Whatever it is, odds are you have written it down somewhere. And when you go to clean out that file folder, you should consider shredding the contents. It's not just financial documents that should be destroyed rather than tossed out with the trash. Once you've decided to shred documents, you will need to decide whether to buy a shredder or hire a shredding service.
Shredders come in many shapes and sizes and sell at a variety of prices.
The most basic shredder, it strips paper into shreds. It is the easiest shredder to maintain. The cross-cut shredder dices paper by cutting it in two directions and provides better security, the company says. You also need to consider the condition of the documents you need to destroy. The finer the cut, the fussier the machine, according to Automatic Response.