Posts by Christine Imming

What do Oprah Winfrey, Jim Carrey, and Leonardo DiCaprio have in common? They came from a financially poor upbringing and had enough desire to escape it. DiCaprio grew up poor in a neighborhood plagued with prostitution, crime, and violence. Oprah spent her first six years living in rural poverty, wearing dresses made of potato sacks.…

A Penny for His Thoughts When I was a kid, our family would do an annual spring cleaning and transport a load of unneeded items to the local landfill. There was an attendant at the landfill site who would direct residents and garbage trucks where to unload. He would often walk around the discarded piles…

As an accountant, you know the importance of keeping your client’s financial information confidential and protected. Financial information and statements are an incredibly valuable commodity to identity thieves, so the protection of that information is vital. Secure destruction of discarded financial information is a must, so it is critical to find the right shredding company…

“Time is Money” That pithy observation of truth, also known as an aphorism, was originally written to emphasize the monetary cost of laziness, but over time, the phrase has become so much more than that. The availability of professional shredding has lent even greater weight to this popular saying. Cost of Staff Time and Morale…

How Did We Get Here? – A Brief History We live in an ever-changing culture intended to improve our lifestyle, our environment, and our workplace. The choice to destroy information on paper probably dates back to the invention of papyrus in 4000 BC, when information was no longer limited to cave walls and awkward heavy…

Congratulations on making the wise choice to outsource your shredding needs and partner with a shredding company for your business! Engaging a reputable shredding company for your information destruction needs is not only a cost-effective solution in the long run, but also the best way to ensure compliance with data privacy laws. As you embark…

As of 2014, how many Trivial Pursuit Games have been sold worldwide? That would make a great trivia question for the game itself, whose concept is quite simple: Correctly answer a factual trivia question and score one point. It’s time to play a new version called Business Document Shredding Trivial Pursuit! It’s also simple: Attempt…

April is Financial Literacy Month There are three basic yet important factors you can use April’s designation as Financial Literacy Month to help you focus on: Manage your money Build your savings Protect your finances If you don’t remain vigilant about protecting your personal finances, managing and building them could be all for naught. The…

Historical Dynamic Duos We are fascinated by dynamic duos; couples that go together so well they become iconic. Take these examples: Romeo & Juliet (Shakespeare, 1597) Batman & Robin (DC Comics, 1940) John Lennon & Paul McCartney (The Beatles, 1957) Bert & Ernie (Sesame Street, 1969) R2-D2 & C3P0 (Star Wars, 1977) Mario & Luigi…

2023 is expected to mark the beginning of a considerable change in US data privacy laws. Is your business ready? In the past, the US has allowed businesses and other organizations to collect personal information without consent, using and sharing it for their own benefit. Federal laws designed to protect this information have been in…