Junk mail

The amount of junk mail sent here astounds me.  From Day 1, we were getting flyers and mail-order magazines from the previous owners, the owners before them, and a name that predates even them.

I've been waiting until a stack builds up, then spending 5-10 minutes each few weeks to call all of the toll-free numbers to get removed from the mailing lists.  Every operator I've spoken to has been friendly, which is quite nice.

Now that we've been here a while, the credit card offers have started coming.  I did the same strategy here.  All you've to do is call the central number for removing yourself from the list that generates these (it's identical on any credit offer you get, or that I've received so far) and you can knock yourself off the list for 5 years.

There's something oddly comforting about getting home each day and finding mail.

However, it's a crazy amount of waste and I won't be happy until we're down to the bare minimum: bills (those that don't offer paperless options), seed catalogues, and letters from people we know!