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Keep or Toss: Asking the Hard Questions About What to Keep on Your Desk and Making it Accessible
HASTINGS, Minn.,
"Financial documents seem to confound people more than any other kind of paper," explains
Creel offers these tips to help you figure out what to keep and toss: — When was the last time I used it? If you haven't touched a particular piece of paper in the past 12 months, chances are you're not going to use it regularly in the next twelve. Organize regular bills and statements by month or by account in hanging folders. \"You can immediately clear surface space by filing papers in a desk drawer with FasTab(R) hanging folders,\" explains Jim Riesterer, Smead Marketing Vice President. \"Just hand-label the built in tab and your filing is complete.\" — Will I need this again? When it comes to important financial paperwork like tax records, the answer is probably yes. Keep them together using a specially created organizer like the All-in-One(TM) Income Tax Organizer by Smead. \"Keeping documents in one place makes tax preparation, well, less taxing — saving time and reducing stress,\" offers Riesterer. However, be honest as you look at the paper piles. Evaluate when and why you would need items. \"I might need it someday\" usually isn't a good reason to keep it — What will happen if I get rid of it? Picture the worst thing that could happen. For many items, the world will not end of they are tossed. But an IRS request for original documents is a different matter. Organize important items like tax returns, receipts, real estate statements, passport and birth certificate in a permanent file and discard the rest
Picture a life without paper clutter — more space, less stress and less mess. Suddenly the decision to keep or toss is much easier!
Note: Photos and more tips are available at http://www.smead.com.
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