Sometimes it's not easy to decide to use a mail forwarding service. If you travel a lot, you might be debating on the convenience factor of having your mail forwarded to you, verses having to un-forward it upon your return.
It may be an easier decision once you find out that you no longer need to have your actual mail forwarded to if you. There is a new concept in a mail forwarding service which is working out quite well for a lot of people.
Some call it a virtual mailbox, some are just happy that they can see all their postal mail from their computer without having to ever open another piece of mail. Because in the new age, you forward your mail once to the mail forwarding service and they take care of it for you.
The first thing they do is scan the envelope and put an image of it online for you to look at. If you identify it as something you need to see, you just click a button and they will open it for you and put the content images online. If you identify it as a piece of junk mail that you've seen a thousand times before (like all those credit card applications you get constantly), you can just tell them to trash it and it will be shredded.
The convenience factor lies in the fact that you will never need to change your address again. Your mail will follow you as long as you have a computer that you can log into and check your account. You can even have checks automatically deposited or packages sent to you.
It's a service you might not have known existed but it's been around for a few years. The technology has advanced to the point that your mail is now fully taken care of by the mail forwarding service. You have just eliminated any worries you may have had in the past about getting your mail in a timely manner. And you will never have to chase down that check or letter again!