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One collection folder per year, decide at year-end

Collect letters and postcards in one folder for a year and decide what to keep only at year-end.

Time
⏱ 1 h am Jahresende
Difficulty
◆ easy

What you need

  • One collection folder or binder per year

How to do it

  1. Collect the year’s letters and postcards in one folder.
  2. At year-end, decide what to keep permanently.

Why it works

Few people want to, or have the space to, keep all of these documents permanently.

Sources

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  • verbraucherzentrale.de (opens in a new tab)Sammeln Sie bspw. alle Postkarten und Briefe eines Jahres und entscheiden Sie erst am Ende des Jahres, ob und welche dieser Unterlagen sie dauerhaft behalten wollen.“ (Abschnitt 2.1.4)

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