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by mackatsol 1598 days ago
Scan everything to searchable pdf, store it in a simple folder structure.. and use Mac or iOS spotlight to search for things. To make it a little less work for some things I have Hazel (Mac file automation app) watch my downloads folder for pdfs. If the contents match a set of unique things, like my electricity account, provider name, number and so on.. then the file gets renamed and moved to the correct folder. I download the pdf version after paying the bill, so there’s never any confusion. I used to have Hazel rename and move to desktop and I’d file manually once paid. As for folder structures and file names, I use 2022/Hydro/2022-01-26 Hydro bill.pdf Everything lives in sync.com (similar to Dropbox etc, but better security) and accessible on all my devices.