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Filing organisation- what do you keep your mountains of paperwork in?

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Twirl · 12/03/2009 18:10

So, after retrieving a pile of paperwork from under the sofa, the mountainous piles from the kitchen counter and the box from the study, I have decided that I need a filing system. At the moment different types of papers are in different tatty folders and it makes finding anything near on impossible. So wise housekeepers, please tell me what you store your bills/insurance docs/mortgage docs etc in. I want my study to look neat and have everything orderly! Links please......

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Babbity · 12/03/2009 18:20

I have a 2 drawer foolscap metal filing cabinet with a lock. It's under the stairs in the kitchen. It stores everything including 7 year' archives (DH is self employed) - if it ever gets full I know it's time to clear it out.

Nontoxic · 12/03/2009 18:24

DIy solution so no links I'm afraid.
I spent a whole weekend setting up files a few years ago. Categorize everything and get loose-leaf folders for each category (eg current a/c, savings a/c, pensions, school reports, health records etc.)

Get a filing cabinet depending on how many files you've filled (mine has 2 drawers but three would suit better).

Label the hanging files with general headings (eg bank a/cs, insurance policies, family documents etc.)

Then put the relevant loose leaf folders in to the hanging files. So the file for insurance would contain separate folders for the house, health, dental, and for us boat and caravan. The cars have their own separate hanging file which includes docs, mots, insurance, receipts for maintenance etc.

You can include personal stuff like school reports, which
would be a file for each child, health records for each person (eye tests and medical cards etc), hobbies, club memberships - basically you can make a file for every category of paper you find.

Make sure you have an annual clear-out, though.
Hope this makes sense.

Twirl · 12/03/2009 18:30

am liking the idea of a filing cabinet......(Twirl goes off internet browsing, leaving the piles of paperwork unfiled....)

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Babbity · 12/03/2009 18:37

I got my cabinet in Staples I think. I uae foolscap over A4 so that I can if I want bring work home and store it in my personal filing cabinet. Mine is silver so it goes quite well in the kitchen. It's also fireproof so useful for passports etc.

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