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January is National Get Organized Month
In January most people think about getting organized. Here are some quick tips to help you in that process:
The first thing you want to do is to Purge. What is it that you don’t need to keep? Ask yourself how long you have been saving those papers? Have you ever used them again?
If you haven’t used them in a year or two, then throw them out. They are just taking up space.
Certain documents needs to be kept for legal reasons. Check with your accountant for those financial documents you need for audits or IRS retention requirements.
Other documents might be historical, i.e. you might want to keep several copies of a marketing brochure, or a conference brochure. Toss out the rough drafts.
Those documents you really think you need for reference need to be put in an organized file system. Just keep the items you really think you will refer to again, don’t keep information you won’t use.
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