I have just moved and ended up with five dish drainers. (Don't ask.) So, I was gathering them up to donate and thought of a way to keep a second one in the bedroom's office.
You can use the separations for binders (1 inch is best), large envelopes, or portfolios. The slant is perfect, and you can keep different sizes with the larger in back.
You can also keep cookbooks, owners manuals, index cards, tablets or envelopes in there, too. N-JOY!
By Sandi/Poor But Proud from Salem, OR
Many products come with some type of warranty. Extended warranties can be purchased as well. Keeping the documentation where you can refer to it will help with arranging repairs or replacements.
Applying for and receiving Social Security payments can generate some important paperwork that you will want to keep should you need to contact the Social Security office with questions or reply to inquiries from them. This is a page about organizing Social Security paperwork.
Grab yourself a pretty and cute 3-ring binder, add some dividers, and start tracking your finances.
This page is about keeping track of your car's maintenance requirements. Keeping good records of your auto maintenance will help you keep your car running well.
Turn the pages over (top to bottom) and then staple at the Top-Right corner. Now when you are going through stacks of multipage packets, you will not cut your fingertips on the curved edges of the staple.
I have a lot of papers and they are driving me crazy! I am looking for a system where I can scan old bills, papers, etc. into, that would organize as well. Any suggestions? I am looking for the least expensive method. My husband said that our scanner would take way too long.
Thank you!
By Deirdre from Colorado Springs, CO
Well the first thing I thought of when I read you scanner was the NeatDesk Organiser I've seen advertised on TV www.usatoday.com/
Then I read an article that said for the money you are better off with the Fujitsu ScanSnap S1500 lawyerist.com/
Another reslut in my search found a site that talked about 3 ways to organize papers and had additional links, I'll let you read all about it financialsoft.about.com/
This is a page about organizing paperwork for taxes. Make the arrival of tax season less stressful by organizing the paperwork needed for preparing taxes.
Both my hubby and I once worked at the Post Office as youngsters. We learned a method there that we still use in everyday life when we have to alphabetize any group of items.
I have a 3 ring binder for each of us (my husband and I) to organize our financial information and I also have a binder for joint financial information.
Protect your important documents (insurance info, car titles, warranties, etc.) by placing them is a zip lock bag in your freezer. Should a fire occur, they will not be burned.
If you are involved in many different kinds of organizations or work committees, sometimes it is helpful to have a different briefcase for each function.
When I find binders at thrift stores, I pick them up. I find that putting the clear pages in that I have split the long way and sealed with tape over the tops, makes a nice filing system.
For the vintage little girl in all of us, use your old, err I mean, vintage open backed multi-storied doll house as a paper organizer on your desk. Looks cute and each "room" can be labeled or decorated accordingly.
