{"id":3785,"date":"2015-01-22T18:50:50","date_gmt":"2015-01-22T18:50:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/financiallyfitfoundation.org\/?p=3785"},"modified":"2015-01-22T18:50:50","modified_gmt":"2015-01-22T18:50:50","slug":"6-tips-to-keep-your-mailbox-fit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/financiallyfitfoundation.org\/site\/6-tips-to-keep-your-mailbox-fit\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Tips To Keep Your Mailbox Fit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Your mailbox and your money are related.<\/p>\n<p>Too much shtuff (guess what two words were combined to create that gem) in the mail makes it harder to get organized. Poor organization = feeling poor. There&#8217;s a whole lot more to that equation but for brevity&#8217;s sake I&#8217;ll just get to the tips for keeping your name off bulk mail lists. These tips to keep your mailbox lighter are from <a href=\"http:\/\/41pounds.org\" target=\"_blank\">41pounds.org<\/a> (of which I recently became a subscriber to and of course I&#8217;ll share about that in an upcoming post).<\/p>\n<p>1. <strong>Protect your address just like you protect your phone number<\/strong>. Do not give it out to businesses unless necessary. Ask the phone company to omit your address from your listing if you list your phone number at all.<\/p>\n<p>2. <strong>If you must share your address with a company, request in person or in writing that the company not sell, share or rent your information.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>3. <strong>When you move, do not fill out a change-of-address form at the post office<\/strong>. The post office sells this information. Use a temporary mail-forwarding form to redirect your mail while you contact relevant people and businesses individually.<\/p>\n<p>4. <strong>Do not use supermarket club cards<\/strong>, which are used to track your spending habits for marketing purposes. Shop at stores that do not offer club cards, or register as a &#8220;John Doe&#8221; if you can&#8217;t avoid club cards.<\/p>\n<p>5. <strong>Avoid sending in product warranty cards if you can<\/strong>. Read the fine print to make sure it is absolutely necessary before you do so. These cards are designed to collect people&#8217;s private information. If you do send one, be sure to write &#8220;Do not sell, share or rent my information&#8221; on it.<\/p>\n<p>6. <strong>When you donate money to a charity or nonprofit, request that they do not sell, share or rent your information to other parties.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You can also submit a &#8220;do-not-mail&#8221; request to the Direct Marketing Association by visiting <a href=\"http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001sLZ0YmyV7yF8NKMYH9GA9tRblqt6Tc29dbmfCdisKzdcGclxPJZTg1P2z5yOpK3tJPSaGIgSHlDPCk2oNGBU4lbprHuvMtCDyAMDggjnEW-Ij3siSyHvSLTolFNx5t6xnf__dm-DHnEf-7dICEoUSH_1BTZ3AkcaHXawRTbALA8=&amp;c=rhS6VpQP5WY4r2a0s3NnN9zZkt1O3V6CdIKuAcFDfgSNbBcHXHFSiA==&amp;ch=IQd1yPixPvhrUwdgCg4R43cbOq7V3l2hXQ8CyR8-xyQrlVQyXprAhA==\" target=\"_blank\" shape=\"rect\">www.dmachoice.org<\/a> and stop getting phone books by entering your zip code at <a href=\"http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001sLZ0YmyV7yF8NKMYH9GA9tRblqt6Tc29dbmfCdisKzdcGclxPJZTg1P2z5yOpK3t6rsLQFV9K3z3j0MuacAqmmBpAgDSPOXqbzefKPB4c2NvhCYoyCewEo60fwl5kNmZ-1L31mvZ0orjjeEBglYGUoffmc6cpD1-yMQ0-haqApAV14kJfam68A==&amp;c=rhS6VpQP5WY4r2a0s3NnN9zZkt1O3V6CdIKuAcFDfgSNbBcHXHFSiA==&amp;ch=IQd1yPixPvhrUwdgCg4R43cbOq7V3l2hXQ8CyR8-xyQrlVQyXprAhA==\" target=\"_blank\" shape=\"rect\">www.yellowpagesoptout.com.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Now there are some good ways to drop pounds fast!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Your mailbox and your money are related. 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