Paper Clutter

[cjsmith]

Counting the deep drawers in desks, I have nineteen file drawers in one room of my house. Ten of them currently hold my filed paper. (Well, okay, nine and a half. I just spent an hour throwing away stuff.)

Whether I go paperless or not, the first step is to throw out about six drawers' worth of files I don't need. For example, I have my pay stubs back to the beginning of my current job. Do I really need all my pay stubs for all my PREVIOUS jobs? Do not doubt for a minute that I have them, every one.

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[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

I have never had weirdness come up after the fact, but sometimes it rears its head at the time I close the account. I remember the nightmare of trying to close out my Macy's card. I learned that it had inexplicably turned into TWO ACCOUNTS, only one of which they bothered to tell me about and bill me for. So I was something like six months delinquent on the phantom account. Gah! But several phone calls and one big check later, they agreed to wipe the whole mess.