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• Go through your files and papers now and toss out everything that is old and unnecessary.  Only keep your current year's files in the cabinet. 
• Decide what you will keep in your file cabinet.  (Personal or business files)
• There are a few different ways to organize your files. 
  • Alphabetically- If you remember the...
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Do you work for your money or does your money work for you?  Are you too busy keeping up with the Joneses and going broke, or are you living within your means?  Do you have too much debt?  According to the Federal Reserve, the median U.S. household income is $43,200 and the typical family's credit card balance is about 5% of their annual income.  Five percent of YOUR hard earned money is going to creditors instead of to you!  Wouldn’t you like to get it back?  Here are some tips to get you on...

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First, set your goal, no matter how big it is and write it down.  For the sake of...

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On the second day of Christmas my organizer said to me, "Decorate your home."

On the third day of Christmas my organizer said to me, "Finish gift shopping." Beat the last minute shoppers by getting your shopping done early.  It's less frustrating. 

On the fourth day of Christmas my organizer said to me, "Wrap all your presents."  Mail out the ones that need to get mailed so they will arrive in time for Christmas.

On the fifth day of Christmas...

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1.  Find out exactly how many people are coming and plan out where you are going to seat everyone so you are sure you'll have enough room and enough food.

2.  Plan what is going to be on the menu.  Go through your pantry and cupboards and find out what you have and what you're going to need.  Also, see if any of your guests are willing to bring...

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 It's the beginning of October and you know what that means...Christmas decorations should be appearing in Supercenters everywhere any day now!  Is it just me or does anyone else notice that each year they appear earlier and earlier?  Isn't there a holiday called "Thanksgiving" somewhere in between?  Halloween decorations were out in mid-September.  I know that because I had to explain to my five year old daughter that she didn't need a costume right then because Halloween wasn't for another month and a half.  

I suppose we should be thankful for the early reminders our favorite stores give us...

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Papers clutter what used to be the kitchen table, exercise equipment holds the piles of clothes you can't fit in your closet, cupboards are filled with containers with no lids or lids with no containers, and spare rooms become the dumping ground for anything and everything.

Space seems to elude us no matter how big our place is. The culprit is not always the square footage, but rather the quantity of "stuff" we try to squeeze into it.

Likely, the...

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Are you still burdened with clutter, late bills, no money and lots of stress?  This month, we celebrated our national Independence Day.   Don't you think it's time to start the process of your personal independence?  Millions of people are weighed down by the physical and financial clutter in their lives.  Lack of goals and plans to attain them are things that hold you back from making your dreams come true.  Just as our country broke away from the oppression of Great Britain, you can break away from the oppression of your unorganized circumstances.

1.  Make your mind up and make...

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Since It’s Almost Summer….

Summer is nearly here and many folks will be heading out for vacations.  So, I thought maybe some tips for traveling would be in order.  Whether you’re traveling near or far, these tips will help you relax where ever you are.  Bad poetry there, I know.  I’ll just stick to the tips.

First of all, make sure the trip is actually in your budget.  There’s no real relaxing going on when you have the debt of a vacation looming over your head.  Plan where you’re going around the money you...

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Q. What does one do when she wants to get organized, but no one else in the house does?  

A.  First, make things easy to put away. If the people in your household have to make too much of an effort to put things away, they won't bother.  Being nagged becomes the less painless option, and, therefore, more appealing.  Put your items in logical places in easily accessible containers.  Labeling helps, too.  If they can read, they can...

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If you're feeling like your kitchen lacks the space and pizzazz you're craving, try these tips to make the hub of your home more organized and user friendly....

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Here are some ideas to take advantage of the fall month(s) to prepare for winter:

• ¨ Go through your summer clothes and keep only what you think you'll use again next...

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"Budget" can be a scary word for some people.  It's scary for many reasons.  It sounds cold and strict, like you don't have the freedom to do what you want with your money.  It sounds like you need to be a meticulous person, a bit of a penny-pincher, just to have one.  They seem time consuming and boring and most people have never learned how to create one.  If you look the word budget up in the dictionary, though, you'd find that it isn't so scary.  Webster's dictionary says it is "an estimate of future income and outgo."  It's just...

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