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Building a Filing System (Organizing My Financial Records)

I think there are as many ways to file as there are people on this planet. No matter how complex the system is, it all comes to be based one of these 3 systems.  Categories – This filing method can be as simple as an in and out box. But when trying to retrieve something [...]

Files to Keep – Taxes (Organizing My Financial Records)

I am organizing my personal finances and records. Yesterday I dug up the boxes from the basement labeled taxes. I have another drawer in my desk with more recent tax stuff. They are going into the bottom drawer of the 5 drawer lateral file cabinet that I told you about yesterday.  So the question became [...]

My Office Mess / A New Beginning for ChangeJarSavings.com

File Cabinets - organizing my life on ChangeJarSavings.com

I came across a steal. I found a 5 drawer lateral file cabinet for $34.00 and a fire proof file cabinet for $35.00. The price was too good to pass up. I did not have room in my office but if I got rid of a folding table and a supply cabinet it would fit. [...]

How to Save Money and Time – Diaper Bags

Recently on Twitter Mercedes from Common Sense With Money made the following statement: “Why most diaper bags are such monsters, you need room to pack for hours not days. Still looking for minimalistic diaper bag with no luck “ My wife had a solution. Our daughter packs a huge diaper bag for our grand kids [...]

How to Save by Going Green – Electricity

Vampire Power! No this is not a post say that rule. Vampire Power is the power sucked by devices that do not fully shut off when we “turn them off”. This can amount to 20% of your electric bill. What causes vampire power use? Cell phone charges, laptop chargers or anything that has a block [...]

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