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[ Day 23 ] - My Own Personal Paperless Revolution
Wednesday, January 30, 2008 (85 reads)
As a business owner and generally a man-on-the-go, ditching paper has allowed me to enjoy a freedom that is hard to express unless you’ve been there. Seriously, I can’t express how chaotic my time and schedule was prior to my own personal Paperless Revolution. Juggling multiple business commitments AND a home life was stressful to say the least. Never remembering which Post-It I wrote a commitment or appointment on, or where I put my notebook was also usually an interesting scramble and lead to more than one costly mistake.
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[ Day 22 ] - "I can send you something in the mail..."
Tuesday, January 29, 2008 (94 reads)
Day 22, the fight against paper, it’s a sunny cold day in East Lansing MI. It’s beautiful outside (albeit cold) but I still can’t be happy inside my office with paper still ever present in my life! Today’s angst: “I can send you something in the mail”
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[ Day 20 ] - Donate Funds, NOT your Weekend!
Sunday, January 27, 2008 (83 reads)
So, my folks “invited” Jim (my fiancé) and me to the Robert Burns Dinner last night at a local golf course in order to support my step-mom while she piped in her bagpipe band. This is all true, by the way…who could make this up?
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[ Day 19 ] - UNREAL Results!
Saturday, January 26, 2008 (84 reads)
As I’ve mentioned before, most of my clients are healthcare
practices. Most of them aren’t really
technically minded, in the IT sense, and pretty much think of the hardware and
software in their offices as a necessary evil. My job revolves around conveying the benefits of technology to people
who are focused on making their patients well. As you can imagine, they’re busy and typically have a lot on their minds
which occasionally makes getting through to them tough. They like paper processes because it’s what
they’re used to. What they don’t often
realize, however, is that small changes and going paperless can mean HUGE
savings!
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[ Day 18 ] - Others' Mistakes that COST Us.
Friday, January 25, 2008 (72 reads)
The other day I got a call from my landlord. He mentioned that he had received a water bill which was sent to him instead of me, and that it was late.
I called the city and told them they sent the bill to the wrong place and found out that I had to pay it within a few days or that my water would be turned off...
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The Paperless Revolution!
Wednesday, January 23, 2008 (121 reads)
Rewind to [ Day 1 ] of our 30 Blogs in 30 Days campaign. "The point is, we're doing something about it! [Paper] ... a waste, it's super unsafe, and it's CRAZY expensive!"
It has begun: The Paperless Revolution!
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[ Day 13 ] - What are you Thinking?
Sunday, January 20, 2008 (73 reads)
Couple questions for you? How many times have you, yourself, personally printed off a form and faxed it somewhere in order to buy something? One, two, twenty times, two hundred times?
What, do you suppose happens to those faxed forms, after you send them in? Are they sitting around in a back room in a box? Are they at least in a file cabinet? Are they thrown away? Are they shredded?
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[ Day 12 ] - Best in Show
Saturday, January 19, 2008 (78 reads)
So, I figured that I could continue to berate all of the businesses that I’ve run into within the last few months who have asked for my credit card number, but eh, maybe everyone is sick of listening to me complain. In that vein, here’s a little story that gave me some faith in humanity and in forward thinking businesses:
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[ Day 11 ] - Paper: Diminishing Marginal "Utilities"
Friday, January 18, 2008 (76 reads)
So its day 11 of our 30 day campaign against paper. I think by now we have gotten our point across that we aren’t big fans of paper. So what does that mean we like? paperLESS processes J they are safer, more environmentally friendly and make everyone’s lives easier.
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[ Day 9 ] - Fraud -- Don't Let It Happen to You.
Wednesday, January 16, 2008 (88 reads)
I must say I am a
consistently happy online credit card consumer spender.
I have never been taken advantage of online. I can't think of anyone I
know that has been. It's been a good experience for me.
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[ Day 8 ] - Original Documents vs. The Bank DING, DING, DING, DING!
Tuesday, January 15, 2008 (98 reads)
It’s day 8 of our 30 in 30 campaign… I’m in sales. All day I work to consult with businesses across the country on how getting their AP and AR online will make their lives easier AND more secure. So, when I go to do day-to-day tasks, I am always seeing opportunities (read inconveniences) where I am forced to send my credit card information via fax. Today’s enlightenment is the mortgage company.
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[ Day 7 ] - Fighting Anger with Paper?!?!?! Not in THIS neck of the woods!
Monday, January 14, 2008 (92 reads)
Now, mind you, I'm not from around here, but I can’t remember the last time a business actually asked me to print off a piece of paper and write in my information and fax it back to them. Not to mention the last time I was actually expected to fax my credit card information anywhere. That’s just crazy.
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[ Day 6 ] - Who's on the other end of the fax?
Sunday, January 13, 2008 (97 reads)
Have you ever had that sinking feeling after you purchased something that you had to send away for? Maybe you weren't sure if you really needed it, or maybe you couldn't really afford it. What if though, the reason you had that sinking feeling is because you weren't sure who was on the other end of the fax machine, receiving your credit card number?
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[ Day 5 ] - Don't Fear! Electronic Transactions are Here!
Saturday, January 12, 2008 (100 reads)
When I go to a department store and buy a shirt with my credit card, I'm never worried, because I'm used to doing so.
Likewise, when I go to a restaurant and give them my credit card I feel fine.
We all know that these are traditionally safe places to use our credit cards. We know there are risks, but we have assurances from our credit card brands that they will reimburse us if they determine a transaction is fraudulent, or at least we accept the risks with some understanding that fraud is probably not going to hit us.
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[ Day 4 ] - You Need My WHAT Written Down???
Friday, January 11, 2008 (94 reads)
Recently my girlfriend and I joined a new fitness club in the area. It's new, clean, and has a lot to offer - and on our first visit to check the place out, we ended up being sold on a membership. Time to sign up for that triathlon in a few months!
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[ Day 3 ] - Sometimes You Have to Say "NO!"
Thursday, January 10, 2008 (100 reads)
When doing business with a merchant, one expects the company to adhere with the highest of standards - quality, privacy and so on. All too often, however, companies boasting of such attributes fail to live up to our expectations - sometimes unconsciously. But how can that be?
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Why working online will save me this winter
Thursday, January 03, 2008 (85 reads)
It’s snowing in Michigan-- a LOT. And I have a nasty 50 mile commute each way to work, in a convertible. Ideal car for the northern Midwest? Probably not, but hey—a girl’s gotta have some fun. What was I thinking? How will I get to work in a reasonable amount of time, and safely!? But as Thomas Dolby said, “once again, technology comes to the rescue and allows me to do things like this”.
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Even I resisted going paperless for a LONG time...
Wednesday, January 02, 2008 (88 reads)
I had all of the typical fears of using the internet to do all of my banking. I was afraid of someone having access to my information and stealing my money, my social security number and my identity. I didn’t want someone else ruining my credit and my life. So I didn’t have my paychecks direct deposited, I refused to deposit checks via an ATM, and I didn’t want to pay any of my bills online. I spent HOURS monthly, writing out checks, mailing them, balancing my checkbook against my paper statements from the bank.
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