The 2017 Bill Organiser includes – Front cover, spine label, calendars from August 2013 to December 2014 and pages to keep all details handy for bank and other accounts such as electricity, phone etc and a debt repayment plan to track how much you still have owing on a loan.Paper organization was actually one of the main reasons I found Marie Kondo in the first place!ĭonnie had written a post on the blog about the system we (okay, mostly he) use to keep our family pretty much paperless, and we had several people say, "You should read The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up! Your system reminds me of Marie Kondo!"Īnd after reading the book, I could certainly see what they meant. I use the A4 Marbig Expanding Binder Wallets from OfficeWorks to store the receipts. Over the years I have also use a large folder with clear cover to insert front page from OfficeWorks READ MORE: A few steps to create a ‘non-filing cabinet’ organised filing system for your paperwork.Ĭurrently I am using these folders found at Kmart for my office paperwork, found at Kmart. All bills and receipts that don’t need to be kept for tax purposes are then shredded.It is a good idea to photocopy receipts for large ticket items such as TV’s, fridges etc just in case as they may fade over the years. At the end of the financial year, I then place all the receipts that we need to keep for tax purposes in a labelled box (labelled for each financial year).I keep department store receipts for 6 months just in case I need to return something. I keep them for this period of time just in case there is a discrepancy on my credit card statement I have the receipt to look back on. Also I throw out the grocery, petrol, miscellaneous receipts after 3 months. This makes it easy to find a receipt if needed in the future.
For example if a toy breaks, or I buy some clothes I can easily locate the receipt to return with the item. I sort them like this so I can easily find a receipt if needed. Once I have entered them into the budget I then file them into a plastic wallet in my bill organiser (each wallet is categorised) Eg grocery bills, department stores (for clothing, toys etc), healthcare, kids/sporting, other and my business expenses.Throughout the week I empty the receipts from my purse into my receipts bin, each week I add these receipts to the ‘actual spending’ tab in our household budget.When bills arrive in the mail, I write the due date into my bills calendar, I then clip the bill to the inside of my bill organiser folder cover ready for when it needs to be paid.Keeping everything in the bill organiser meant that it was really easy to locate everything. I needed a system that was easy to use and wasn’t going to let me forget to pay a bill, as being on one wage I didn’t want to incur any extra overdue fees. My hubby had this under control but as I like to do, I created an organised system. Soon after becoming a SAHM I took on the role of managing the household bills. Paperwork in the office can easily become a mess, get lost and keeping on top of it can be somewhat challenging.
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