Sam Shueh
Realty One Group
Silicon Valley, CA
Many of use work from home at one time or other. Paper is a mess for most of us. It took me years to convince my spouse to stop newspaper subscription as they generates the most clutter. We wrote to many catalog companies requesting us to be off the mailing list. Studies suggested 80% of our keep we will unlikely to use or refer to them. I have become paperless on bank statements, charge accounts after real estate transactions are completely paperless. I am fine do everything on line. Most of books were donated or sold on line. In fact, my Amazon account started in 2002 and books were sold some were even out of print type and I did well. I am sure Jeff Bezos made a percentage back to get to today's level. Amazon that year made $4 million dollars sales. My Yahoo account started in 1999, Google account signed up by invitation then.
After being a realtor comfortable with paperless transactions. I realize all personal old records, receipts could all go also. They were shredded and ended up in recycling bin. That cleared at least one home file cabinet and three book cases of clutter. When the bills are paid I shredded the invoices and those of current year tax value I have a special drawer for safekeeping.
The following is what I learned from a friend. Tiffany has a business and keep her files more scientifically. She filed them in the order of accessibility, indexed them so she has access to them without a ladder. She bought these shelves putting more frequent used items at the bottom rows. She type in something on her smart phone and scan it to retrieve them. Having been programmer herself really allows her to customize her device apps. She uses RFID technology, chips that can be sensed a few feet away.
Figure 1 cluttered office -a replica
Figure 2 Shelves (2X) framing the boxes
Figure 3 Full boxes are the rigid enough support rest
She does not have a home office. Rather, she uses her dining room with dining table satisfying her needs after meals. Like myself her garage is clearly arranged and she use the garage to store her cars not to hoard her junks.
SOURCE:
Synopsis on Mortgage Interest Rate vs Affordability (Silicon Valley affordability)
Santa Clara and South San Francisco Bay Area Home Stats Q2 2016
How is my Silicon Valley home worth? (Silicon Valley Home Values)
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