How can I receive mail while I'm traveling?

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I'm preparing to embark on an extended journey, through at least South America and Europe, I anticipate traveling for 6-18 months.

Is there any way I can continue to receive physical mail to a U.S. address while I'm traveling? Are there services that will receive the mail, scan anything important for retrieval via email or web, deposit checks (perhaps simply by mailing them to my financial institution), could hold packages until I return, etc?

Or will I be best off asking a friend or relative to do this for me?






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