Jack the Ripper....Jack the Shredder!

     We are continuing with Resolution 2, dealing with the decluttering of my home which has been going fairly well although slow.  Part of the problem is
the overwhelming amount of paperwork I have, most coming from junk mail I receive daily.

How many trees must die for the credit cards I don't need to sign up for.  I receive checks that banks send me to consolidate my bills to a lower
interest rate that keep me spending money I don't have.   Catalogs are sent
monthly of all things ordered in the last year, in hopes I will once again go into debt for the American Consumer, I am.  Shame on me.

The motor on my small shredder shudders at the piles of useless paperwork that I must eliminate in order not to have someone steal my identity.  Sometimes I hope they do steal it and I will assume another name and they
can pay off the debt.   Wouldn't that be nice.

Unfortunately, when the collectors discovered the theft, they would find you, as they know the thief is never gonna pay.  So, you are hit twice, stolen by someone, and resumed by the one you wanted to be stolen from. 

What a vicious circle and one you can't hide from.  I signed up for junk mail elimination with no guarantees.  I realize that although I sometimes enjoy looking through the wish catalogs that are sent to me, it is only time consuming to a situation I can't afford anyway, so why have them sent.

We are all getting our receipts ready for our year end tax return.  I have seven years of tax receipts saved in my garage for any possible audit I might get.  Chances are I wouldn't remember that far back to help the auditor understand what I did on my return that year to determine my refund or payment anyways.

The answer one would think is the "Go Paperless" option.  This option allows you to spend your money on printer's ink for anything you might need to save a copy of.  How convenient for those banks and big businesses pretending to care about our landfills, when actually they are only putting the spending of money back on you. 

I'm getting ready to tackle my office and the clutter, of course, starts with all that #@!%$** paperwork.   Jack the Shredder is out and ready and I have poured myself a glass of wine.  It's gonna be a long ripping day!  "HB!"