Here at Custom Assignments, we believe in keeping things simple. Rather then give you pages of step by step instructions, this article consists of a few tips to get you thinking and perhaps started on a basic home filing system. The purpose of a filing system is to make it easy to locate important documents with the minimal amount of time and trouble. Systems can be either alphabetical or numerical. The important thing to remember with this system is to give files names that are logical and meaningful to everyone.
Numerical systems are quite complicated to set up and maintain.
Each file is numbered and a master list has to be kept and regularly updated. Some people like to color code their files, but unless you have a large home filing system there really isn't a need for this. Bear in mind that colored tabs can be harder to read then the regular white ones. Naming Files Don't make a complicated naming system as this makes it very difficult to remember what a group of papers is called. Yes, you may think of a better one, but often the first word should be stuck with as it was what came to mind when first thinking of this group.