I recently recieved my GED diploma. I wonder should I plastic process it? Which means go to a photo shop to ask them to cover the diploma with plastic to pretect the color or anything. Should I do this??? How abou the SSN card?
I personally think that paying a business to laminate your GED diploma would be a waste of money. I would suggest that you just get some inexpensive plastic document protectors and put your diploma in one of those and store it and other important documents in a safe place. I keep my important documents in such a plastic sleeve, and in a watertight plastic storage container in a cabinet away from any water pipes. My documents are safe, and can be accessed when I need to show them to an entity, such as when I try to rent an apartment. As to your Social Security card, you are actually NOT supposed to laminate it. Again, put it in a plastic protective sleeve and store it in a safe (and easily remembered) place. You really should not carry your Social Security card around with you. The only time you need to use it is mainly when applying for jobs or housing. If you lose your card, that 'opens the door' for someone to steal your identity, which is NOT a pleasant scenario.
