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How I Organize My Paper Files and Filing Cabinet

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I haven't embraced a paper-free lifestyle yet. I still prefer a paper day planner over my google calendar. I prefer to read paper books over our e-reader. And I still use a filing cabinet for my office papers, instead of scanning them onto the computer. I filed our essential papers, but I wasn't purging at the same time.

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Create a Personal Escrow Fund | 31 Days to Organize Your Finances

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Welcome to 31 Days to Organize Your Finances. Get out a piece of paper and make a list of all your yearly, quarterly, non-monthly expenses. Every month, we transfer this money into a savings account that is connected to our checking account. Budget Financial Freedom Financial Organization'

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3 Simple Office Supplies for Smooth Tax Prep

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I keep our paper work organized and QuickBooks updated through out the year, so that when January rolls around, I only need to pull together the year end statements as they arrive in the mail. My desk might look like a mess (occasionally), but I do keep important financial paperwork organized. 3 Simple Office Supplies.

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How to Simplify Your Life to Make it Better

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Apparently there are some simple rules when it comes to de-cluttering and re-organizing your work space. You pick up a piece of paper and ask yourself these questions: Do I need to keep this? I managed to reduce the amount of paper on my desk to a very small pile, I shredded buckets of papers and trashed even more.

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Over 40 and Worried about Money? Start here!

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.” Recently Go Banking Rates conducted two studies on savings rates with startling results. Almost 70% of Generation X have less than $1000 in personal savings account. *. of Generation X report a retirement savings account balance of $0.**. of Gen X report they have saves less than $10,000 for retirement.**.

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Where is Your Money Going? | 31 Days to Organize Your Finances

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Welcome to 31 Days to Organize Your Finances. To begin, gather all of your recent bills, receipts, checking & savings account statement, and/or credit card statements. Write categories across the top of a piece of notebook paper or on an excel spreadsheet. Budget Financial Freedom Financial Organization'

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Kroger Deals & Coupon Matchups 7/21 Through 7/28

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Santa Cruz Organic Lemonade 32 oz $1.25. Angel Soft Toilet Paper 4 -Rolls 10/$10. Paper Mate Write Bros. On a 10 for $10 sale, you can just buy one item and still get it for $1.00, same on 2/$5, 4/$10, etc… Savingstar coupons can be used in addition to paper coupons and go into a savings account.

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