My generation seems to be transfixed by the internet. Truthfully I cannot imagine living without it. I do everything from check the weather to watch my favorite tv shows online. One of the most important uses of the internet for me is checking my financial balances. For each bank account, credit card, or loan I have an online account so that I am able to check my status from anywhere in the world. As I moved away from home after high school this became a necessity, as I was no longer living at the address where my statements were going, and I did not always want my parents to witness the balance in my accounts.
When I went home to visit I would always find that my mother had stacked my mail in a pile on my desk. The majority of the envelopes always came from banks or my credit card company. Most of the envelopes contained statements but others were cheques that my credit card company was trying to get me to sign up for and other various 'junk mail'. I always followed the same routine of disposing of the paper with personal information by shredding each piece. And then I began to wonder; "Why is it that I receive 2-3 pieces of mail per month from the credit card companies when I already get all the information that I need online?". The answer was staring me in the face the entire time - all I had to do was click one button while I was on the companies website to stop the endless flow of unwanted paper: "Stop receiving paper statements".
If you have not yet created an online account for your banking, I suggest trying it out. It makes it much easier to keep up with your finances, as you can check it anywhere, and anytime. Once you have gotten online find the 'Stop receiving paper statements' button and help minimize your contribution to the destruction of our worlds forests. And if at anytime you require a paper statement it is just as easy to find the 'Start receiving paper statements' button.
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