You haven’t gone through your mail in weeks . . .let’s get started!
Sit at an empty table or counter
Dump the bag of mail out onto one half of the table top
Have (2) bags or boxes ready - 1 for recycle and 1 for shredding
At a good pace go through the pile - deleting and filling the bags for shredding & recycle
What’s next? Now, focus on the things that need attending to. Make sure you take the documents out of their envelopes and recycle them.
Separate the remaining documents by Hot/Warm/Cold or Now/Week/Month. Now - Need to pay asap or contact today with an issue, Week - Due soon, or you need to decide on plan/coverage or complete a form for school. Month - Have you signed up for auto pay or to go paperless or do you need to decide to cancel a card or plan.
Create a file system or use what you created before. GO vertical - use a simple file holder with 3-4 slots for files. Vertical insures that things don’t become a pile!
Create a daily or 2x a week habit (your mail/your plan) to process your mail including your email/mail. Recycle or delete right away!