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The Paper Jam in Your Junk Drawer
When your blender finally pureed its last kale-apple smoothie, you gave it a proper farewell, but what about the owner's manual and now-expired warranty paperwork that came with it? If you're like us, they're what's crammed in that holds-everything-I-might-someday-need drawer in your kitchen.

While you clear out those forgotten papers, financial expert David Bach recommends also checking for a few other clutter culprits: outdated wills, credit-card statements from closed tax years and old annual reports from stocks and mutual funds.