Well, I haven’t gotten any more junk from Verizon. And, in fact, my junk mail load is pretty darn low now.

I figure that if they’ve already sent me mail, they have access to my address one way or another. The thing I do try to keep in mind, though, is that if I call a toll-free number to have my address removed, they do get my phone number. That was a problem once with a shady, pushy local satellite-dish installer. But I’ve never had a problem like that with a reputable major company.

Many of the tips are very useful for reducing junk mail. It takes some time & effort to write or call so many people & organizations but totally worth it. I found the website by doing some intense web searching. I’ve cut my junk mail in half so far. Sometimes I have to e-mail or call a company directly that send me junk mail but it really works esp. the opt-out number for receiving pre-approved credit card offers. (That’s on the website – totally legit.) Sometimes you have to provide identity info. to your phone co., credit card co., landlord, etc. & there is no way around that but it helps to limit as much as possible – reducing junk mail also reduces chance of being identity theft victim as there is less mail coming to you with your information on it & less floating around cyberspace. Also, for any credit card offers you do get in the mail, shred, shred, shred!!! Get a cross-cut shredder & always shred anything you don’t need to keep that has identifying info. like SSN, date of birth, mother’s maiden name, etc.