My old filing cabinet finally jammed shut with 3 years of receipts inside

Had to take an angle grinder to it last Saturday to get my 2021 deduction records out for an audit. Has anyone else had a physical storage system fail at the worst possible time?

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sagejackson4d ago

dude that sucks. i had a similar thing happen with a shoebox full of business receipts from 2019. ended up taking a crowbar to a desk drawer. nothing worse than scrambling for paper records when you're already stressed about an audit. digital is the way to go now for sure.

laura_wilson4d ago

Paper trails have saved me MORE than once when tech failed me.

joseph_bailey4d ago

and laura_wilson you KNOW i feel this one. i've had digital files corrupt on me at the WORST moments and then i'm left digging through a pile of papers like some detective in a bad movie. paper trails are like that one friend who always shows up late but saves the day anyway even if it takes a crowbar to get to them. honestly at this point i keep a backup of my backup and then PRINT copies just to be safe. digital is fine until it's NOT and then you're praying to the tech gods for a miracle.