ZakkaLife has a great, simple suggestion for organizing a notebook you carry around to jot ideas in. This got me thinking.

Different brains have different working styles, so what appeals to one person’s sense of organization may not appeal to another. Here are some things I’ve tried over the years that may work for you:

Tabs. I’ve used a system like the ...Read More

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The kitchen is the heart of a home. Maybe that’s why it tends to attract clutter. The mail gets dumped on the counter, as does somebody’s homework. Small appliances seem to cover every inch of counter space. A dirty dish gets set down, and the next person to come in thinks that looks handy and stacks another on top of ...Read More

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It can be tough keeping track of bills that you split with roommates, but the last thing you want at the end of the month is to have to pay huge bills yourself and hope your roommate reimburses you.

The first tool you need in your arsenal is something like Bill Monk, which splits the bills for you and sends you ...Read More

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If you’re traveling with pets of any kind, you should be aware most motels and hotels do not accept them. But with a little advanced planning, you can find plenty that do.

PetsWelcome helps you find places to stay while you’re traveling that allow pets. Input your travel route information and they find the right spots. TravelLodge is one chain that features ...Read More

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I never thought of putting my clothes into my closet in any particular way – other than hanging them carefully so they wouldn’t wrinkle – until a few years ago, when someone suggested arranging them by type of garment, then color. It sounded like a lot of work, and the first time it did take a little work. But after ...Read More

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The recent California wildfires made me realize something: I have valuable papers that can’t easily replace, and they are sitting in a plastic file box that I might not have time to grab during a fire. Imagine not having a copy of your homeowner’s insurance, for example. So I came up with a plan, which I’m going to detail so ...Read More

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This is one of those ridiculously simple and obvious things that somehow eluded me for years.

Over the years, I’ve gotten pretty good about keeping a to do list and doing the things on it. But I sometimes forget that I’ve already done something, add it to the list again, and do it again. It’s especially bad with shopping items – ...Read More

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I’ve been trying to figure out lately where all my time is going. It seems like I have enough hours in the week to get done all the stuff that’s expected of me – by others and by myself – and yet I’m always behind where I think I ought to be. I decided to stop everything yesterday until I ...Read More

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Small business owners are more likely to be audited than big companies. It’s vital to keep your receipts handy and organized, so any audit you experience can be as painless as possible.

At the beginning of last year, I had an annoying scanner that was difficult to use. I had to feed in one sheet at a time, and most of ...Read More

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Organizing would be easy if we all had hundreds of bucks laying around to go spend on really nifty boxes and notebooks or expensive scanners. If you don’t have the money, or just don’t want to spend money on stuff in which to put your other stuff (understandable), you can still get organized on the cheap, using what you already ...Read More

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