Comments on tales and trials: bills, mail and recycling. oh my.

I know I'm late but I actually LOVE this post. I ...

2010-04-07T11:05:54.712-07:00

I know I'm late but I actually LOVE this post. I love the idea of keeping the items in the junk drawer...genius! And I love the plastic bin...I'm funny like that.

this post is quite useful to me. i am an organisi...

2010-01-28T22:12:21.756-08:00

this post is quite useful to me. i am an organising junkie adn make systems for most things. i used to have a neato system to handle paperwork adn bills but have been struggling ever since i stopped doing it all in cash - how is that for the ultimate in outdated. it used to work and work well. i have never quite beenable to get it together since i wnent online - sigh.

This post cracked me up... must be the accounting ...

2010-01-10T16:21:45.420-08:00

This post cracked me up... must be the accounting in me. ;) We have the exact same junk drawer... with the same basket and calculator even! Too funny.

I'm the same kind of dork. Especially when it com...

2010-01-09T19:33:37.194-08:00

I'm the same kind of dork. Especially when it comes to paying bills. I panic if I'm paying the bill at the "last minute", even if the bill isn't due, yet. We're a funny sort.

You're a girl after my own heart! I also have a w...

2010-01-09T12:33:44.998-08:00

You're a girl after my own heart! I also have a whole recycling center that I use. My neighborhood asks that we sort paper, plastic, and glass - so I've got a whole system set up for it. And once I set it up - I increased my recycling ten fold!

As far as bills, I pay most of them online. I've created a calendar that I write all the due dates in and can check back in previous months to anticipate when a bill is due. I'm a nerd about my check book too - everything gets written down and once it clears the bank, I highlight it!

I love organization, so this post was great :)

I didn't even think about the ornament wreath opti...

2010-01-09T11:08:08.391-08:00

I didn't even think about the ornament wreath option - thanks!! :)

I use the same calculator to pay my bills too! :)...

2010-01-08T15:12:44.052-08:00

I use the same calculator to pay my bills too! :) Hahaha I keep my bills in a similar way too. It is so nice to be organized. :)

You are a girl after my own heart! I saw that you ...

2010-01-08T07:32:23.591-08:00

You are a girl after my own heart! I saw that you were my fellow Sooner on Lindsay's UT post yesterday, so I followed you over here!

I love paying bills. I'm not going to lie. I put all of our bills, as they come in, in a stack in a cubby on my desk, and I pay them/file them as they come in. We do everything but our rent online, and I use an excel spreadsheet and our online banking system to keep track of everything. I highlight the amount to light blue in the spreadsheet once they've gone through our account to mark them paid for the month! Then I sit down and file all the paper away once a month!

bill pay=Hubby...That's how I keep it organized. :...

2010-01-07T18:25:10.254-08:00

bill pay=Hubby...That's how I keep it organized. :) Good post, really.

I, too, loved this post. Briefly, here is what ...

2010-01-07T17:04:33.207-08:00

I, too, loved this post.

Briefly, here is what I do. All bills are attached to a clip board. As they get paid, their counter parts get filed.

I balance the check book as I go.... make notes for tax time, etc.

Megan

www.thecrumes.blogspot.com

I love being geeky.

Girl, my dad is a CPA, so I feel qualified in tell...

2010-01-07T15:26:05.287-08:00

Girl, my dad is a CPA, so I feel qualified in telling you that this was actually pretty interesting to me. :) He used to quiz me about which interstate mileage markers were prime numbers.

we need to get together and talk about all of this...

2010-01-07T14:58:07.361-08:00

we need to get together and talk about all of this! i have systems that I love to talk about too! ha! dorky but fun!