George suffered financial distress as a lot of purchases were made in his name,

George suffered from financial distress as his Full Name and his Social Security Number were stolen.

The fact that he was a victim of identity theft is what caused his financial distress

The correct answer to the following question will be a Shortcut.

Explanation:

When you have to complete your work within a period or you have to complete it fast, then for such type of task you will choose a shortcut as Ron frequently used while writing the word 'Improving' on his blog.He used the word 'imp' on behalf of 'improving', it will make his task easy and less time taking. There are many other words which we can use as a shortcut while writing a blog.

Therefor, shortcut is the right answer.