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Organize Papers of All Shapes and Sizes with the DuoBinder!

by Mandi on January 10, 2013

For many people, paper clutter is the number one organizing issue in their life, and the most frustrating part for me is that even when I have a good organizing system in place, I inevitably end up with pieces of paper that don’t fit the system.

Speaking of paper clutter, have you entered to win a spot in the Organize Your Paper Clutter online workshop from Simplify 101?

For instance, I use binders to hold all of the girls’ school work, and then an art project comes along on a piece of paper that is too big for the binder or can’t be hole punched.

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Simplifying for Fall: Paper Clutter and Budgets {Day 5}

by Mandi on August 24, 2012

Simplify for Fall Challenge with @lifeyourway #simplifyingforfall http://bit.ly/O94Ww4

Today’s Day 5 of the Simplify for Fall Challenge, and we’re tackling paper clutter and budgets!

We have a busy day today, and I won’t be home. Thankfully, I’m ahead on today’s challenge (woohoo, for once this week!), but I’m still sharing tips and further reading to help you work through these areas:

File Systems

Honestly, we don’t deal with a lot of paper clutter (unless you count the craft variety!). We get online versions of most of our bills and don’t need to keep too many receipts (although I’m still not very good at scanning the ones we do need to keep, so I have a file of those), so one little file cabinet holds all of my files, and it’s not too difficult to stay on top of filing.

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Giveaway: Get Organized with a Set of Naked Binders

May 26, 2012

This giveaway is now closed! The winner is Nikki (nikkiandlinzi@…)! Binders can help organize pretty much anything, whether it’s around the house or for your kids. And while there are tons of binders to choose from at any grocery, office supply or superstore, most of them end up being cheap — or expensive — plastic. [...]

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9 Binder Benders for Kids

May 15, 2012

A couple months ago I talked about ways to use binders to get organized at home. Today I’m sharing more ideas specifically for kids. Binders not only help them organize but also archive and showcase their stuff, as seen below: 1. Art Binders: With four crafty girls in our home, we can only keep a [...]

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Back to the Basics: Using Naked Binders to Get Organized

February 16, 2012

Like many of you, I have a deep appreciation for office supplies. As in I’d rather visit OfficeMax than Kay Jewelers. A couple weeks ago, I introduced you to Naked Binder, a Life Your Way sponsor, and their line of environmentally friendly binders. They also sent me a set to test for myself, and I [...]

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Giveaway: Get Organized with a Set of Naked Binders

January 31, 2012

This giveaway is now closed! The winner is Carmen (sweepluv09@…)! Can recycled office products save the world? Maybe not. But by creating products from recycled materials that are 100% recyclable and strong, they can keep 60 million pounds of toxic material from landfills each year improving air quality and preserving forests and wild spaces. Here’s how: Naked [...]

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Introducing the New AboutOne and AcornPoints (and a $10,000 Giveaway!)

January 9, 2012

I’ve shared AboutOne with you before, but this online home management system just keeps getting better! AboutOne is the fast easy way to organize your busy life, and the company has partnered with Microsoft and Suze Orman (IDSafe) to launch a brand new version of its online organizer. You have Facebook for friends and LinkedIn [...]

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Digitizing Your Paper Clutter with the NeatDesk

October 25, 2011

To be honest, I fell in love with the NeatDesk before I even tried it, and I was a little afraid that the real thing wouldn’t live up to my expectations. But it did. It really did! First, let’s just address the elephant in the room. Yes, the NeatDesk is expensive. There are plenty of [...]

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