Carolyn W. Sanger

Company: Piles of Paper? Phone: (520) 615-7754 Email Address: carolyn@pilesofpaper.com Website: www.pilesofpaper.com

How many of you can locate a 6 year old document in 15 minutes or less?

Well, in August of 1986, while I was living in the Washington, D.C. area, I surprised a colleague by being able to locate a six-year-old document in a basement file in less than ten minutes.

My shocked colleague asked me if I “…always kept papers in a way in which I could lay my hands on them years later?”

My response was, “Well, sure. Don’t you?”

Well, at that moment, I realized that most people don’t…and I was made aware of a skill which I never quite realized I had.
Hence, my first company, “anything but windows…,” a generalized organizing business, was born.

In January 2003, Piles of Paper? replaced my original company, as I realized that my greatest joy was walking into a home or small office in which clutter wasn’t immediately obvious…until the closet was opened and seven boxes or bags of unrelated papers and magazines and catalogues and notices of performances two years old tumbled out!

Beginning in January 2008, Piles of Paper? added two new elements to generalized paper management:

• Medical bills, reimbursements and claims: Organizing and examining with a fine tooth comb all of your medical paperwork to ensure that you, or a family member for whom you might be responsible, haven’t paid a cent more than absolutely necessary to a medical provider.
• Tax deductions tracked all year: There is a better way than tossing every receipt which you think will be beneficial for your accountant to prepare your taxes into a grocery bag or a banker’s box and hauling that paper chaos to the accountant. Let me develop a system for you to utilize all year, so that receipts are already organized by category.

By bringing compassion, patience and a non-judgmental attitude to my work, I am proud to provide you with the following client testimonials:

“Carolyn Sanger, doing business as Piles of Paper?, has assisted us with medical claims submissions to insurance companies, claims appeals and financial recordkeeping since October 2002.  She has done a wonderful job.  Her efforts consistently have saved us more money than the expense for her services.  Both in terms of the absolute amount of money recovered and the amount of time involved, we believe Ms. Sanger’s efforts have been wholly cost effective.  In addition, we have complete trust in the accuracy and integrity of her work, even though she deals with a wide range of personal, financial and medical information on behalf of our family.  Moreover, her work is timely and customer friendly…Indeed, as claims processing and financial recordkeeping have become increasingly complex and time consuming, we count ourselves luck to remain one of her many loyal and happy clients.”

“Carolyn Sanger has been enormously effective in her work for our family – which has gone on for over fifteen years! She has sorted through all of the piles of documents associated with our medical claims; she has championed our point of view in her dealings with our insurance companies; and she has cut through all the red tape at those companies like the real pro that she is. Most importantly, Carolyn has made sure that we always get the reimbursements that we deserve, and so she has been enormously cost-effective. I cannot recommend Carolyn too highly. She is a wonderful person who is a joy to deal with, and she is tremendously good at what she does. If you even think you need her, believe me you need her, and you should hire her immediately.”
K.L., Washington, DC

“I met Carolyn Sanger after my husband of 22 years died.  The house was a mess.  Sea to shining sea papers and junk.  Even the shower stalls were used for storage.  I was an even worse mess.  Piece by piece Carolyn put us both back together.  Better yet, Carolyn created a system so me-ish that I could sustain it even without her.  She taught me to break things down to avoid being overwhelmed.  She taught me.  Now many, many years later, my friends call me organized.  They should only know.  All credit is due to Carolyn.”
A.A.  Chevy Chase, MD

“It was so good to talk to you, and I am putting in writing my permission for you to use any glowing words of praise of mine that you wish.  I am telling the truth, every time I walk into my office/media room, I am so thankful that I called you.  It is wonderful to be able to find anything I need in less than 3 minutes.  I have all of my office supplies.. And the best part of all, the expandable file folders and jackets make a perfect home for all master tapes, related CD’s, DVD’s and information related to a particular client.  I have used the techniques you taught me to organize my camera bags so when I go on location I have everything I need without having to scramble to locate everything.  Or worse yet, arrive without a vital piece of equipment. I am referring you to everyone who I think needs you!”
R.M.   Tucson, AZ