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Pros and Cons of Subscription Services and Products

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2023-09-11T11:04:22-05:00September 13th, 2023|Categories: Efficiency|Tags: auto-ship, clutter, convenience, digital, medications, paper, saves time|

I’ve often wondered how subscription services and products affect us in the long term. I’m not a big fan but I do have a couple of subscription services that I enjoy. There are so many different types of services and products that fall into this category. Of course, there were always magazine subscriptions, where a new paper magazine would magically appear in our mailbox every month or so. That still happens today, but there is now another option in terms of digital magazine subscriptions that a lot of people prefer. A newer subscription service that has become popular is for [...]

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How to Create a System to Manage Your Mail…Snail Mail That is

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2022-03-30T18:19:20-05:00March 30th, 2022|Categories: Paper Management, Routines|Tags: clutter, junk mail, magazines, online bill pay, paper, processes, routines|

Paper is still probably the biggest challenge for most of us in terms of clutter in our homes. Even though the digital age has eliminated a lot of papers that come our way, if you have a physical mailbox, you are still receiving some paper in the form of mail via the US Postal Service. If you don’t have a system to manage the barrage of paper that your letter carrier delivers, you can become overwhelmed very quickly. To avoid the overwhelm, I encourage you to create a daily routine to manage incoming mail. The process shown below is the [...]

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Organizing User’s Manuals

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2021-04-03T13:39:07-05:00April 7th, 2021|Categories: Home Organization, Storage|Tags: digital, filing cabinet, hanging folders, organizing process, paper, recycle|

When you purchase items such as vehicles, appliances, garden equipment or any type of electronics, they come with user’s manuals. Some come in paper form, while others can be accessed online. These manuals are very important to understand the operation and maintenance associated with the purchased product. Quick and easy access is a must when you need information about the item. There are different schools of thought on how to organize user’s manuals. As with anything in life, what works for one doesn’t necessarily mean it will work for everyone. Think about the different options listed here, and decide which [...]

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Shredding Documents

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2020-11-17T13:41:26-06:00May 16th, 2018|Categories: Home Organization, Paper Management|Tags: decluttering, documents, paper, shred events|

Shredding documents that are no longer needed and contain personal information, has become a part of the spring cleaning ritual. It makes sense, as mid-April is the deadline for filing income taxes. We accumulate copious amounts of paper year-round, and after filing our income taxes is a great time to purge the excess. Shredding Service - Free Typically, banks and credit unions hold free document shredding events after the tax deadline, some just before. These free events typically occur in April and May. They understand the importance of minimizing the amount of paper in our homes and our businesses. These [...]

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