Personal Finance Buzz

Your purse or wallet is lost or stolen: The information in your purse or wallet can be used to make fraudulent purchases, or to obtain the information ID thieves need to impersonate you. You need to take action immediately.

...I stopped to open up my wallet and rearrange my cash. He looked at me a bit puzzled and asked what I was doing. I didn’t think anything of it, but just told him that I was putting my money in order because when I got change from my breakfast this morning, everything was just thrown in there...

Google wallet is on a quest to destroy your wallet. People will be able to use their phone to make purchases. Google Wallet is here to stay.

Leave the wallet at home. This summer you will be able to make purchases at the point of sale using nothing but your smart phone using Google Wallet on your Nexus S 4G.