hamster-bamster:
Your advice is great. Except I've already gone through things haha! I will keep it in mind for the future though. -- I'm absolutely a folder! At least I try and want to be haha! When things get out of control, like lately, I become a searcher because I just pile it all together in an "organized chaos."

Fortunately, at "only" 28, I don't have a lot of things filed. Everything so far fits into a personal file storage container the size of a shoebox. All I have are some medical files, warranty papers, literally only 2 tax papers, and a few work related things such as continuing education certificates, liability coverage, etc. As the years progress, I will absolutely digitize.

As for why I haven't so far… my laptop continually runs at an almost maxed out memory so almost nothing new gets added. And yes, I installed additionally memory space a while back. Yes, I also have an external hard drive to use. It's been on my to-do list for ages: delete useless and outdated documents, music, and pictures. It's an excuse to say the chaos of my life the past year has prevented that. In an effort, however, whenever I get some time I will go through a few files or iPhoto and delete things. It's a slow process but it's happening at least. -- On the folder note, I took a lot of time earlier in the year to organize those. Financial statements, personal, and professional. Proud of that one.