• Sharkwellington@lemmy.one
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    4 months ago

    Since we’re talking about mail:

    What do I do with my old bills/insurance statements/etc? I have executive dysfunction and I just can’t find a simple method that works for me. It all ends up in a pile and every few months I pitch the whole thing and promise myself to do better next time. Perhaps there’s an app, website, or program I should just digitize them into?

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      4 months ago

      I was in the same boat and wound up buying a scanner and installing Paperless. Scanner sends the files to my network drop box, Paperless picks them up from the drop box and digitizes them. I finally got rid of like an entire garbage bag of old pay stubs and stuff that I had been hoarding.

    • Mike D.@lemm.ee
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      4 months ago

      I have a filing cabinet with one drawer for hanging folders. Everything gets sorted and put in there. When a folder gets too fluffy I will pull it out and shred old stuff.

      I could probably get rid of a lot but this method does come in handy occasionally. Most recently were my 2023 taxes which I filed in July (I had an extension). I yanked the 2023 file and immediately had 90% of my donations and medical expenses.

    • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
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      4 months ago

      If you need it, put it in a folder and store it somewhere safe. But you really don’t need 99% of it.

      I have a safe with some cash and two folders:

      • important, official documents - birth certificate, passport, etc
      • potentially important financial stuff - tax returns, mortgage papers, etc

      I definitely need the first, I will probably never need the second.