SOLS #3 Pondering Paperless
After hours of attempting to
organize heaps of financial paperwork, I am sitting beside an overflowing bag
of trash that really should be shredded or burned. I need a beverage and a break. This is a typical March task for me as I
gather the documentation needed to file our taxes. However, this is not
something I would typically tackle on a Saturday night. What am I
thinking??!
Ever
since I discovered mortgage statements from 1995, I have this overwhelming
desire to downsize our files. It could also be the stacks of file boxes that
house years of bank statements, loan papers, credit card receipts, and insurance
policies. I know that inside my pack-rat self is an organized person!
Perhaps it is time to be brave and
sign-up for e-statements. After all, it’s been a couple years since we switched
to reusable grocery bags. We should do more. This is the next step in going
green. All of our bills are paid with on-line banking, so this should work out.
I am a little apprehensive, but if it doesn’t work out we will go back to paper
statements. Get a grip, right?
While I am at maybe I should think
about parting with some magazines in my stash. On no, that’s pushing it!
I love your slice. You remind me a lot of my husband in this way. Whenever I organzie all of our paper clutter, he swears I must have thrown something important away. Baby steps, right?
ReplyDeleteI still am on the fence about paperless. What if I forget? When I have the paper bill I remember. I'm glad to know that I am not the only one wavering on that e-statement fence.
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