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Organizing For Tax Time

There is never a more important time to be organized than tax season. It’s so important to know where all of your important paperwork is so that you can maximize your refund, or at least reduce your liability. If you are running around looking for receipts and other important papers, now is the time to get organized for next year. Start a file right now for 2012 taxes. Put everything in there, if you are unsure if something is deductible, throw it in there any way and you can sort it out when the time comes. I use a file … Continue reading →

It’s Tax Time 2009!

Are you all set with your taxes? If you live in the United States, you know what I mean. Tax paperwork is due next month, and many of us still have it hanging over our heads. This weekend, my husband and I are determined to get the monkey off of our back, so to speak, and get all of our paperwork organized. We divide and conquer. My little portion is to add up the deductible household donations that we have made during the year and take care of any business-related expenses. With tax time in mind, I thought we might … Continue reading →

Organizing Household Donations for Taxes

This morning, while the kids were occupying themselves, I thought I would conquer a little bit of the spare bedroom upstairs. This is a room that needs a lot of work. Eventually, it will be turned into a bedroom for our youngest son, but right now, its proximity to the attic stairs, as well as its need of repair, has turned it into a sorting or holding room. As we fix up other areas of the house, we will put furniture or other items from the project room into that bedroom. It will probably be the last room we clean, … Continue reading →

Organizing your Files

Part of good money management is staying organized. Do you have a good filing cabinet? If not, head to your local store or yard sale, buy yourself a sturdy filing cabinet and some good files – and let’s get organized! Keeping track of old bills, receipts, warranties, product information, etc. will help save you money, time, and your sanity in the process. For some of us, this is simple… but for many of us, we have no idea how to get started. The following is a list of folders you should definitely have in your filing system. 1. Budgets and … Continue reading →

Organizing Your Work Efforts into Categories

I wrote earlier this morning about how keeping a daily diary can help you keep track of what you are doing in your home business, but I also wanted to share some information about how to categorize your work efforts in order to get a better grasp on WHAT you are doing, and whether or not it is actually contributing to the overall health of your home business. For me, I organize my work efforts into six categories so that I can keep a handle on what I’m doing and whether it is contributing to the overall health of my … Continue reading →

What’s in Your Pile of Papers?

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Genealogy is a hobby that tends to generate quite a bit of paperwork. Have you ever forgotten what documents, notes, or photographs you have because you couldn’t find them? It is definitely beneficial to find a way to organize your pile of papers. For me, this all started with a desire to find my birth certificate. I was attempting to begin work on my family tree by starting with myself. This piece of advice has some advantages. After all, most people know when their birthday is, and the year that they were born. Trying to find one’s birth certificate is … Continue reading →

Is it Worth Selling Your Items for Cash?

Cleaning out unused or unwanted items from your house and selling them can be a source of cash, but sometimes it just isn’t worth the time or the expense (yes, expense) to do so. Here are some ways that you can determine whether it is worth it to sell those items or not, and some alternatives that will also save you money. First, how much are your items really worth? Find out how much might actually make in a yard sale or by selling your items online. This will vary on the region you live in, as well as the … Continue reading →

Does Your Filing System Really Work?

I’ve always been proud of how organized I am, you might even say I’ve been cocky about it. Paperwork comes into my house and it is immediately filed, most of the time. I brag that I can lay my hands on anything you want in under five minutes. I really thought my filing system was working. Probably because other than tax paperwork I haven’t needed anything in my filing cabinet in a while. I have a system, a good system that made sense to me, other people might not understand it but I thought I did. Until Hailey’s accident and … Continue reading →

The Challenge of Winter Break

It is holiday vacation time, and if you are like many home – based professionals, that means that your children are out of school or home from college. Chances are that you still have at least some work to do. The challenge of holiday vacation is similar to that of spring break and summer vacation, and it has two parts. The first is how to spend enough quality time with your children while still getting some work done, and the second is how to find fun, age appropriate things for your children to do independently or while in the care … Continue reading →

Are You Looking For a Business Idea?

If you are thinking of starting a home – based business next year, you may be looking for ideas for what kind of business to start. There are so many options out there and it can be overwhelming to begin your search. If none of these suggestions seem appealing, they could at the very least cause you to think of other ideas that may be more of your thing. You may have been blessed with a knack for numbers and superior organizing skills. Did you know that many accountants work from home? You may need to take some classes and/or … Continue reading →