After you finish your taxes, use this time to get back to daily paper management.
When
you get the mail, sort it the same day into different categories, such
as trash, mail for yourself, mail for your spouse, and mail for each of
your children. Trash should immediately go into the garbage or recycle bin. Bills should go to whoever pays them. Each
category should go into a mail slot (a paper tray, cubby hole, file,
etc.), and each person in the family should be made responsible for
clearing out his/her slot on a daily basis.
If there are items addressed to you that you need to discuss with your spouse or kids, put that in a “discuss” slot, and clear out that slot at least once a week. If you have a stack (or box, or boxes) of old, unopened mail, add a small portion from that stack to today’s mail.
If there are items addressed to you that you need to discuss with your spouse or kids, put that in a “discuss” slot, and clear out that slot at least once a week. If you have a stack (or box, or boxes) of old, unopened mail, add a small portion from that stack to today’s mail.
The
above organizing tip is taken from my booklet, "36 Home
Organizing Ideas for Your Family Around the Year". This 16-page
booklet provides month-by-month, timely tips to help you and your
family organize your home. My booklet also makes a great gift to
friends, family, colleagues, clients, and potential clients. To
order a hard copy, eBook version, or Android app version of my booklet, please see http://www.thecluttercoach.com/#Products. I also have two additional organizing eBooks listed there, as well as a DVD.
