This page contains tips for organizing your bills and mail.
Return Junk Mail To SenderIf you notice that most of it has a return address on it. He told us to cross out our names and put "return to sender" on it and the compnay that sent it has to end up paying the return postage for it. I do this all the time and it has worked.
Recycle Junk Mail OutsideWhen I gather my mail, I get home and while I'm sitting in my vehicle I go through all my mail. Junk mail and flyers are put in a pile. I throw everything in my recycling barrel and just take in the important stuff.
Organizing MailThis is a page about organizing mail. Even in the day of electronic bill paying, we can still be deluged with mail.
Organizing CatalogsThis is a page about organizing catalogs. Organizing your mail order catalogs will make shopping easier.
Organizing Your BillsThis is a page about organizing your bills. It is easy to forget to pay a bill when it gets mixed up with junk mail. With a system for organizing bills, you will always get your bills paid on time.
Save Money by Being OrganizedMy tip concerns having more money by being organized. I worked in an office my entire life, but until I set up a file cabinet in my own home after retirement, I didn't realize how I could save money by organization!
Don't Bring Junk Mail in Your HouseDo not allow junk mail to enter your home! It seems once mail gets in the house, it takes on a life of it's own and never leaves. If you pick up your mail at a post office, throw your junk mail in their paper recyclables container
Stop Receiving Catalogs At CatalogChoice.orghttp://www.CatalogChoice.org is a website where you can opt out of hundreds of catalogs you no longer wish to receive. It is a free service, and the company will not sell your information to any online marketers or emailers. Their service saves the environment and saves you money, because there is no longer that temptation to buy. It only took me about 10 minutes to opt out of about 30 catalogues. The site was very easy to maneuver through. I highly recommend it!
Organizing Bills?Do I need to keep a full year of bill statements?
Storing Greeting Cards?How do I store unused greeting cards? And received greeting cards.
Organizing Bills and Statements?How do you organize your files with your bank statements, credit card statements, tax deductible items, home insurance, medical insurance, pay stubs, etc.?
Disposing of Free Address Labels to Prevent Identity Theft?My mother gets hundreds of the sticky return address labels, we have been cutting them up and trashing them. They destroy shredders, by gumming up the blades. How can we get them to stop sending them and what is an easier way to dispose of them?