<prompt> Human: I just organized my big a pile of random papers strewn about the house. Right there is probably 3-6 months of bank statements, house insurance, car insurance, receipts, lawn service, township property taxes, county property taxes, school property taxes docs, tax return documents, car manufacturer correspondence, utility bills, cell phone, college correspondence, one off medical bills, health insurance coverage notifications, 401k docs, more credit cards, credit union statements, and it goes on.Each pile is a company that Ive transacted with for various reasons with the junk mail and promo offers all thrown out. This is what growing up is about. Once you add on the house, theres like 50 million more things to keep track of.Ive done folders, ring binders, its all a big pita. Ive gotta keep the piles around until I pay the bills to file them away, but then since I keep track of most everything in a spread sheet, the bills just get tossed to the side until theres a glut of paper needing to be shredded or filed away.Anyone got any good methodologies for keeping track of the important documents of life?  <response>: Ive done the following to manage the paperwork.1. Get a locking filing cabinet. File the most important papers.2. Switch 95 of everything to online billing.3. Go through and determine what is important and what isnt. An old power bill isnt that important 6 months after youve paid it. A bill from the hospital is. Shred anything that you can get online. 