caninelover
Full time employment: Posting here.
I have a 4 drawer file cabinet that I have been using for years to store all my documents, such as tax returns, birth certificate, house deed, insurance policies, etc.
I recently purchased and installed a new printer/scanner (previously never owned one...the little printing I needed to do (3-4 times a year) I did by emailing the files to my w*rk email and printing there). I purchased the new machine with the intention of primarily using the scanner (with the printer as a plus) to scan some old or misc paperwork (old statements, account information, etc.) that I want to keep, but also don't want cluttering up an (admittedly) already cluttered file cabinet. So, I can now scan them to keep them electronically and free up space in my file cabinet. I can also scan some documents, like my house deed, insurance info, car title, etc. to have a back-up electronic copy of them.
I back up my files to a portable hard drive in addition to keeping them on my laptop.
Just curious as to what other people do for their record-keeping? All paper? All on computer? Or some hybrid of both? Pros and cons of whatever system you use?
Thanks!
I recently purchased and installed a new printer/scanner (previously never owned one...the little printing I needed to do (3-4 times a year) I did by emailing the files to my w*rk email and printing there). I purchased the new machine with the intention of primarily using the scanner (with the printer as a plus) to scan some old or misc paperwork (old statements, account information, etc.) that I want to keep, but also don't want cluttering up an (admittedly) already cluttered file cabinet. So, I can now scan them to keep them electronically and free up space in my file cabinet. I can also scan some documents, like my house deed, insurance info, car title, etc. to have a back-up electronic copy of them.
I back up my files to a portable hard drive in addition to keeping them on my laptop.
Just curious as to what other people do for their record-keeping? All paper? All on computer? Or some hybrid of both? Pros and cons of whatever system you use?
Thanks!