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Before, they kind of traveled all over the house and got lost in the mix. I recently added the KVISSLE magazine rack on a sliver of wall in the mudroom to corral unread magazines, catalogs and stray library books. I have a hard time reading more than two or three a month before the next issues are out. Steve and I only subscribe to a few favorite magazines each. We don’t subscribe to any newspapers, opting to get our news from the radio and online sources instead. I’ve called local businesses and churches and kindly asked them to remove my address from their mailing lists. As a result, I only receive an annual renewal reminder from them as opposed to several donation requests throughout the year. I treat my donation to NPR as a monthly “bill” and have them automatically bill my credit card. We pay most of our regular monthly bills online automatically via our checking account which deems many physical bills unnecessary. No more reading through catalogs like it’s my homework and being tempted to buy stuff I don’t really need or have the space for. I browse all others online which saves me quite a bit of time and money. I’m a visual person and I enjoy the tactile process of flipping through a great catalog in hand and gathering tear sheets, but I reserve that guilty pleasure only for my top two or three favorite catalogs. Many catalogs can be viewed online nowadays. Beyond these, I’ve contacted specific companies directly to opt out of unwanted catalogs. Opting out of just these five mass mailers reduces our junk mail by probably 60%-70%. Opt out of telephone directories in your area. If you continue to receive coupon offers long after you’ve opted out via the DMA, go straight to the source by googling the broker’s name on your mailings to opt out. These are two of the more popular ones in my area. Mailings from smaller brokers tend to vary depending on your location.

To stop receiving bulk coupon mailers from smaller brokers not registered with the DMA. Instead of receiving gobs of useless coupons by mail, we usually opt for frequent visitor cards, online coupons and savings apps for stores we normally visit. I find that most of the brands and chain restaurants represented in commercial mail aren’t places we normally frequent. I’m all for coupons, but I only want coupons for items I would buy regardless of coupon savings. FYI – If there is more than one adult living under your roof, each adult will need to opt out individually.ĭ To stop receiving unsolicited commercial mail from many national brands for a five year period. You can opt out for five years or permanently. Stop receiving pre-approved financial offers. In the beginning, I was opting out of stuff quite often, but now that it’s under control I maybe opt out of mailings just a few times a year.Ī few sites I’ve used to opt out of the majority of junk mail are: Since then, I’ve become adept at noting unwanted mail that shows up in our mailbox then quickly going online and opting out of receiving it again. When we first moved to the city we live in now, we were bombarded with junk mail: catalogs, flyers, coupon mailers, pre-approved credit offers, phone books, etc. It all starts with filtering what makes it into our mailbox. Spoiler alert: IKEA is one of my favorite sources for small organizational items. I think the easiest way to share what we do is to document the paper trail to and through our home. But! We have an efficient system in place that makes the task feel less daunting, and it only requires a few minutes of our attention each day. In all honesty, it takes daily effort and diligence to avoid paper miscellaneous from piling up. Since downsizing I’ve been asked more than once to share how we handle all the mail, bills, school communication and other paperwork that comes into our home.