

Active Desktop File Staples® Black Wire Mesh Tabletop File 14.98 Potential Topics to Use for File Folder Labels (some with brief descriptions) Bills to Pay Calls/Letters/Email – phone calls to be returned, letters and e-mails to be answered Church Coupons/Offers – Pizza, Jiffy Lube, Penney’s Sales, Rewards Cards Info Current Projects Entry/Photography – Items to be entered into the computer, photos sent by others that need to be filed with your other photographs. Estimates Events, Upcoming – Enter on your calendar and file backup information here Future – Things you’re thinking about looking into sometime in the future Legal, Unresolved Meetings (To Discuss) Reading – items you want to read later. Take this folder when you go on a trip, to the doctor’ s office, Jiffy Lube, or any place where you will have some wait time. Reconcile (Receipts) – Holding for Credit card bills, things you might be returning Waiting for Response – Anything you’re waiting to hear back on. Paperwork concerning items ordered and not yet received, things applied for (health/auto insurance), tax info until CPA sends your return, etc. Outbox/Errands – Shopping Lists, A copy of an article for a friend, a book you need to return, anything you need to remember to take with you when you’re running errands. To File – Things ready to be filed in your permanent files Don’t restrict yourself. Make any label that works well with your life and needs. Keep in mind that the purpose of a filing system is not to put papers away – it’s to be able to find them when needed. |

| Denise Hay, Professional Organizer Member: National Association of Professional Organizers Licensed & Insured |