If you are like millions of Americans, you get loads of mail. Often 80% of what we get in our mailboxes is unsolicited mail or junk mail. There are a few ways to cut back on this unwanted clutter. You can send a postcard or letter to have your name removed from mailing lists. Just write to : Direct Marketing Association
Mail Preference Service
PO Box 643
Carmel NY 10512
or go to www.the-dma.org
Don’t forget to request your spouse’s name or other family names removed as well.

When ordering from catalogs or the internet, just say “no” to the advertising offers they want to give you. If you receive catalogs at home or work that you no longer need or want just call the number on the back of the catalog and ask to be removed from their mailing list. This may take one or two months to go into effect, but it does work!

Another tip : Don’t sort through that junk mail every day! Don’t waste precious time on such a menial task. Place a basket or some other container near the entrance you use when coming in with the mail. This will become your mail basket. When you come in from the mailbox, take out any bills and important letters. Throw the rest into the mail basket and choose one day each week to go through the junk and take action! Be sure to have a shredder and trash can nearby as most of the mail will be “filed” there. If there is mail left over, then take the appropriate action needed – a phone call, file it away, mark it on your calendar, or give to the intended receipient. The mail basket should be emptied each week, ready for the next load of mail!