Securely Dispose Your Old Credit Cards | BeatTheBush
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- Опубліковано 4 жов 2024
- They don't tell you how to dispose of your credit cards. If you do it wrong, you can be exposed to identity theft and perhaps fraudulent credit card charges. You can either cute them up and dispose of them in different garbage bags ad different times or possibly try out melting them like I show in this video.
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I always just cut mine into 4ths and then drop each piece in random separate trash cans... at work... fast food trash bin... public sidewalk bin... etc.
That's what I do.
Sounds like a treasure hunt, a puzzle
Plot twist, the best way to dispose of the cards is to mail them to you so you can dispose them for us!
ken x Hahahah
Successful Minds Hey, Successful Minds! Nice to see you here too :D
+Successful Minds Lol, I still didn't perfect the lazy method yet. I do soon though.
Just cleaned out my junk drawer and found a handful of old, expired credit cards. Decided to try the belt sander on the data. Erased the last 4 digits, the CVC on the back, wore down the magnetic strip and sanded thru the chip till I saw blank plastic. I think I got it all.
Unbelievable you didn’t show the end result.
We needed that money-shot!
Because of that I gave 👎🏼
I'm sure all your card don't expire at the same time so doing them as you go shredding them sounds like the best option.
You probably could shredded it, wrap it foil 3 times then bbq it for about 3 to 4 hours. That way it's outside instead of in the house.
One tip I do have is that I never sign my credit cards. Instead I write on the back, "Please ask for ID". Of course, no one ever has! The idea of melting them is good and I probably will take them outside and hold a lighter to each one, and maybe still cut them. I have previously shredded them, too. That would take a pretty determined person to get it back together! Our garbage goes directly to the County's dump. I think melting is the best method, for now. Back to old physics lesson, nothing can be created from nothing nor can it be made into nothing. (paraphrasing). Good effort!Good video! 😎👍
Seems like the signature part is never used anyway. Most would just ask for ID instead.
BeatTheBush You would think so!
If you run a credit card over a powerful magnet, doesn't that wipe out the information in the magnetic strip?
Fire is the best way to dispose of anything.
People is a good example of that.
I keep all mine in a safe, I love to collect them! :)
Use one of your good cards to buy a steak. Grill the steak. Drop the cards in the coals when your steak is done..
+Hangfire u didn't want to burn the cards and give off toxic fumes.
That's a good way of doing it. I have so many old credit cards and I thought cutting them will make my finger sore.
I usually put mine through the shredder. Otherwise throwing it in the fire pit works well too.
What risk are you mitigating by not simply shredding the old one?
1) Credit card companies protect against fraudulent transactions
2) I only need to dispose of old cards because it is expired and I have a new one; therefore the old one is not active
The card protection is a last resort. So it's better to not have to use it as it causes annoyance and headache. The old one has the same numbers as the new one except for the expiration date. Is not hard to guess what the new one is.
Good point - I probably should be more paranoid or maybe I have less shady neighbors :) Thanks for the response.
I cut up my ccard and then take it to work and drop it into multiple bins throughout my work building designated for the shredding company to dispose of classified information.
I save them up for winter then put them in our wood burning stoveThen you never see them againGood videos keep up the good workThanx.
BeatTheBush hey man loving your videos thanks
You're welcome! =D
Tysm
Crosscut shredder
+Robert Spencer Still recoverable.
BeatTheBush Micro-Cut shredder: Turns the paper into confetti. You're not putting that document back together.
I burn mine. I enjoy setting things on fire. Fire!🔥
There is a company that used to recycle cards. I called them a while back and they aren't doing it right now. My mom had a gift card she thought was empty and asked me to destroy so I chopped it up into tiny pieces. She realized it was still good so I gathered up the pieces and had it back together in 30 Minutes. I realized after I was done that it would have gone faster if I wouldn't have worried about the parts with nothing on them.
My job has an iron mountain shredder bin in the back, throw it in, forget about it, and its free hahha
But then if it's all in the same bin, it can be pieced back together. I wanted a fail safe way.
I cut the chip out...cut it in pieces then wrap i several layers of duct tape. Then I cut the rest of the card and wrap it I. Several layers of duct tape. Then I toss them. Take me maybe 4 mins.
Hahahaha!! This is so unlike BeatTheBush. Melting credit cards inside the house is not the best idea. I do like the idea of melting them outside on the BBQ grill though. Just remember to wait until the food comes off before throwing them on!
Lol... I had to wear a gas mask while doing this. It was a bad idea.
Amazon do a basics, cross cut shredder that supports credit card disposal. It's not too expensive and it's very addictive. I shred all paper now and old credit cards are now in tiny, odd shaped pieces in amongst the junk mail pieces 😃
With the electric drill, I just send parts with information and trash the rest with the dust.
I use acetone and they melt and everything gone, if there is plastic left, I cut them like you explained.
yes.. Metal bucket back yard, acetone.
Burning them in the oven for 2 hours.. Doesn't it cost much in electricity bill? I'd better remove the vital parts & recycle the rest. We can make guitar picks or accessories for key holders, book separators, etc. Can even sell them to people who wanna buy. Hahaa.. Just try to make the most of the stuffs.
Thanks anyway 👍
did you recycle that lol?
2 hours wow
get a blow torch
fire pit
Trying to not burn it and release toxic chemicals. It really needed higher heat.
Use them for my miniature building. That way they are also painted
so what are the results?
i put mine into a paper shredder that shreds them into tiny pieces.
For one determined enough, they can still get your numbers from piecing it together. Since the cards are different color, it's just like a 100 piece jig saw puzzle.
to be honest whats the point? any retailer can steal your credit card and there are plenty of minimum wage workers. its kind of a waste of time. just review to make sure your card is not stolen.
I like to stay safe, but if someone can assemble the hundreds of shredded pieces back into a coherent way, congrats, dinner's on me!
Get a better shredder and you'll be good. Anyhow, also consider it takes about 8 minutes to call a credit card company about fraud if one does happen to get stolen
Getting random charges on a credit card is way too annoying. I know you can remove them but its always so sketchy if this is possible or not.
What about grinding down the info and then shredding
Do you have a fire pit outside? And did you calculate the cost to run the oven for 2 hours? :P
This is more of an experiment and it didn't work too well. So still figuring out how to do it properly with the fumes that would come out.
If they are expired, why would you need all this effort to dispose them? Ain't the information someone could possibly get useless?
love your videos sir!
+Gregory A Hawkins Jr Thanks! Please enjoy your stay. :D
My idea is cut it into many little pieces then burn it or hear it then every time you travel to some where you drop the card piece 20 miles away from each other
Hmmm... if you burn it, it releases a lot of toxic chemicals. If only one can melt it inside a sealed container?
Wtf. How did it turn out?
Dave Ramsey is shaking his head in disbelief!
Fire does the job
+jamescrowther1234 Don't want to release toxic gases.
I like the idea of putting them in different garbage cans on different days ?
for me I keep my cards and throw them in a different wallet have them as a souvenoir ?
The CC Company should have recycle system.
+Shawn D Rich They have one for metal cards.
I don't understand, if they expired how could someone purchase something with it? You can just ask for replacement cards with different card numbers and cvv
You can just guess the new expiration date and use it with a merchant that does not ask for the cvv.
Piranha Acid, lol or maybe an acid not as violent could still do the trick. I currently just use mine to help me wax my legs, i think i damaged them enough doing that anyway.
ok wait!!!.... I was hoping to see the end result of the melted credit cards....lol......so did they stink up your house or not?oh and my old credit cards,..... well I just feed them to the Santa Monica sharks or I blow them up with dynamite.....just kitting no I do it the exact same way you did before cut them up in all kinds of crazy ways and directions and use different days and multiple trash bags to throw them out...
Yeah, for health and safety I did not melt it in the house. I'll go back and melt them at a later point. The disposal of these cards really need an easier method!
Simple put in 🔥
That is one way to do it.
When my card expires my bank exchanges it with a new one, so basically I leave the old one in the bank. I don't know what they do with it but honestly I never gave it a second thought, if it's an expired card, what can anybody do with it?
I have the same question!
I got upgraded my card, and my numbers are the same.
But the expiration date and security code are different.
If this video is too long for you just go all out with the flame thrower on those cards lol
I wouldn't burn plastic as it gives off toxic fumes.
dude, show us the final outcome of melting the credit cards.
what about the chips in the cards? and theres no guarentee 200 degrees would even melt and scramble the magnetic strips that much, my fav is one that is on youtube which is sand it down into dust
Melting it didn't work too well. I think shredding it works better but you need to separate shredder to collect all the plastic in one spot.
Where is the backed result? :-/
What if they're made out of metal? :))
They provide an envelope for you to mail it back. They will dispose of it for you.
Interesting!
If the card is cancelled, you cant use it.
Lets say someone steals every active card you have though.
You're not liable for fraudulent purchases. That's the beauty of credit cards.
Cross cut the plastic ones and be done. Your house wont smell like a meth lab too.
My question is what to do with plastic/metal "Pletal" fused cards like sapphire preferred, the amazon prime card. They say don't shred on the card. I think it would break a normal shredder
It's great a credit card does have these protections but it's a hassle and annoying to see someone use your card on a shopping spree.
Shred them up, best way.
It's good but not fool proof.
I put my credit card in the microwave , and my house burned down 😑
Start watching @ 3:12. You're welcome.
=D
Just got an offer for the AMEX premier rewards gold card with a 50k rewards bonus. What are your thoughts on that card and offer?
I think it's a $2k spend? I just got it a month ago. I paid additional into a mortgage and bam, 50k points obtained immediately: ua-cam.com/video/AXXLW1OkRqg/v-deo.html
Yes the 2k spend over 3 months which I could hit. Do you plan on keeping it after a year and the yearly fee is $195.
who has 18 credit cards?? you have 1 or 2 for something like 5 years.. and why would you need more than let's say 3 cards?
The more lines of credit you have the better. You'd also want to mix things up in there like a mortgage, car loan etc. But having more cards can improve your credit score. In Credit Karma states having 9 lines of credit or less puts you in the red category. 20+ lines of credit puts you in the green.
Additionally, if you want to use your credit cards for daily use (instead of cash, for rewards 1-5% cash back) AND you want to use auto pay (so that you don't have to immediately pay them off to keep your utilization low). Then you want to make sure to have enough cards to where your total credit pool is large enough to where your monthly usage keeps you still below 30% utilization. For example, if your monthly spend was $6k, you would want your total available credit to be $20,000. Usually you will need more than 1 or 2 cards to reach this credit limit.
+Samuel Custer Wow, you covered basically everything. :D I would add 'well below' 30% utilization. So if spending was $1k you might look to having a limit of $100k or more so even with your regular usage, it would not affect your score much.
more rewards... you watch this channel often?
I've watched like 10 vids. It may be something specific to the US. I live in Europe and we don't have that kind of thing here. Or at least in my country.
I have a metal credit card what’s the best way to dispose that?
Call the company and they will likely provide you with an envelop to send it back to them.
use a piece of sandpaper and scrub out your info from it, making it a piece of plain metal.
1. Cut in half
2. Take of the halves and run it thru the shredder
3. Put in garbage
4. Repeat the above steps with the second half the next
5. Repeat as needed
I can just pour gasoline and light up fire
Pretty polluting.
Shred it. Done. Why a five minute video?
Shred means it can be put back together.
i dump mine off in a confidential bin at work O.o
Sure but do you ever see where it goes?
If someone really wants to gather all the pieces from the shredder and take hundreds of hours to hopefully get the information from them to steel an unknown amount of credit, I say "Good Luck" to that person. In fact, if he or she is able to perform such a defeat, I would say he/she deserve my money. (Well,---- the banks' money anyway).
credit card camp fire :D
I burn my credit cards. No, I'm not kidding. There's no way to steal my information if my card is now a dark blob of plastic!
What about the toxic gases that are released to your neighbors?
Belt sander.
Too much debris.
How do I get my credit score above 800? I just got approved for Delta Amex Gold Cl 8k. They stated my credit score is 771. It's been hovering in the mid to upper 700s for the last 2 yrs. I pay all bills on time. I pay off my credit cards monthly. Not sure how to get over the hump.
Consider that this man didn’t show any practical evidence he only says HOPEFULLY so you do your research or at least take them out in the backyard or away from home and burn them
Straight to the point “foil all your cards and put them on the oven at 200C for couple hours”
The foil keeps the fumes of melting the cards in instead of spread into the whole house
I saw ur cvn number in this video .. ha ha.
God just burn it and toss away 😛😛
toxic to burn.
incinerate
Too much polution.