If there’s something we all have to deal with, it’s receipts. We need them for our taxes, we request them from employees for reimbursement, we keep them in case we should have to return something to the store.
I don’t know about you, but sometimes I feel like I’m drowning in receipts. And I want a solution.
Right now, I have an accordion file where I drop my receipts by category. It helps when it is time for taxes. But I also have a pile of receipts waiting to go into said file.
All I really want to do is get rid of all of the paper clutter. Additionally, some of those thermal paper receipts just don’t last. If I don’t immediately write down the amount and what it was for, it’ll fade so bad that it will be useless. So what can I do?
I’m thinking of getting one of those little receipt scanners. Something small, but fast so I don’t spend hours scanning and managing my files. I saw some at Fry’s yesterday and I was sorely tempted. But before I can do that, I need to do a little research. Is it cost-effective? Will it really help me reduce paper?
Maybe I can hire my college-age daughter to scan and catalog the receipts for me. (Delegating is another organizational skill that we’ll address later.) But I don’t know if it’s the way to go. Yet.
Do any of you scan your receipts? Does it help you? Is it worth it – for your needs?
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