Scanning your receipt is a step at the right direction if you want to go paperless. Here is some other useful tips that can help you accomplish this goal.
from wikiHow – The How to Manual That You Can Edit
An average American creates about 4.5 pounds of trash per day per person per day[1], and 30% of that is paper[2]. Besides the environmental benefits of using less paper and less energy to transport it all, going paperless will save you time and clutter.
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Before scanning you receipts, let’s get down to the previous step- how to preserve them… Here is an article from WikiHow which will guide you through this process in 4 easy steps.
from wikiHow – The How to Manual That You Can Edit
Whether it’s for income tax purposes or any other special reasons, people find it very important to keep track of receipts for items purchased from stores. In many companies, it’s the rule to have receipts for expenses, and that’s another reason why these small slips of paper are important to so many workers. A receipt proves an expense or cost, and in general, these tiny slips can be extremely important. At the same time, a store receipt is a very vulnerable piece of paper. It’s generally small and printed on rather poor paper stock. The ink may be cheap and can smudge easily. For those who need to preserve store receipts, some basic steps will help to make sure that all expenses are accounted for in the distant future.
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