Nope, not snow -- not yet, anyway...I'm talking about paper: receipts, bills, gift wrap, shopping lists and holiday cards! They all add to the frenzy we whip ourselves into over the holidays.
So for this installment of LT's Tool of the Week, we found a product that will harness the receipt chaos. The "Receipt.catcher" ($11.95, http://www.solutions.com/), is small enough to fit in your bag but mighty enough to handle the influx and simple enough to make sense, even for the least organized of you out there. It has categories for purchases and a slot you can even fill in for yourself.
Often when we're looking for a receipt to make a return, we find everything but, floating around in our purses. This is how we end up with clothes in our closets and items in our homes that we won't wear and don't want. But lost receipts are lost cash!
Also, for those who have to track and file work receipts for reimbursement, the challenge of keeping hold of those tiny, shiny papers is even more important to our bottom line.
If you know what you've bought and have the receipt, you are also building a foundation for a budget, which will help you to get on track financially -- or at least start the process for 2009. Another lofty goal, but well within reach.
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Happy filing!
LT
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