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Does your office look like your filing cabinet just exploded? Do you ever clean your office and it still doesn’t feel clean afterwards? Here’s some tips to use electronic media to de-clutter your office.
Filing
Decide what papers are most important to keep, such as insurance policies, wills, titles, birth certificates, and so forth. Some of this probably needs the hard copy to be stored in a fire safe which isn’t always easily accessible, and others are really just for reference where the hard copy serves no real importance. Some of these documents may already be available online such as your bank statements, and for those that aren’t, you can scan them in and store and organize on your hard drive backing up to an online backup service (which is usually cheaper than a storage unit).
Books
If your bookshelves are full of books you do not read, many of which may be used as a reference, consider e-books and place all those books into electronic memory. Some hard copies are nice to keep around for quick reference; however, most of those books might be better served at your local library. Many e-book readers offer search tools for quick access to referenced material.
Movies
DVD’s and VHS tapes take up space. Many movies are now available for instant download online, usually for a cheaper fee than purchasing or renting a movie, and can be watched on your computer monitor or television set through various gaming systems such as Xbox 360 (internet access required).
Take a look around your office and see what’s clunking up your space that can be stored electronically.
