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premature optimization: rather than order and sort bills and receipts into separate folders, i just toss them into a big pile. why waste time on the INSERT when you SELECT from it so rarely?


Agreed -- my filing system became so much easier when I realized that reads were rare. Just bucket (well, box) by a suitable parameter, typically date, and you're done.




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