Project: Simplify #2--Paper Clutter

The second hot spot on Simple Mom's Project: Simplify was paper clutter.  This is something that I try to keep up with regularly, so you wouldn't think it would have taken me soooo long to accomplish.  My problem was that I got started on cleaning out the paper and that led to the desk (not the paper on the desk, the WHOLE desk configuration, which led to the bookshelves, to the guest room closet, to the hall closet, to my coupon system, and eventually I found myself digging out the pantry!  Yes, the PANTRY!  Not an ounce of paper clutter in my pantry, so I am not sure how I ended up there, but alas that is usually what happens to me :)  Anyway, back to the paper clutter :)...Here are the before pics:

I gathered all the paper into one place to work through it all.

I had already filled a trash bag when I remembered to snap a picture.

Coupons

Here is the gist of what I did with the paper clutter:

• Pulled out the files and took out all the bills--I do this every January so there wasn't much there.
• Signed up for as many Billpay payments as I could to cut down on paper coming into my home.
• Went through my warranty and misc. file box and cleaned out all the warranties for things we no longer own.
• Purged the receipts
• Cleaned out the expired coupons.
• Threw out old fliers.
• Re-organized/changed my coupon system

This is what it looked like after I was done, I won't show you the rest of the house that I tore through in the process :)

The file drawer--I'm loving the extra space!

Warranty and Misc. File box

New coupon system

Part of the new coupon system

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 And my favorite part of decluttering paper...

"The Burning of the Bills"

Aahhhh....  :)