How to securely dispose old documents?
 

I have a few shoeboxes filled with old credit card statements, vehicle insurance and maintenance records, and other stuff I don't want anybody to be sifting through. What are the easy and comfortable ways to get rid of these documents? Burning them in a grill or fireplace are not considered as options :)

I shred everything, even junk mail.

:iagree:

This is what I use:

http://www.amazon.com/Fellowes-32197.../dp/B000H6991S

worth every penny :thumbup:

You will need three thing:

1. Gas
2. Match
3. Open Field

:)

a shredder.


will there be tougher questions later on? :)

What I do, at least with old credit cards, is cut them up, and flush some of the pieces containing numbers down the toilet, the rest in the trash... havent had a problem yet (not even with the plumbing)

get a cross cut shredder or you could just eat them.

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We toss ours in the trash...I figure if someone recovers them, they will spend less than we do. :rofl:

And, since we had our entire ID stolen a couple years ago, what's another
hit...:rolleyes:

I liked the "just eat them" suggestion.

:jk: ...though we did have our entire ID ripped.

:rofl: :iagree:

Is this a trick quiestion or something? How did paper shredder not come to mind in the first place?

I think I had a retarded moment when I asked the question. I don't know why a paper shredder did not come to mind. May be because I don't have it yet. Thanks for pointing me to the obvious solution! Now I need to find a reliable model that would not die while chewing on the stuff I want to destroy. Thanks again.

Do yourself a favor, and buy a good one from the beginning. I wasted money on cheap shredders 2 or 3 times, only to have them die within 3-4 months. I finally bought the most expensive one Office Depot had (~$200), and it has worked great for about 2 years! It eats stacks of papers with staples, credit cards, and even old CD's.

:iagree: ... shop around; there are deals on the units that really eat up
the stuff. A toy, or a 2-3 sheet-at-a-time unit, are not the deal, imo.

OP: See the link I provided earlier :p: Lots of good reviews of this unit on Amazon and we have not had any problems with it.

Any of your neighbors have livestock.... such as goats? They'd prboably eat anything!