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EDITORIAL OF THE WEEK
Friday, October 20, 2006
Author: Kimlee, Financial & Advice Specialist
Get Organized (paper piles, etc...)
With all of the paperwork flowing into our lives day after day, it's
easy for it to get out-of-control. Forms, memos, letters, catalogs,
mail, fliers and advertising offers get piled in various places
throughout the house...right? Common let's be honest with ourselves!
If you leave that pile untouched for a day, and you've got yourself
a paperwork pile. Leave it untouched for a week or more, and you've
got yourself a paperwork nightmare!
Here are a few simple ideas to help end the nightmare and get all of
your paperwork under control:
BREAK IT DOWN
Break the job, of reducing your paperwork, into smaller pieces.
Instead of trying to organize ALL of your paperwork at once, set a
series of mini goals instead. For example, Day 1, go through one
pile; Day 2, go through sort the papers, etc.
DESIGNATE
create a system to designate the flow of papers in your everyday
life. As soon as you get mail, if you don't have the time, put it in
your in-box. When you get a minute (once or twice a week, go through
the in-box and transfer accordingly). These "boxes" are clear
paper-holders aka mailboxes that we hang on the wall in our office.
There are 3 boxes-->
- IN-BOX
- FILE BOX
- PAY BILL BOX
OPEN MAIL OVER THE WASTEBASKET & SHREDDER!
When you get your mail each day, quickly open it right over the
wastebasket, or the shredder. Immediately get rid of mail you don't
need, such as catalogs or advertising offers you're not interested
in, or unnecessary inserts that come with your bills. Then, sort the
rest of your mail immediately, so it doesn't have a chance to pile
up. Separate junk mail so that the envelope of a solicitation can go
safely in the wastebasket, but the credit card application with your
full name and address can go in the shredder--IMMEDIATELY!
FILE EVERY DAY (ok, at least once a week!)
If you hate filing, I'm guessing that one of the primary reasons is
because you are overwhelmed with your current filing situation. If
you only had 1 or 2 pieces of paper to file, you likely wouldn't see
the task as so daunting. Once your paperwork is organized in one of
your boxes and an effective filing system is in place, filing will
become an easier task. That is, as long as you file on a daily, or
at the bare minimum, a weekly basis.
USE E-MAIL
Rather than using snail mail, or interoffice mail that must be
delivered by a mail person, communicate and share information via
e-mail. And whatever you do, don't print out every single e-mail you
get. Most e-mail, and file attachments can be stored on your
computer, rather than being printed out. Just beware of virtual
clutter! The same rules for avoiding paper pileups apply to the
files on your computer, otherwise you're bound to have a digital
document nightmare.
DON'T MAKE EXTRA COPIES
Many people make lots of extra copies of documents, just in case
they're needed later. Very often, this results in tons of copies,
that never get used. Don't make copies until you truly need them.
And don't add to other peoples' paperwork nightmares, by them copies
of something they don't need.
If you take these tips, I guarantee not only will you become more
organized, but you will cut down loads of clutter and piles in your
house! Good Luck!
 have
the courage to question & challenge the status quo... refuse to
accept "traditional" thinking and answers as fact....
~Kimlee
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