Filing Papers

It’s that time of year to archive 2008 records and purge documents no longer needed to be kept. This is also a good time to get into those files and pull what you need for taxes, as well as organize any financial papers that go along with your taxes.

With a new beginning, you have an opportunity to improve the way you maintain your papers for ease of storage and retrieval. I find that a lot of people are going a little less conventional and more trendy with the manufacturing of beautiful ways to store files.

The days of the colorless file boxes are out and the time of color is in. So, why not spice up your work area with some colorful filing boxes found in our product shop?

The key to putting any papers in any box, filing cabinet, or file holder is to ensure that you can find papers easily by using categorized filing tabs. I find the best solution is to use hanging files within the box with file folders clearly labeled on its content.

This generic subject classification system is simple and applicable for any home or business (some subject classifications would not apply to a home filing system however):

Major class includes:

• Administration
• Accounting
• Corporate
• Finance
• HR
• Legal
• Marketing & PR
• Operations
• Personal (for home filing system)
• Research & Development

Within these Major classifications, there would be a level we can refer to as a secondary or primary level within the Major level. This is where it can get extensive and anything goes. One example of this level would be “Banking” which would be grouped in the Accounting classification. The file folders is another level within banking and would consist of your bank deposits, statements, etc. Get the idea?

The subject of filing system is an extensive one that I can get into more detail about later. Meantime, I hope this gives you something to work with! Be sure to take a look at our colorful filing boxes!