Saturday, November 21, 2009

Paper trail

11/21/09 Bag 'o bills, recycled

I've developed a simple, elegant filing system. Once an important bill is paid, I first put the documentation into a large box.

Then I wait a really long time.

Finally, I look back over the stuff in the box. If enough time has passed, the bills are so irrelevant, there's no need to actually file them. Just throw them in with the recycling.

What about the paperwork that still shouldn't be tossed? I don't do anything hasty, like actually filing it. I put it back in the box and resume waiting.

It's an ingenious system, really.

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