With file box 1 complete, I hope the momentum keeps you moving forward. Getting the piles of paperwork removed from desks, counters, and coffee tables will lighten your load.
By ridding your home of clutter, you will be more organized. You will be able to concentrate on more important items without continuously shuffling paperwork around to find room for other projects.
In using time wisely to get documents organized, I use an accordion filing system. My important documents are housed in three blue accordion files. Having completed posts for each of the filing slots for box 1, I will move onto file box 2 which also contains 12 file openings.
Before beginning to explain the paperwork within the first file slot, here is an overview of the categories and the number of file openings dedicated to each category in file box 2:
- Personal insurance (1)
- Life insurance (3)
- Major medical insurance (1)
- Tax-Favored Programs (1)
- Prescription coverage (1)
- Dental and vision insurance (1)
- Critical illness/cancer/stem cell paperwork (1)
- Short term disability (1)
- Long term disability (1)
- Miscellaneous insurance items (1)
These categories are labeled for easy retrieval of these documents. Next week, I will post a show and tell of file box 2. If you are still plugging away at file box 1, then don’t give up. Keep using time wisely to do the next thing. Slowly and steadily you are making progress. Look back for some encouragement. You are not where you started. 🙂 Happy organizing!
Question: What kind of document organization filing system works for you? Please add your answer to the comments.