Resources > Suggested Filing Categories
This is a list of categories that can help you get started on setting up your home filing system. Remember a filing system is a retrieval system not a storage system. The folder labels should reflect how YOU would identify a particular piece of information. Also, remember that 80% of what you file, you will never look at again.
A
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Appraisals, Appliances, Automobile
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| B |
Bank Statements, Book Club |
| C |
Cell Phone, Credit/Credit Card, Crafts, Cleaning Tips |
| D |
Donation Requests, Directions, Disaster Survival Information |
| E |
Entertaining Ideas, Estate Planning |
| F |
Financial Planning, Financial Inventory, Family History |
| G |
Greetings Cards, Gift Ideas, Gardening |
| H |
Household Inventory, Home Improvements, Health Issues |
| I |
Instructions, Insurance, Homeowners, Medical/Homeowners/Auto |
| J |
Job Information |
| K |
Keepsake Records, Key Inventory |
| L |
Letters, Licenses |
| M |
Medical Records, Motivational Material, Major Purchase Receipts |
| N |
Neighborhood Watch Program, Nutrition |
| O |
Organizing Solutions, Order-Out Menus |
| P |
Pest Control, Pets, Prescriptions |
| Q |
Quilting Instructions |
| R |
Recycling Information, Resume, Real Estate |
| S |
Security System Information, Safe Deposit Box, Subscriptions |
| T |
Taxes/City/County, Travel Information, Telephone Information |
| U |
Utilities |
| V |
Vacation Spots, Volunteer Opportunities, Vitamins |
| W |
Wills |
| X |
X-ray Information |
| Y |
Yoga Instructions, Yard Maintenance |
| Z |
Zero Coupon Bonds, Zip Code Directory, Zoo Membership |
Also see:
Resources > General Resources
Resources > Helpful Websites
Resources > Organizing Tips
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