Cut Down On Junk Mail With Michigan’s Official Solution

It's the bane of most people's existence. You open the mailbox excited to get your mail, except it turns out that of the mound of papers in there only 1 piece of mail is actually worthwhile. The rest are going right from your mailbox to the recycling.

It's a never-ending cycle. After an election season where more mail than ever, junk mail is the last thing anyone wants to receive. However, there is a super simple move you can make to dramatically decrease the junk mail you're getting, and it's Michigan government-approved.

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Your Information Is For Sale

One of the great and terrible things about having a smartphone is that you have more information at your fingertips than ever. However, that also means that as you use more websites, these sites are learning more about you and collecting data about you.

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It's this information that websites sell to marketing companies that eventually makes its way back to your mailbox in the form of junk mail. Thankfully, the Direct Marketing Association (DMA) is on your side to tell these companies to leave you alone.

Reduce your junk mail

To lower your junk mail, make an account on DMAchoice and enter information about the residence you want to protect. The only downside is this will cost $6 but will remove you from listings for the next 10 years. This may not stop all junk mail, but will stop it from companies DMA deals with. They even offer the same service for email spam mail.

Credit Card and Insurance Mail

To remove yourself from credit card and insurance mail, call 888-5-OPTOUT (567-8688) or visit this site, I have done this and it works. I used to receive lots of credit cards all the time and now I get none.

You can learn all about the Michigan Government's tips for reducing junk mail here.