Don,

I have switched to electronic billing wherever possible so I don't
have much paperwork to shred anymore.

We don't like having "online accounts". So, our utilities, bank
statements, etc. all come in dead tree form.

I'm betting all of your accounts are already online, they just print them
out and mail them to you. Not to mention, many places are starting to
charge for printed statements.

We've been all electronic for many years. Paychecks are deposited
automatically, bills are deducted automatically, statements are downloaded
to my computer. I pay most of our remaining bills online (property taxes,
vehicle licenses, etc.). I have probably written fewer than three checks
in the last several years.

it all still fits neatly in a single file cabinet.

Electronic documents don't take up physical space (other than the hard
drive itself), but more importantly I can have multiple backups of each
document.

I don't sell "things". Give them away or recycle. I don't want to
worry that someone will not feel they got "good value" out of a sale.

Unfortunately, I usually need to sell my old items in order to pay for the
new items.

The only OTC stuff I buy is Advil.

We use Advil for headaches and inflammation. Aleve works better for sore
muscles. Pepto-bismol pills for the rare times dinner doesn't settle well.


Anthony Watson
www.watsondiy.com
www.mountainsoftware.com