My yearly personal filing system is really easy. I use just thirteen file folders with a label each month and one for bank statements. I scan most of my paperwork in digital form but I always keep my original bank statements, ATM and credit card receipts until the statements come in, receipts needed for warranties, receipts for charitable tax deductions, copies of rebates I have applied for, and anything else I think I may need the original of.

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photo credit: Tanya Ryno Everyone it seems gets a lot of mail. Even my dogs get mail addressed to them (can they really vote for a city council seat?). I have been able to reduce my junk mail considerably by signing up for Direct Marketing Association’s mail preference service where you can get your name [...]

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photo credit: Librarian Avenger I hope that you have been able to take 15 minutes for yourself each day to get organized. It is a great feeling to walk in to your office (or any room for that matter) and see a clean space that is well organized. t’s really hard in the beginning to [...]

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Do you share a desk with a spouse or a roommate? Does every piece of paper in the world end up on top of your keyboard? What do you do if half of the mess on your desk doesn’t belong to you?

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photo credit: atbartlett W ell, how did it go yesterday? Is your desk messy or did you walk into and uncluttered area that made you smile? Don’t despair if your area isn’t spotless because we just started this process yesterday and great things take time. It took me more than a week of 15 minute [...]

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W hat did your desk look like when you walked into your office this morning? Could you see the top or did you have to move stuff aside to get your day started? Imagine coming in every day and seeing a spotless desk just begging to be used. That is what everyone needs and I [...]

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