Loved the picture.. perfect! Actually that is how I was beginning to feel...lol
goal 1: purge all old papers through files that are no longer necessary (I think letting go will help me have freedom to move forward instead of getting confused before I even start.) still going at it at 6:17 pm
done 9:09 pm
- today dh is shredding all statements prior to 2013 - I had kept things from 2004 eek.
what worked the best for me in 2014 and will continue in 2015 ...
having moleskin 5 x 7 lined books (1 book for each month) - has spending and budget - different colors for each month (set up now for whole year)
having a 3 x 5 moleskin line book in my purse to list spending as I go. as well to write reminders in
having a calendar in my purse
putting statements in monthly folders jan through dec
buying dh a shredder
what didn't work last year... too much fuss with receipts... I kept my receipts for everything by month... a whole lot of unnecessary work that made unnecessary clutter. I kept one receipt out of all of them
not having a set place for my budget and spending monthly books.. can't find them
not having a set desk day
not having a set desk area until the end of last year.
not having a home for anything for bills, budgets or desk anything
having larger size lined books
spiral notebooks never work for me
what didn't work for years and I am now changing... putting charge card bills in envelopes (after checking) and marking them with date and previous balance and current balance (what a mess) ... dd younger has notes from school in individual binders - i.e. physics, music etc. (placing them in there when she gets home)... she can see everything and it works. She lets go of things when semester is over .. dh does this with his checking account for two years ... it works for him... he attaches the deposit slips to the statement (I have to think about this)
all 2013 and prior cc printed monthly statements gone.