#13 Is Paper Doomed?

Ah the paperless office. Good concept, but not so good implementation?

As I wade through all the bills, warranty forms, notes to myself, phone numbers on scraps and junk mail I have a hard time seeing us becoming paperless. Though progress is being made. I haven't filed a paper Tax form in 2 years (but every year I print out the complete tax form on paper!). We pay the vast majority of our bills either online or by bank debit. Most my conversations with acquaintances is via email rather then snail mail. I do see some customers printing out every email so maybe that isn't truly paperless. PCSS is selling just as many printers as ever so someone is using them to put ink on paper.

I am starting to see more correspondence with institutions in email form. Magazines and Newspaper subscriptions are heading south fast. I now only receive 3 magazines by subscription (2 PC, 1 Golf). I get several others complimentary and have no idea how to stop them from coming. You can get most of a newspapers content online at no charge (that can't last much longer) and you keep your hands clean!

PCSS sends out paper invoices, but if you like we can email you the invoice in Excel format. Surprisingly not many customers like that method, yet. We still receive 90% of payments by check (and encourage that process). We have to pay a 3% fee for Visa, MasterCard and Discover payments. With computer products pricing so competitive we encourage all non credit card payment.

I try to keep all my appointments, contacts and to do lists on my Palm Pilot. That only goes awry when I leave it in its charger when I take on the day. So how are you doing on becoming less addicted to paper? Let us know in the comments button below.

Have a great weekend!