Been chewing over whether I should go paperless for pay stubs 📄

I got my paper pay stub in the mail today. It seems like senseless trash, trees chopped down and mixed with chemicals, looked at briefly, tossed in the garbage and ultimately burnt up. Seems like money wasted by the state, even though they don’t currently charge me for the paper pay stubs.

But I sure like the dopamine hit each time the pay stub comes in and I can see how much I’ve earned so far for the year and how much has gone towards deferred compensation. After a rough, stressful day at work, it’s nice to come home and see that little surprise in the mail as I envision my future and a better tomorrow.

Plus, sometimes you need a paper pay stub to prove residency or for other purposes. Printed bills not on official purposes don’t count. So maybe I shouldn’t go paperless when I’m not currently charged for paper. But also it would be good to have online access to pay stubs to compare and look back at where I was a few years back on my earnings.