Into Week 3, time to organize all of those bills, papers...you know, personal stuff. This one was more up my hubby's alley as he is the one who files it all away. Remember, you do not need to junk up your house by keeping years and years and years of old bills.
Organize Personal Items
The bills are my husband's territory so I sent him into the cave....
-Decide on a place to keep the next year of paid paper bills and receipts; file cabinet or storage bin. Label file folders with each month. File per month. Keep in a place where you can get to it once a month so bills do not build up and become clutter.
-Shred old bills and papers.
We don't do a shredder as it takes way too much time for us...we prefer it burn (he even pulled out his chair for the event)
Could you easily locate your family's birth certificates if you had to? Personal info is something you would automatically keep stored away in your brain, but could you access this info in case of an emergency?
Organize Your Personal Information
Decide where you would like to store this information. Store on computer or write it down on index cards and keep them in a small box. If on your computer, be sure to save a backup copy to a disk or jump drive (store this in your fireproof box) Make sure to completely remove from hard drive if you ever get rid of the computer.
Label each category so it can be easily referenced. Here are some examples of what to record in each category:
A. Finances
__Your credit score
__Your credit card number(s) and the phone number to call if your card is lost or stolen (do the same for debit/check cards)
__Your bank account numbers and the phone number to call if your checkbooks lost or stolen.
__A budget for your income, expenses, savings and personal goals.
B. Health
__Allergies (to food, medicine, animals, etc..)
__Your blood pressure
__Health issues that run in your family
__Your cholesterol level
__Your blood type and those of your family members
C. Safety
__Emergency Contact Numbers
__License plate number and VIN
__Current photos of every member of your family labeled with their heights and weights.
__Photocopies of your passport and the passports of your spouse and children.
D. Just in Case:
__Your measurements and clothing sizes.
__Your partner's measurements and clothing sizes.
__Your children's measurements and clothing sizes.
Purchase a Fireproof safety box if you don't already own one. Important documents that should be stored in here may include:
__Marriage certificate __Wills
__Birth certificates __Death certificates
__Adoption papers __Household inventory list
__Automobile titles __Valuable contracts
__Stocks and bonds certificates __Passports
We all have different items when it comes to personal things. I may change up this list next year based off of this year, but for now, this is what I have come up with for this year.
Onto week 4: Organize Gift Bins. Do you buy gifts ahead of time when you find a good deal? Keep them organized! See you in a week!
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