The end of the year is a helpful, natural time to get caught up on papertaming. There are some specific paper-deadlines near end of year. But, more important, the general nature of a lot of recordkeeping is annual. So we'll get extra satisfaction from our efforts if we can complete a well-documented year, then start a new year with an easy-to-access, neat-looking paper-life. Time will be saved!
Paper, including filing/recordkeeping; billpaying/finance-planning; computer updating; social/correspondence upkeep; and just plain "stacks of indecision" is probably our most depressing organizational problem. Since it is tied up in every aspect of our lives, getting our papertaming in order can have a huge positive effect on our well being, with more control and less frustration.
As this challenge is posted, there are 6 weeks until year's end. What each of us needs to work on is individual, so let's just say the challenge is to control at least one nagging aspect of PaperTaming by January 1.
Please post here any tips and ideas to help others, any recommendations of supplies or storage that have helped you. Feel free to ask questions about how long others keep documents, how they consolidate storage, how they keep on top of complicated tasks, ways to simplify correspondence - whatever advice will help you!