Unless you collect a bunch of documents over time and do a shred sesh, I would say no. Just rip that **** up
Yeah honestly, the difference between a shredder and tearing that **** up is minimal
IF someone has a need to gather your information. The more you shred in one sitting, the harder it is to piece it back together as well as the obvious of saving the effort of tearing up thousands of bits of paper.
Unless your a billionaire or your the head of a drug smuggling ring not many people will have an interest in your papers.
If you are a paranoid ****, your better off getting a crosscut shredder as opposed to standard because you are paranoid about the government or bank fraudsters trying to steal the $20 out of your savings account and you gotta destroy all your juicy information.
Another best practice is to only put your rubbish out the morning it is due to get picked up as opposed to the previous evening.
Alternatively find an office with a document destruction contract and put it in their bin if you can get to it.
OR JUST RIP THAT **** UP LIKE MOST OTHER PEOPLE and then tip sardine juice in the binI don't do any of this **** but I have had correct document disposal procedures jammed down my throat at random points in time.
