How to keep on top of paperwork Ahh, paperwork. There aren't many things I enjoy more than doing the paperwork. Oh wait, that might be a lie. It's just so boring and takes up so much space and time and effort. I'd much rather spend my time on Pinterest... Despite all that, I've worked out my own little paperwork system -- it's probably an organised person's nightmare, but it works for me. Bills are popped into the clear "to pay" drawer on my desk straightaway and the due date marked in the planner (this doesn't necessary mean I actually pay it on time. Oops). Once paid they go into the "to file" clear drawer on the right, along with other bits of paperwork that need filing away. These little drawers are actually shoe drawers , but I find they work perfectly for paperwork! Every so often I'll go through the "to file" drawer and file everything away. I'll be honest, this "filing away" involves throwing it all into a big box labelled with the tax year. This box is then returned to the top of the wardrobe where it sits with other tax years and another box labelled "important documents" (birth certificates and passports, etc). Despite this squirrelling away, there are some things I need to have out in plain view for there to be any kind of order in this place. First up: somewhere handy to place all the receipts I have to go through at the end of