How to stay organized: Tips of the Week

Conquer your paper piles

Are piles of bills, reports, receipts and more cluttering your space? Once you get a pile cleared, does it reappear somewhere else? Tackle piles step by step, sheet by sheet so they go away and stay away.

Here’s how:

• Invest in a stepped desktop sorter. Place documents in labeled folders first, then in the stepped file.
• Use a PDA or contact-management program for storing notes and to-do lists, instead of using more paper.

Bonus Tip:

Get rid of your fax machine! Use software to send and receive faxes, and print only when you need to.