Continue Your Success Get Closer to Buying a Home! Protecting your identity is an important part of your financial fitness. You’ve been working hard to learn ways to improve your credit. Becoming a victim of identity theft could set back your progress. Take some time to think about how you go about your financial affairs. • What do you do with your receipts? • Where do you keep your important papers? • Where do you keep copies of personal identification numbers (PINs) for ATM and debit cards? • Where do you keep your Social Security number?

Now review the How can I prevent identity theft? section. Make a list of things you can do to protect your identity. By protecting your identity, you fortify the steps you've taken to improve your credit and your dreams of owing a Habitat for Humanity home.