I remember years ago during the boom of computers when every company told you that their computer would "eliminate paper" and keep you clutter free...NOT!

After just moving my office, I found that my drawers and cabinets were full of useless "stuff".

Here are some steps to help you decultter.

1. Feed the wastebasket.  Get rid of what you don't need.  If you can honestly ask yourself the question "if I throw this out, do I know where/how to find it again" then you are ready to toss that paper.
2. Skim material as soon as it arrives.  Do not skim junk mail...toss it.  Skimming can at least help you qualify what/where to save that item for another review.
3. Pass on to the appropriate person to handle. 
4. Find a place for everything worth keeping and put the papers where they belong...NOW...not a week from now!
5. Ask yourself: Do I really want to be caretaker of this paper?  Do I really want to devote precious space to this?  Probably not.
6. Handle each piece of paper only once...which means you can now eliminate #2! 

Bottom line: free yourself - get rid of it!

P.S.  Take a good look at your computer files. They probably are an electronic version of your paper saving habits.  Once a year I now back up "everything I might need someday" on a thumb drive and purge it from my computer.  Funny, I just found the 2007 and 2008 thumb drives. I haven't opened either since I created the archive. Hmmmmmm.