Go paperless! Every time I get online to pay bills. A dialogue box popped up first, ask if I want to switch to paperless. So I click “no.”
I pay bills online or put them on autopay. As far as the billing statement, I still want to receive paper statements and file them in their categories by month. I like to spread them side by side to do comparison.
My husband subscribes paper magazines. One magazine stopped printing and switched to online subscription. That was the one he stopped the subscription. He likes to turn the pages.
Many of my friends, especially the ones who are in the Book Club, prefer paper books rather than e-Book. There is something about the scent of the book, the touching of the pages, and being able to write a few notes or underline some sentences.
We are not killing as many trees, but paper still has precious value.
Yes, that’s very important. With my bank, I can go back more than two years. I had another bank account for my small business, it only shows last month and current month online. I won’t go paperless for that bank for sure!
I prefer paper. If these companies want us to go “paperless” I would suggest they start by not sending me junk mail everyday offering me ways to save money. My internet asks me to go paperless, yet every other day they send me an envelope full of paper, explaining how they can save me money and to call them now. ??? I always think, what a waste of paper and how much all this thick fancy advertisements are costing them, well costing me, since the money they spend comes from me lol. Then there’s postage to mail it to me. Save money and trees, stop sending me junk, and just send my bill. 🙂
I’m sorry back on topic 🙂 I prefer paper, and paper books, and paper magazines. There is nothing better. No pop ups, no internet connections lost, or go back to the eBook and it wasn’t saved, or a few pages in have to charge up a battery.
Yes, I’m bothered by the junk mail, kill too many trees. My daughter is so conscientious to call them, put on hold, waiting to tell them to stop the junk mail. Eventually she just put them in recycle bin
OMG I hear you. I still love paperback books. 🙂 I do some things paperless though. Simplifies and streamlines. Great post, Miriam! Have a blessed Friday (it’s Forgiving Fridays!!!)
Love, Debbie
I agree with you, Miriam. I like to read a proper book. I have recently bought some books for my kindle as some of the Indie books are only available in that format but it is not my preference.
at this point of time, we cant deny our over-reliance on paper. but it shouldnt give us the excuse to waste and not recycle them. use but use mindfully. i’m not sure if that’s the correct way to see it. maybe u can share your thoughts on this. haha. *rambles*
I know that my phone statement used to be 22 pages long listing all the calls. Right now just 3 pages listing the charges for 4 phones. If I want the full statement, I go online to get the pdf file. I don’t mind at all. I can download the pdf. I’m running out of storage for the old statements. My husband said even legal documents only require 7 years of record. The Edition Co. for electricity went ahead to go paperless. I didn’t cry about that. It seems like I’m doing okay on both. I’m online everyday anyway.
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Bills paperless as long as the company has a 24 month history so I can review charges. Important documents , magazine and books paper.
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Yes, that’s very important. With my bank, I can go back more than two years. I had another bank account for my small business, it only shows last month and current month online. I won’t go paperless for that bank for sure!
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I agree. I like to receive paper bills even though I pay them online, and I much prefer to hold an actual book in my hands.
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Yes, that’s what I’m doing so far. Will I change? I don’t know yet! Thank you for your comment!
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I stay with paper as well because the online bill pay never seems to go seamlessly as it is supposed to. Excellent post. TinyURL.com/y8lenjjn
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My husband only pay in regular mail. I do pay online and make sure it goes through and make a pdf copy.
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I prefer paper. If these companies want us to go “paperless” I would suggest they start by not sending me junk mail everyday offering me ways to save money. My internet asks me to go paperless, yet every other day they send me an envelope full of paper, explaining how they can save me money and to call them now. ??? I always think, what a waste of paper and how much all this thick fancy advertisements are costing them, well costing me, since the money they spend comes from me lol. Then there’s postage to mail it to me. Save money and trees, stop sending me junk, and just send my bill. 🙂
I’m sorry back on topic 🙂 I prefer paper, and paper books, and paper magazines. There is nothing better. No pop ups, no internet connections lost, or go back to the eBook and it wasn’t saved, or a few pages in have to charge up a battery.
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Yes, I’m bothered by the junk mail, kill too many trees. My daughter is so conscientious to call them, put on hold, waiting to tell them to stop the junk mail. Eventually she just put them in recycle bin
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Thats what I do, recycle them.
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Yes, that’s all we can do!
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I like to be both with paper and paperless.
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That’s what I’m having right now. simple thing like utility bills, I don’t mind paperless, but bank statement, credit card bill, I prefer paper.
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True ma’am, the happiness of reading in printed book is so unique that we can’t get in e book. Well said the value of trees.
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That’s so true. Subbshini!
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OMG I hear you. I still love paperback books. 🙂 I do some things paperless though. Simplifies and streamlines. Great post, Miriam! Have a blessed Friday (it’s Forgiving Fridays!!!)
Love, Debbie
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I do have something paperless. I don’t mind. I may go paperless for everything eventually. Bless you on your Forgiving Friday! Love, Miriam
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I agree with you, Miriam. I like to read a proper book. I have recently bought some books for my kindle as some of the Indie books are only available in that format but it is not my preference.
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I saved all the children’s books from my teaching years. I saved all the books, and bought some more….I love books! Thank you for writing books!!!
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you just saved a forest with this post. thank you.
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Thank you so much!
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at this point of time, we cant deny our over-reliance on paper. but it shouldnt give us the excuse to waste and not recycle them. use but use mindfully. i’m not sure if that’s the correct way to see it. maybe u can share your thoughts on this. haha. *rambles*
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I know that my phone statement used to be 22 pages long listing all the calls. Right now just 3 pages listing the charges for 4 phones. If I want the full statement, I go online to get the pdf file. I don’t mind at all. I can download the pdf. I’m running out of storage for the old statements. My husband said even legal documents only require 7 years of record. The Edition Co. for electricity went ahead to go paperless. I didn’t cry about that. It seems like I’m doing okay on both. I’m online everyday anyway.
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