Damn locust teenagers.
i bought some lube at the pharmacy and the next day i get an overnight delivery of condoms courtesy of my health insurance provider!!!
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