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Paper-Less is More

Want to de-clutter your life?  There's a pretty easy way to get on that path of the clutterless.  It’s called taking advantage of e-statements. 

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Before

What are e-statements?  They are a magical little woodland creatures that… ok, they’re not magical, nor are they woodland creatures. They are a way to reduce the paper clutter in your life and receiving your banking statements electronically.  Just think, less mail in your mailbox to open, sort and shred.  You can verify your transactions all in one location (a secure website) any time, any place.  You can get them for your monthly checking account statement, credit card or other loan statements, etc.  Usually, the financial institution sends you an email letting you know your statement is available for viewing.  Of course, please do make sure to actually view them

The E could stand for a few different things:

Excellent.  Convenient way to track your account.

Efficient.  See excellent. 

Environmentally friendly.  No paper, no need to shred.

Exciting.  Who doesn’t like being able to balance their account at their convenience? 

Extraordinary. Why be ordinary and get more mail sent to your house when you get an easy squeezy email notification?

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After

Couple this with online bill pay and you really do have magic (even if it isn’t woodland creatures magic). The combo is  even more magic than this

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#1 Holli on 10.30.2009 at 6:43 AM

I don't know, Brian... That link is pretty magical! ;)

#2 Rex on 11.02.2009 at 1:42 PM

I totally agree with you Brian. eStatements are magical. When my wife has a question about one of our accounts, I can usually go online and provide an answer within one or two minutes. And like you said, we don't have to bother shredding statements anymore or putting the envelopes in the recycle bin.

#3 Brian on 11.02.2009 at 2:18 PM

@Holli- Agreed! I think the link is magical, but I like to leave that up to the clicker.

@Rex- I cannot stress enough how simple e-statements have made my life. I don't have to go hunting for a piece of paper when I need something that I filed away someplace that made sense at the time and now I have no idea where I put it. (Sadly, spoken from a place of many years of this.) Glad you think they are magical too. Let's hope more and more people discover this magic service.

#4 Danaka on 11.11.2009 at 3:59 PM

It is a reassurance to know if I need a statement for proof of purchase or to add up medical expenses or any other thing, I can just pull up online banking in seconds. I no longer have to sort through tons of paper and highlight things and store them for 10+ years. I now just pull it up when I need it!! Less mail to pick up too!







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