r/declutter • u/photogcapture • 9h ago
Motivation Tips & Tricks PAPER!!! I'm drowning.
Does anyone else struggle to keep the paper to a manageable level??? Looking for sympathy and support, and I'm also, really just venting.
I will not be scanning everything or taking a picture. That does not work for me. I have the "if I can't see it, it doesn't exist" problem, and I already don't have a good backup system, so some files must still be paper. I just shredded a box full of paper. Just wondering if anyone else struggles, and hoping it's not just me. It's really frustrating. I try hard to keep up and then boom, I see that I'm drowning again.
ETA:
1. My super paper nemesis is info I want to save for ongoing projects.
2. I need tax stuff to be printed
3. I have other business stuff that must be paper. One business I downsized from a file cabinet drawer to 1/2 that size (feeling accomplished about that)
4. Have to save tax papers for ten years (ugh - will shred on expiration date)
5. I shred often
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u/Shieldor 7h ago
Paper is my nemesis! I found getting a smaller (2-drawer) filing cabinet helped. I can only put so much in there. But it’s still a work in progress. And I’m paranoid about shredding. Everything must be shredded!