Get Organized to Find Answers and Get More Free Time!

If you are drowning in papers then your financial life may be out of control as well, because how you do anything is said to be how you do everything. If your “organizational system” looks like this photo … well enough said.

I’m a firm believer that getting organized not only brings clarity and peace of mind, but allows the energy to open for new opportunities as you come to understand exactly where you are and helps you move further on the path to where you ultimately want to be.

With that in mind, I’ve asked a couple of my Organizational Experts at DivorceTown USA to share a few tips to help you get started. Read on as David McDonough of Modern Image Document Scanning and Deborah Kapchinske of Organized Daily Money Matters share valuable tips to help you get more organized and find more time for what matters in your life. 

January has been designated as Get Organized month or GO month by the National Association of professional organizers. But what does that mean and why January?

January is a great time to think about organization. As you close out last year’s files and last year’s projects, it’s an opportunity for a fresh start to get a sense that organization is really nothing more than keeping things together that are related in some way, making them easier to find and use. Whether it’s at home or at the office, organization and efficiency can make a drastic difference in what you are able to accomplish in the allotted time – not to mention the increased peace of mind.

As you clean up and close out last year, consider how things are organized now and how they could be organized better. What are you going to do with last year’s paperwork? What are you going to do next year that’s going to make this task easier next year? You could think about a new filing system or a new file storage system. You could think about scanning specific documents and leveraging cloud technology so that you have access to them, rather than having to leave them in their physical form cluttering up your workspace and potentially causing you some inefficiency.

There are professional organizers and other resources who can help you with tips and tricks, systems and experience-based recommendations – good old accountability, to help you understand what you need and to help implement those things.

Think of organizing not as a grudging task that needs to be done but rather an opportunity to improve the way you do things. You’ll enjoy the peace and quiet that brings as well as the efficiency.

Step 2 is to figure out how to spend your newly found “free time.”

Deborah Kapchinske, Organized Daily Money Matters

David McDonough, Modern Image

You can find Deborah Kapchinske and David McDonough at www.DivorceTownUSA.com along with lots of other experts to help you with all your divorce-related matters.

Here’s to getting organized, getting answers and getting control of your finances and your time!