The New Rules for Getting Organized

6. Set It Up Right to Begin With

It's a lot easier to stay organized if you have good systems and a convenient home for everything. Often things don't get put away because they don't have a good place to go. Sometimes they do have a place but it's out of the way or not easily accessible, so the items get put aside to be put away later. (Yeah, right.)

The easier it is to do something, the more likely you are to do it. So make it as easy as possible. Spend some time to create an effective organizational system. If this isn't one of your strengths, then find a friend or family member who can work with you to create that system. Then bite the bullet and make yourself follow it.

7. Automate As Much As Possible

Being disorganized can cost you money if you lose bills and pay them late. So try to set up as much as possible to pay through auto-debits. You may not want your biggest bills going through unnoticed (and maybe overdraw your account), but certainly your smaller bills like cell phone or utilities could work well. Better yet, put them on a credit card so lots of small payments become consolidated into one, making for fewer to enter into your check register. (You use that thing, right?) For your bigger bills, set them up for online banking so you can fire off a payment with just a few clicks.

These systems take an initial investment of time, but hopefully pay back quickly as you save time with each transaction. You may also save money on late fees.

8. Strive for Good Enough

As I said before, the goal of being organized is to make things functional and efficient so you have more time for more rewarding activities. We're not striving here for a Better Homes & Gardens photo shoot. Just good enough. Focus first on what will make your day run more smoothly and with less stress.

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