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Handling bills and receipts
Some kind of a system and routine is essential to keep our financial lives under control and the bills paid on time.
First, what happens when bills, receipts and other financial items arrive in your house? Have a specific place to put them all, every time: I keep a dedicated in-box (actually a cardboard tray!) and drop bank statements, bills, receipts, etc straight into it. If you receive bills and statements online, you may want a dedicated folder in your email system to collect them all.
Then, create a routine for dealing with them, whether weekly, monthly or at some other time interval.
Once you’ve dealt with them, have a place to store them, whether it’s a file system or shoebox. Whatever it is, just be consistent and you’ll be able to find things when you need them.