Now It’s Time to Purge

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It’s April and what does that ponder up for people? TAX TIME!

Well, baby boomers, got some tips for you on what to save and what to toss.
Here is the second of two articles this month:

What to Toss:

1. Junk mail, recycle it


2. Expired coupons


3. Outdated schedules


4. Old greeting cards, unless you want to recycle the parts not written on for gift tags


5. Old grocery receipts


6. Invitations to past events


7. Expired warranties and service contracts


8. Instructions for items you no longer own


9. Expired insurance policies


10. Unread magazines


11. Old catalogs, keep only current ONE


12. Investment and banking brochures you never used


13. Canceled checks, unless needed for tax purposes


14. Checkbooks, if they’re more than 6 years old, or the account has been canceled


15. Receipts for non-tax-deductible items


16. Business cards from people whose names you don’t recognize


17. Old tourist brochures, these make great wrapping paper


18. Old road maps, again make great wrapping paper and a conversation piece


19. Solicitations from charities you don’t intend to give to.


20. Recipes you haven’t tried in 5 years


21. Bad-quality photos or ones you simply don’t like


22. Articles or clippings you haven’t reread in more than 5 years”

If you enjoyed this article, check out ”How to Win the Battle of the Paper Mountain.”

So now that you decluttered….won’t you feel freer?
Let me know.
Sallie

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