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LYC: Another thing I like about filing in Evernote: I can scan scads of documents and then file them from anywhere. Once they're in, I can tag and

Posted by oblique (aka kkuphal) Mar 9 '10, 11:26

rename and otherwise organize them from work or home or online. That was always inhibiting when I just filed them on my computer at home.

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a program like this sounds good in theory to me but (1) i would just end up keeping the paper anyway; and (2) i can think of no occasions where i - 16 & pixie Mar 9, 11:29 6
- It'd be nice to have everything electronically saved in one place, but yeah I would always want hard copy backup for everything - decline Mar 9, 11:33 1
  - In one way, it's nice because it syncs to any machines you install Evernote on. So your home machine keeps a copy of all the docs - oblique Mar 9, 11:34
- I just hate keeping the paper. Scan...shred. It started as more of a space issue for me. But having had times now where I've needed to find - oblique Mar 9, 11:32 3
  - not that i've had to go back to the paper much either. i'm reaching critical mass on a lot of old bills and stuff that can just be shredded - 16 & pixie Mar 9, 11:33 2
    - *nods* What's the time frame we're supposed to keep stuff anyways? 5 years? I guess it's mostly a tax question -- nm - oblique Mar 9, 11:34 1
      - my recollection was 7 (the length of time from filing in which the IRS can audit your returns) -- nm - 16 & pixie Mar 9, 11:36

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