how do you organise your paper work? Because this metal file box thing is DOING MY HEAD IN.

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It's one of these: BASTARD

The suspension files constantly fall out, don't slide properly and generally fuck up so I never ever want to deal with all our paper work shit.

We've had something like this: BASTARD too. All bouncy and just not big or good enough.

So please, particularly if your house is beautiful, minimalist and organised, tell me, how do you organise your paper work?

I use an expanding box file. Not like the metal one you linked to, with the suspension files and bigger than the plasticky one. It closes with a latch and has a carry handle, and has labelled sections - though you could put stickers over their section headers if you wanted to do your own. I'll try find a link to a similar one and post. It's sturdy (had it eight years) and has plenty of room to stash a fair amount of paperwork.

More like this, though this is not the one I have:

www.amazon.co.uk/Pocket-Expanding-Organiser-Documents-Foolscap/dp/B00TKF1LWM/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1468447007&sr=8-2&keywords=expanding+box+file

I do almost everything by email so avoid paperwork. No bank statements, no bills, nothing, I scan everything else (minimal) and save it in a drive. I must have a few bits of paperwork (marriage certificate, can't think what else) and passports but that's it

So in essence just get rid of it all!

thank you OITNB, that looks slightly less annoying. And yes fuckface, I should scan and bin!

I have an actual filing cabinet, which we painted and decoupaged (a la Pinterest) so it looks less utilitarian. I really like it. They're bonkers expensive new but we got a 4 drawer, full height one for £20 from a charity furniture project.

I used to have a lovely wooden vintage filing cabinet, but we ran out of room on the flat so got rid. I now have ordinary Manila folders on a shelf in a cupboard. They stand vertically side on ( as they were in the filing cabinet, but side on rather than front on) with a heavy bookend to stop them sliding over.