Comments on: Green Spot: Paperless http://blog.canadian-dream-free-at-45.com/2009/10/23/green-spot-paperless/ A Blog About Early Retirement and Happiness Thu, 09 Sep 2010 12:44:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: FB @ FabulouslyBroke.com http://blog.canadian-dream-free-at-45.com/2009/10/23/green-spot-paperless/comment-page-1/#comment-34823 FB @ FabulouslyBroke.com Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:08:42 +0000 http://blog.canadian-dream-free-at-45.com/?p=1033#comment-34823 I can't stand paper. I get all my bills in e-bill format, and if they aren't in PDF format, I just convert them for free with CutePDF in MS Word. I also scanned 20 lbs of paper that don't require hard copies into my digital hard drives, and back them up on a 16GB key with a password I hate looking at bills, and I have them all properly named so it's easier to find. I kind of detail it out here: <a href="http://www.fabulouslybroke.com/2008/06/paper-reducing-strategies/" rel="nofollow">Going Paperless</a> I can’t stand paper.

I get all my bills in e-bill format, and if they aren’t in PDF format, I just convert them for free with CutePDF in MS Word.

I also scanned 20 lbs of paper that don’t require hard copies into my digital hard drives, and back them up on a 16GB key with a password

I hate looking at bills, and I have them all properly named so it’s easier to find.

I kind of detail it out here: Going Paperless

]]> By: Canadian Dream http://blog.canadian-dream-free-at-45.com/2009/10/23/green-spot-paperless/comment-page-1/#comment-34441 Canadian Dream Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:38:22 +0000 http://blog.canadian-dream-free-at-45.com/?p=1033#comment-34441 Traciatim, That is a great idea. Download and save a digital copy of the data. Dave, WOW! I'm impressed. I've been no where that good at going paperless. Tim Traciatim,

That is a great idea. Download and save a digital copy of the data.

Dave,

WOW! I’m impressed. I’ve been no where that good at going paperless.

Tim

]]> By: Dave http://blog.canadian-dream-free-at-45.com/2009/10/23/green-spot-paperless/comment-page-1/#comment-34359 Dave Sat, 24 Oct 2009 04:00:43 +0000 http://blog.canadian-dream-free-at-45.com/?p=1033#comment-34359 I haven't had a papered bank statement in over 10 years. All of my bills that I can get are paperless(some companies don't offer no bills sent for some reason. I do it because I rarely look at bills. My credit card statements are useless because I pay off 100% of the balance biweekly, and generally utility bills are the same month over month. I haven’t had a papered bank statement in over 10 years.

All of my bills that I can get are paperless(some companies don’t offer no bills sent for some reason.

I do it because I rarely look at bills. My credit card statements are useless because I pay off 100% of the balance biweekly, and generally utility bills are the same month over month.

]]> By: Jason http://blog.canadian-dream-free-at-45.com/2009/10/23/green-spot-paperless/comment-page-1/#comment-34356 Jason Sat, 24 Oct 2009 01:46:32 +0000 http://blog.canadian-dream-free-at-45.com/?p=1033#comment-34356 Working on going paper less here, but not relying on anyone to maintain them for me. Stuff I need to keep gets scanned. Things are that digital only have a copy saved. Since many of these docs relate to tax, I do remote (secure) backups should my laptop and my desktop be destroyed at the same time. My main reason is organizational, less filing. Sure I have to file them into folders on computers, but I try to give the filename enough context that I should be able to find it later as long as its somewhere under my documents folder. Working on going paper less here, but not relying on anyone to maintain them for me.

Stuff I need to keep gets scanned. Things are that digital only have a copy saved. Since many of these docs relate to tax, I do remote (secure) backups should my laptop and my desktop be destroyed at the same time.

My main reason is organizational, less filing. Sure I have to file them into folders on computers, but I try to give the filename enough context that I should be able to find it later as long as its somewhere under my documents folder.

]]> By: Traciatim http://blog.canadian-dream-free-at-45.com/2009/10/23/green-spot-paperless/comment-page-1/#comment-34343 Traciatim Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:12:27 +0000 http://blog.canadian-dream-free-at-45.com/?p=1033#comment-34343 I've gone paperless, signed up for ioptout.ca, joined the reddot campaign (though I haven't put my sticker up), signed up for the do not call registry etc. Mail, flyers, junk, and sales calls are all just annoying in my book. Astin: Download your transactions once a month to a csv . . . always accessible I’ve gone paperless, signed up for ioptout.ca, joined the reddot campaign (though I haven’t put my sticker up), signed up for the do not call registry etc.

Mail, flyers, junk, and sales calls are all just annoying in my book.

Astin: Download your transactions once a month to a csv . . . always accessible

]]> By: Astin http://blog.canadian-dream-free-at-45.com/2009/10/23/green-spot-paperless/comment-page-1/#comment-34342 Astin Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:05:21 +0000 http://blog.canadian-dream-free-at-45.com/?p=1033#comment-34342 Easy answer on why I didn't - historical records. My bank often claims that their paperless statements are always available. Except once it's past 6 months, you can't find your statements online anymore. Credit card? No more than 60 days online. So if I need to go back and check something, or discover a discrepancy in monthly billing and want see how far back it goes, the online statements become a problem. Easy answer on why I didn’t – historical records. My bank often claims that their paperless statements are always available. Except once it’s past 6 months, you can’t find your statements online anymore. Credit card? No more than 60 days online.

So if I need to go back and check something, or discover a discrepancy in monthly billing and want see how far back it goes, the online statements become a problem.

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