After moving into our new house a couple of years ago, I found that our postal mailbox was overflowing with junk mail, circulars and paper bills. Sorting through the mail each day and keeping track of what came in became an annoying task and a recipe for misplaced or discarded bills or important letters.

Opt Out of Prescreened Credit Card Offers

Probably the biggest culprit, unsolicited credit card offers not only clutter the mailbox, but because of the included plastic "sample" card are also difficult to shred. You can opt out of these credit card offers by visiting OptOut Prescreen.com, the official service to be removed from the mailing lists of the consumer credit companies.

Stop Direct Marketing Mail

Use the Direct Marketing Association's request form to remove yourself from their über mailing list. This is not immediate, as the list is only updated four times a year. There is a one dollar charge, which they claim helps prevent fraud and fake requests.

I don't remember the last time I used an unsolicited credit offer or a coupon that I received in the mail.