Drowning in Paper?
The vast majority of our homes and businesses have from hundreds to thousands of papers that take up space, are often difficult to find, and can even be a fire hazard. These may be in the form of business contracts, tax records, letters, greeting cards, photos, bank statements, newspapers and magazines, and a myriad of other bits and pieces of print materials.
What’s in it for you?
Access documents while your on the move. Paper documents can be lost, forgotten at the office, and may not be the latest version of the data. Members of your family or team can all carry copies with them as well.
Save space with digital files. Wouldn’t it be nice to convert that paper storage area or file cabinet room to a new home office space or conference room?
Stuff happens…fires, hurricanes, floods, and other unexpected events. Digital files can be backed up in multiple locations to ensure their continued access from anywhere.
Go green with your documents and files. Making a habit of trying to avoid printing when a digital copy will do saves paper and therefore, money.
Improve productivity and collaboration. Whether it involves friends and family or members of a business team,
While there are some differences between home and business papers they also have similarities. There are several websites that cover what papers need to be saved and for how long. Be sure to look for sites from reliable sources such as Consumer Reports and AARP. Browsing tip! Especially for a topic like this, after you type in your search request in your browser and enter, look just below to see a row of menu options. At the end of the menu is “tools.” Click on “tools” and click on the down arrow to see your choices. Select “past year.” Laws keep changing. Your best bet is to contact your accountant or lawyer.
Use scanners to digitize the paper you have accumulated. How to accomplish this will be in another blog.