- Jun 12, 2014
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This could probably go in the "Kids these days will never know thread".... but the massive amount of paperwork that us older organized people have kept over the years. Over the past week, I have gathered a staggering amount of paperwork at home that will go into a semitruck sized paper shredder that visits the office once a month. Bank statements, CC statements, receipts, etc, etc,. Just reams and reams of useless paperwork. It's ALL online now! All I know is it feels really good to get rid of this stuff.
I organized it down to:
A single file with some physical cards. We dont carry all of them. Could go into the safe.
A single file with some very basic bank info. Could also probably go into safe.
A single file for each vehicle. Dont really know why.
A single file with a single statement for any kind of house vendor or service guy we have used and would use again (septic guy, electrician, AC, etc, etc)
A single file with a single statement for every utility (just to keep a 1-800 number and account number handy)
All of the above takes up almost no space.
I kept user guides for major purchases (appliances, generators, pool equipment, etc). This is the bulk of existing remaining paper.
Then I have some weird stuff I just dont know why I keep.
Contract agreements for previous employments for both wife and me. I have no idea why.
College transcripts for both wife and me. No clue why.
All past mortgages. No clue why.
Of course I have a safe with really important stuff: passports, SS cards, birth certificates, tax info, health info, life insurance, accounts, etc.
What do you keep and why?
I wonder what Dr. Rick would say?
I organized it down to:
A single file with some physical cards. We dont carry all of them. Could go into the safe.
A single file with some very basic bank info. Could also probably go into safe.
A single file for each vehicle. Dont really know why.
A single file with a single statement for any kind of house vendor or service guy we have used and would use again (septic guy, electrician, AC, etc, etc)
A single file with a single statement for every utility (just to keep a 1-800 number and account number handy)
All of the above takes up almost no space.
I kept user guides for major purchases (appliances, generators, pool equipment, etc). This is the bulk of existing remaining paper.
Then I have some weird stuff I just dont know why I keep.
Contract agreements for previous employments for both wife and me. I have no idea why.
College transcripts for both wife and me. No clue why.
All past mortgages. No clue why.
Of course I have a safe with really important stuff: passports, SS cards, birth certificates, tax info, health info, life insurance, accounts, etc.
What do you keep and why?
I wonder what Dr. Rick would say?