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That's interesting that you still know your ex-husband's SSN. It's also a very good thing that you know your husband's SSN since he may not know it himself! (That made me chuckle. That's what wives are for, I suppose.) LOL It seems like when a person commits something to memory, it stays there permanently in some cases depending on how long you've known about it, so it makes sense that you would still remember your ex's. Sometimes I find myself bringing something to memory that I really wish I could forget!

I know some people who are over 18 and don't even have their SSN memorized, which I think is dangerous. They always have to call their parents to find out. It's also dangerous to carry that information around when it's written on a piece of paper or something. I know I should have my DL number memorized, but I don't. I always have it with me, but the day I don't I'd probably need to have the number to write on some form or something! I used to have one of my bank account numbers memorized, but since I opened another account, I forgot all but the last four digits. I also don't have my credit card numbers and PINs memorized. I guess I should start studying! (LOL)

It would be nice of him to learn mine, but first I need him to learn our home phone # first, lol. We been here almost 3 years in our new home and he still doesn't know it. Our social is only familar with the last four, our's is just different by 1 number. The other numbers are different because we are from different states. In the military, they only care about the member's social that's in the service. After I got out, it's like mine didn't matter anymore.

That's very interesting to know! Thanks for sharing that with me.

That's really neat to hear. I know that's really important for spouses of those in the military to know their social security numbers. I think your husband should take the time to memorize yours also especially since they're so similar! It's ironic that you mentioned that. I'm requiring my fiance to memorize mine before we get married. (LOL) Ours are exactly the same except for the last four numbers, which is great. I already have his memorized because they're only four numbers off. Of course, the more ironic thing is that the last four numbers of mine are actually the same as his, only in a different order! It's the weirdest thing...I just take it as another one of those signs that we're meant to be together! (LOL) Thanks for your input.

I know both my driver's license number as well as my husband's. I also know our bank account number. I have so many numbers memorized, it's amazing I don't get more mixed up! LOL

It's funny you would have to practice something like that, but I agree. I should probably brush up on some of the numbers I've memorized (or haven't memorized) also. That must be hard differentiating between your kids' SSN's sometimes! Of course, that's what mothers are for! I have my boyfriend's memorized for no particular reason other than the fact that they are so close. It's very strange but really neat. I need to memorize my driver's license number as well as my bank account numbers. I don't know if I'd go so far as to memorize my credit card numbers and PIN's, but it might help when I don't have them! Thanks for sharing.

I agree! Memorizing names or something else that consists of all letters is one thing, but numbers are so easy to mix up! If you get one number in the wrong place, you've got the wrong person (SSN or DL) or the wrong bank account. (LOL)

Sorry about that, I didn't catch it yesterday[not that I could have fixed it] it happened a lot yesterday on my disussions as well,I think because of the traffic volume on this site ,yesterday the whole site was slow to respond.Thanks for the heads up about the points!! :)

You probably noticed already, but I guess myLot has been having issues with responses posted duplicate times. It happened to me with another discussion I responded to and also another friend who responded to this discussion of mine. I just wanted you to know just in case myLot deletes one of your responses to this discussion. You may see your points go down too. I don't know how exactly it is that they take care of that, but I just wanted you to know! Thanks again for responding to this discussion. :)

Writing it down so often definitely would help you memorize your husband's better than your own. I can understand why that would be so. Have you ever accidentally written his down instead of yours because you know it so well? Just curious. That would be kind of funny!

Yes I've done that plenty of times. Especially since some of our numbers are similar. Occassionally I have to show him the paper work and make sure whther its mine our his that I wrote down.

That's very interesting how this issue is handled in India. Thank you for sharing. I think India does well to identify people by so many various personal identity items. It makes an identity more difficult to steal in some cases. I think each person having their own private number would be ideal, however. I hope that your country is soon able to use the number method in order to ensure the right person is identified in each case! Thanks for your most interesting response.

Sounds like you're on your way to having the whole family's SSNs memorized. Good for you! Thanks for your response.

You're definitely right. I don't trust myself to carry around important numbers on cards, except for my driver's license, of course. I'm usually a very organized person, but I still don't want to take any chances. Committing those types of things to memory is the best way to go. Thanks for your input, Howard!

Your welcome!! Anytime I write phone numbers,appointments etc down I remember them and I'm like "hm,I didn't even have to write that down",but if I don't write it down right away,pfft forget it....I would never remembera thing! So you are right, writing it down helps, it's like it gets etched into your brain that way!!!

That's very good of you to care for your mother. I know what you mean by always having to pull cards out of your purse with all that important information on them. I'd rather have it all memorized. I'd be afraid of dropping one and it getting into the wrong hands. I think it's very interesting how people remember things after writing them down so many times. They say that you actually remember things better when you write them down a lot...it's like your brain automatically locks onto it. Thank you for sharing!

i know what you mean I didn't try and post twice it was the things wasn't working.LOL!!Thanks for the heads up and have a nice one.

This response of yours may be deleted by myLot, so just giving you a heads up. (It's a duplicate response, just so you know.) I've been having the same problem happening to me today. I had one of my responses posted three times in a row! Poor guy who started the discussion must've been wondering what in the world I was thinking! (LOL) I just wanted you to know so you don't wonder why your points go down because it probably gave you points for both of these responses. Regardless of the issue, thank you again for your response, and best of luck to you, my friend!

I agree once we commit something to memory it sorda just stays there LOL.. I really wish I could forget it. And honestly I didn't mean to post twice have mylot issues. have a nice one.

I find that very funny you still have your ex's memorized. I was commenting on a response earlier that when we commit something to memory, sometimes it's there for a lifetime whether we like it or not. I know I have things I'd much rather forget, but there they are still logged in my memory! Thanks for your response. It was fun to read. :)

Not sad at all, proves that you have an excellent recall memory! Yes the NI - National Insurance card in the UK, I hardly ever use mine, so remembering it is pointless.

Thanks, Ellie! It's very interesting learning about personal identification numbers in various countries (other than the US, of course, since that's where I'm from and that's all boring to me - lol). You do have a very good memory to remember all of those product codes now several years later! I know there are many people (in addition to Wolfie and I) who wish they had your ability to recall information! Thanks for sharing, my friend.

I definitely agree with you. Teenagers by the age of 16 should know their social security number. I think I learned mine by the time I was 18, if not earlier. Only a few months after I graduated high school and turned 18, I went to college a thousand miles from home. Obviously, I was really thankful I'd memorized mine!

You're so right. There are other numbers much more important that we have to write down more frequently than our personal number. Wow, I didn't even realize UK pin numbers have letters and numbers. That makes it a whole lot more tricky! I don't blame you for not memorizing yours. (LOL) I'm happy to hear you have your cell number memorized, though! Thank you for your detailed response. I agree with you that there are more important things to remember. :)

I completely agree with you as to the reasons behind certain people knowing our social security numbers. The part about the Power of Attorney hasn't been touched on yet in this discussion. I'm glad you brought it up! I hadn't thought of that before now. Thanks for your detailed response.

I've never even thought about having mine blocked from credit history! I have a couple credit cards, so that wouldn't be a bad idea at all. I know you have to have your ssn to get a credit report in the first place. That's a good move to prevent scams and fraud like you mentioned. Thanks for the excellent idea! How do you go about actually blocking your ssn from credit history? I should probably do the same. I don't want my important information floating around out there when it doesn't have to. Thanks again!

I agree that it makes more sense for you to have your ssn memorized before your own phone numbers. You probably use your ssn more even though it's still probably not that much. Of course, the only way you "use" your personal phone number is to give it to people. It's like you said, you don't call yourself. (LOL) Thank you for your great response.

Thanks for your input on the issue! You're so right. It is a long but necessary number to commit to memory.

I never thought of that. You're right. Personal ID (such as driver's license) is actually more popular and widely used because it has the person's picture on it. The social security number is much more specific since those simple nine numbers can hold a lot of information about a person...but, of course, not their appearance in the form of a picture! Thanks, Marketing.