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| ps56k |
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I've got a couple of boxes of old brokerage statements going back to the
1980's.
I'd like to get rid of them all, and go paperless, since I use Quicken to
monitor the accounts,
and the paper PDF images are avail online if I need them.
Anyway - last time I had this urge to purge my old banking statements,
it took me all afternoon and a fireplace :)
Any other suggestions for this massive amount of paper ?
I wish there was a "consumer" level shredding service -
like at Office Depot or Kinko's -
but you'd have to be sure it really got done.....
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| Chip |
| Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 1:00 am |
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ps56k wrote:
Quote: I wish there was a "consumer" level shredding service -
like at Office Depot or Kinko's -
but you'd have to be sure it really got done.....
Just yesterday there was an article in the paper about a local firm that
was putting in shredder vending machines into supermarkets and such.
Can't remember the charge/sheet, but it was nominal.
http://www.azcentral.com/community/chandler/articles/2008/07/18/20080718cr-shredder0718.html
Chip
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| Chip |
| Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 1:23 am |
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Chip wrote:
Quote: I wish there was a "consumer" level shredding service -
like at Office Depot or Kinko's -
but you'd have to be sure it really got done.....
Just yesterday there was an article in the paper about a local firm that
was putting in shredder vending machines into supermarkets and such.
Can't remember the charge/sheet, but it was nominal.
http://www.azcentral.com/community/chandler/articles/2008/07/18/20080718cr-shredder0718.html
Just thought of it, what if the whole thing was a scam to get your info?
Like the false front ATMs. Generate a little grinding noise, show the
same shredded mess of paper over and over through a window, and reap the
harvest. What a deal, have the sucker pay you to rip him off!
Chip
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| Avrum Lapin |
| Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 4:25 am |
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In article <g6ldbj$a8o$1@aioe.org>, Chip <chip.wood@ieee.org> wrote:
Quote: Chip wrote:
I wish there was a "consumer" level shredding service -
like at Office Depot or Kinko's -
but you'd have to be sure it really got done.....
There are firms such as "Shredd-It" that will pick up your stuff and
shred it while you watch or alternately you can take your stuff to their
place and watch. Look in the yellow pages under "Document Destruction"
or something similar. Ask your bank or hospital who they use. Some of
these outfits are "Dept of Defense" certified.
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| Ron Peterson |
| Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 6:47 am |
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On Jul 28, 3:00 pm, "ps56k" <pschuman_no_spam...@interserv.com> wrote:
Quote: Any other suggestions for this massive amount of paper ?
I wish there was a "consumer" level shredding service -
like at Office Depot or Kinko's -
but you'd have to be sure it really got done.....
You can buy a paper shredder for $30.00.
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| inky dink |
| Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 7:45 pm |
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"ps56k" <pschuman_no_spam_me@interserv.com> wrote in message
news:1ebjk.15605$xZ.4916@nlpi070.nbdc.sbc.com...
Quote: I've got a couple of boxes of old brokerage statements going back to the
1980's.
I'd like to get rid of them all, and go paperless, since I use Quicken to
monitor the accounts,
and the paper PDF images are avail online if I need them.
Anyway - last time I had this urge to purge my old banking statements,
it took me all afternoon and a fireplace :)
Any other suggestions for this massive amount of paper ?
I wish there was a "consumer" level shredding service -
like at Office Depot or Kinko's -
but you'd have to be sure it really got done.....
My credit union has a once a year shredding event - a big truck rolls up and
takes any member's shredding, and shreds it on the spot. The best thing the
C.U. has ever done.
You might ask your bank/credit union or your brokerage for a similar
courtesy for you, since you are such a good customer. Of course you are.
They keep saying they are such a good vendor, why can't you tell them you
are such a good customer?
regarding downloading PDFs. I suggest you do so now, before they go away or
are available only for a charge. Murphy's Law, you know . . .
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| joetaxpayer |
| Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 7:45 pm |
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ps56k wrote:
Quote: DUH -
I have a consumer shredder - does maybe 5 pages at a time...
Maybe you missed the point of having several banker boxes worth of
statements ?
A standard metal trash can, and match will take care of this. Of course
you don't want to do this on a windy day.
Joe
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| Tad Borek |
| Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 7:45 pm |
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inky dink wrote:
Quote: regarding downloading PDFs. I suggest you do so now, before they go away or
are available only for a charge. Murphy's Law, you know . . .
Agreed! TD Ameritrade sent a notice awhile back that statements prior to
some date were about to disappear. Which is why I don't rely on a
broker's online archive. That, plus the fact that changing brokers means
your archive is gone (or costs some money/time to access).
But a download isn't enough, you need to back the data up. I use a
secure online backup service. Rebuilding a hard drive of baby pictures
sold me on the importance of backup even for home uses.
When will Microsoft or Yahoo or Google figure this out? We all need an
online combo-site that's our data archive and window on the web, with
software of all types thrown in as part of the monthly cost. I know it's
out there, kind of, but it isn't the standard yet. It's crazy that
millions of people are storing this stuff locally on often-insecure PCs
that will be obsolete in 5 years, or broken in 2. It would be nice to
just tell your broker to ship all your statements to your electronic
archive, typing in your secure URL.
-Tad
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| ps56k |
| Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 7:45 pm |
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Chip wrote:
Quote: ps56k wrote:
I wish there was a "consumer" level shredding service -
like at Office Depot or Kinko's -
but you'd have to be sure it really got done.....
Just yesterday there was an article in the paper about a local firm
that was putting in shredder vending machines into supermarkets and
such. Can't remember the charge/sheet, but it was nominal.
http://www.azcentral.com/community/chandler/articles/2008/07/18/20080718cr-shredder0718.html
Chip
yup - same need and idea -
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| ps56k |
| Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 7:45 pm |
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"Avrum Lapin" <avrum223@verizon.net> wrote in message
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Quote: In article <g6ldbj$a8o$1@aioe.org>, Chip <chip.wood@ieee.org> wrote:
Chip wrote:
I wish there was a "consumer" level shredding service -
like at Office Depot or Kinko's -
but you'd have to be sure it really got done.....
There are firms such as "Shredd-It" that will pick up your stuff and
shred it while you watch or alternately you can take your stuff to their
place and watch. Look in the yellow pages under "Document Destruction"
or something similar. Ask your bank or hospital who they use. Some of
these outfits are "Dept of Defense" certified.
I think that is more for a business client - on a regular basis -
BUT - I'll call around and see what the various places offer for a "consumer
situation".
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| ps56k |
| Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 7:45 pm |
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"Ron Peterson" <ron@shell.core.com> wrote in message
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Quote: On Jul 28, 3:00 pm, "ps56k" <pschuman_no_spam...@interserv.com> wrote:
Any other suggestions for this massive amount of paper ?
I wish there was a "consumer" level shredding service -
like at Office Depot or Kinko's -
but you'd have to be sure it really got done.....
You can buy a paper shredder for $30.00.
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Ron
DUH -
I have a consumer shredder - does maybe 5 pages at a time...
Maybe you missed the point of having several banker boxes worth of
statements ?
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