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Post by iprocrastinate on Apr 17, 2015 20:59:11 GMT -5
Haven't posted in a while. I'm in the midst of a major paper purge. So far I have full box and a smaller basket. All will have to be shredded, so I'm saving them to take to a commercial shredder. It costs $5 a box with a $30 minimum. This is more purging than I've done in the past 9 years plus.
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Post by cando on May 3, 2015 3:18:37 GMT -5
iprocrastinate -- Great job on major paper purge!!! So, CD... what happened to "Daily Accountability" when it comes to papers?! Absolutely no excuses!!! But, here is an update: Last week, I put 12 papers in the trash and 157 in a recycle bag. I've also been staying on top of the bills. We filed extension on our taxes, but I was able to find all the papers we need for our taxes... so that's a good thing.
CD
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Post by angela on May 4, 2015 15:48:22 GMT -5
Right on cando! I need this thread..I've been opening mail and processing items in a fairly timely way but have fallen VERY behind on entering my receipts into Quicken. I could also do with continuing to go through my files and tossing old, unnecessary papers. I did that with my auto and home owners insurance file, lots of paper out of that file! It time to go through the owners manual folder again too.
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Post by papermoon on May 4, 2015 21:33:53 GMT -5
I need this thread too. I haven't been posting because I haven't been doing my full daily hour of paperwork (except for a handful of times, and then I forgot to post). I do keep up with the mail every single day, as well as daily digital decluttering, but often not much more than that. I'm trying to resume my daily paper hour. I'm intrigued by this idea from CaringFriend, and I have started a folder for May. I won't know if this method will work unless I try it. It's certainly simple enough, and I've got nothing to lose by trying. Anyhow, the reason I am posting today, Feb. 27, is that a new month will soon be starting. If you are still struggling with paper, you may want to at least try this for a month. Take one file folder and label it March. Then throughout the month, put every piece of paper that comes into your house in that folder. So, instead of those papers ending up on the counter, the table, desk, etc. at least they are in one pile inside your March folder. My monthly folders each contain the part of my utility bills I keep after I pay them, the papers I sign when I have had the furnace/AC/appliance/etc repaired or maintained by a worker, print-outs from medical and dental visits, quarterly investment reports, monthly Medicare and insurance print-outs, and so on. At the end of the month, if this hasn't worked for you, that's fine. But don't give up! Keep trying until you find something that works for you. If this has worked for you, great! Then make a folder for the other 11 months and continue this process. When March comes around next year, take out that folder, shred every paper from the previous year, then start over again.
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Post by angela on May 4, 2015 23:18:34 GMT -5
That is a very interesting system papermoon and CaringFriend. Let me know how it works for you papermoon. I am indeed a piler, but fortunately I guess, I ONLY pile mail and to-do papers in one spot on my desk table. I have a funny method I suppose in that it all goes in the pile, then I churn the pile to see what all is there and then I put the pile in some kind of action order, important or urgent on the top, not so important lower in the pile. It works for me. I have a small baskets where I toss all receipts then when I want to get caught up, I just take out the receipts one at a time and put them in Quicken, then file the ones I need to keep and toss the ones I'm done with. Okay so tonight I have sat here at the desk for a half hour or so and opened a couple pieces of mail, filed the contents, and have started filling out a form for DVR orientation/interview tomorrow.
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Post by cando on May 6, 2015 1:25:54 GMT -5
Yesterday, went thru the days mail. 3 into recycle bag. Cd
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Post by cando on May 7, 2015 1:30:08 GMT -5
Went thru a bunch of mail. Checked to see if I paid a particular bill. I did. Good. Put 40 papers into recycle bag.
Put bills in Office in a Bag. CD
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Post by mssherlock on May 8, 2015 10:59:09 GMT -5
I need to be on here too (as well as the dishwashing thread). I never thought I was a hoarder until I read something and realize that I am a MAJOR paperwork hoarder. I'm embarassed to say how long its been since I filed my bills. 3 years? There's just so dang much of it. So much junk mail too. And then my kids' school sends home 5,000,000 fliers every month.
Papermoon, that month filing system is brilliant. I'll give it a try. I need to buy a new shredder today as well.
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Post by cando on May 11, 2015 0:34:56 GMT -5
mssherlock ! Looked over bills. Put 10 papers into recycle bag. CD
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Post by angela on May 11, 2015 0:39:47 GMT -5
Hi mssherlock and welcome. cando with your bills and papers. I've got one days worth of mail to open plus a couple of pieces of paper to file, a thank you card to write, and then decide what to do next. Perhaps go through owner manuals and toss with abandon?
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Post by mssherlock on May 11, 2015 17:04:19 GMT -5
Okay, I cleaned off the paperwork piles on my desk and uncovered the last box of personal paperwork I need to sort. The stuff on top say 2012 so it will be interesting to see what I have stashed in there.
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Post by angela on May 11, 2015 21:23:33 GMT -5
Have fun sorting that box mssherlock. I'll bet you find MOST of it going away. Good job clearing off the piles too!
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Post by cando on May 12, 2015 2:29:35 GMT -5
Paid bills. 8 papers into recycle bag. CD
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Post by angela on May 14, 2015 17:11:41 GMT -5
Got my mail open, papers filed, and my working pile resorted in priority order. Thanks chat.
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Post by cando on May 17, 2015 9:26:56 GMT -5
mssherlock - Hoping you got thru that box. Give us a report when you can. CD
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