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Tip 128: Tracking Your Mail
Sunday, January 9, 2000
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PROBLEM: When traveling by cruise ship or on land (especially on long trips), you wonder if all mail is being received by family, friends and business associates back home.
SOLUTION: Number all correspondence sent to each person, advises Alberta D. Hamilton of Mitchellville, Md.—especially if some of that information is instructional, such as “Pay this bill.” If the person receives Letter 5 and did not get Letter 4, he or she will be aware of it. Of course, if you’re going to be this organized, you probably don’t also need to be told to keep a record of your outgoing mail by letter number, so that when you return, you can determine if it was received and acted upon.
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