Chapter 5. Here to Stay: Storing Documents for Easy Retrieval

In this chapter:

  • Reviewing your paper storage options

  • Creating a filing system for financial documents

  • Choosing a method for dealing with papers in transition

  • Following a plan for going paperless

No matter how adept you are at discarding documents the moment they become unneeded, there will still be a certain amount of paper in your life. It's a necessary evil. Luckily, you can contain it and thereby minimize its disruptive impact on your peace of mind and every horizontal surface in your home.

As with everything else you own, if a document is worth keeping, it's worth giving it a home within your home—a place where it belongs. We all know important documents are useless if they can't ...

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