That's the Marie Kondo approach. I feel the same way. I'm not sure that digitizing everything really removes clutter. It removes the physical paper, yes. But not the mental overhead of knowing that you have all those documents.
Some people obviously have a need to retain documents for things like business expenses that will be deducted from income. I don't have any of that. I get my W2s and 1099s and do my taxes. I throw all that in one folder and put it in a box in the closet. That's good enough for my purposes; I see no need to expend the time and mental energy necessary to scan and tag (even automatically) every receipt, utility bill, and other statements I receive. Why? I'll never look at them again.
That's the Marie Kondo approach. I feel the same way. I'm not sure that digitizing everything really removes clutter. It removes the physical paper, yes. But not the mental overhead of knowing that you have all those documents.
Some people obviously have a need to retain documents for things like business expenses that will be deducted from income. I don't have any of that. I get my W2s and 1099s and do my taxes. I throw all that in one folder and put it in a box in the closet. That's good enough for my purposes; I see no need to expend the time and mental energy necessary to scan and tag (even automatically) every receipt, utility bill, and other statements I receive. Why? I'll never look at them again.