Doing Your Final Walk-Through The final check before you write the check . Tip TNH Bringing you news, opinion and support every day costs money. Tip us, and help us keep going. While we haven't completely tamed the paper beast, we're moving in that direction, thanks to a few habits that help. First, we don't let paper coming into the house sit.
Every item has a place.
That may be a filing drawer, a recycle bin, or the front of the refrigerator. These storage areas get culled at least once a year. If I haven't needed it by then, out it goes. Tax records are the only exception to this rule. Whoever brings the mail in does a preliminary sort.