Cars of importance to someone:
For today:
I have been
responsibility for our record keeping for the past few years. YOU know, filing
receipts, and keeping records of Insurance, car tags, maintenance on vehicles,
home & life insurance, utilities, etc. It wasn’t so bad when we lived in
the motor home, all the records just rode with us. BUT when we began living in
this house part time, I was carrying about 50 pounds of folders up and down
stairs. Not smart at Sherry’s age. LOL
She has years of clerk
and secretary experience. I asked her to help me cut the files down. She worked
with me for two days. She is pretty danged smart. Together we cut it down to
about half.
She let me know I did not need a full year’s water bills in the
file. Same with all monthly recurring bills.
Also I named my files wrong, and misfiled lots of STUFF.
I had our records for
the last four home closings and improvement receipts.
Now my records weight
about 7 pounds with 3 pounds of permanent records that needs not travel with
us.
We found my original SS card, issued in 1956. And a free pass to
the USS North Carolina Museum given to us many years ago, by the ships skipper.
Anyway it was two days
well spent, for me.
I seem to never know what
to keep in the records and what to throw away.
Anyway I am a much happy camper after my girl helped me. I am just a
lucky dude!
Nite
Shipslog
PS: I actually have a file labeled ‘Death’; Black
and filed under ‘D’. It contains the wills, Ins info, power of attorney, and
information of who to notify. I just kept it as it is but MUST review it.
Sister Shirl insisted I do it years ago. I think my obit is in there. I must
check. I am eligible for a free burial at sea, but my girl refuses!
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7 comments:
I used to be bound by paper records, carefully stored in a filing cabinet. Thanks to all those years of secretarial work, I could put my finger on a receipt in a matter of minutes. Unfortunately, when Tom and I got together that all went to pot. (LOL!) What a mess when I made myself sit down to sort and purge. Thank goodness, most companies keep records of my payments on their websites!
PS - Thank goodness, too, that companies like Office Depot and Staples will shred documents for only $1/pound!
Seems like a good project for you and Sherry to work on together Jack :) Since I pay most of the bills online (now that I think of it, all the bills online) I don't keep receipts like I used to in the days gone by. Thankfully, like Myra said, all the companies I deal with keep records on their websites from previous payments so I can go back and look and put together anything I might need for taxes down the line :)
betty
Filing can be a big job these days with all the paperwork life generates. I had a Mini just like the one in the photo.
God bless.
I too tend to keep too much, but there have been times I wished I'd kept more. I cleaned out my files this last Spring and reduced a lot of things, I keep in all in a file cabinet and am thankful for it.
Just save any receipts you might need at the end of the year for tax purposes. Bill pay receipts, you only need to keep them a couple months just to make sure they never try to say you didn’t pay them.
Working in a tax office, some people will keep a spread sheet on their computers and enter things they pay each month. Thats always a help.
Happy Saturday.
Lisa
Good job! I need to follow your example. I have too many files and old stuff that needs shredded. I'll get on it!
I'm lucky as my Bride takes care of all the Files, I did however bring her into the Legion years back and have her help me arrange some files and information there to help me as Legion Historian ! Sounds like you "Lightened Your Load" as my Dad would say ! Sending down good Vibes your way ! Gary an Anna Mae
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