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Mail

Definition

This cardholder isn’t only responsible for grabbing the mail every day on the way in the front door. It’s what happens once the mail is inside your home that’s most important. This CPEer will have a system for retrieving and opening mail in a
timely, date-sensitive manner, and then handing off invitations, bills, jury duty notices, health insurance reimbursements, tax refunds, etc., to their rightful owner. Perk: This cardholder gets to choose between the Star Wars or Elvis commemorative stamps for your family’s outgoing mail because now it’s your job to buy ’em and stick ’em.

Conception

Mail

Planning

  • Knowing when the mail comes & gets picked up
  • Planning what post office you will use and knowing when it is open

Execution

  • Retrieving mail daily
  • Opening and sorting mail
  • Giving bills to “Cash Management & Bills” cardholder, tax forms to “Money Manager” cardholder, invitations to “Calendar Keeper” cardholder, and health insurance forms to “Health Insurance” cardholder
  • Purchasing stamps
  • Mailing outgoing mail
  • Shipping & picking up packages at post office

Minimum Standard of Care

Is the mail coming in every day and getting sorted in a timely manner? Do packages need to be picked up before they are shipped back to the sender?