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When a homemaker has established her home office,
she is
ready to add additional tools to make her paperwork like easy and
convenient. One of these tools, in fact probably the one which will used
the most is the "Information Binder", a place for every important,
frequently used piece of paper. Conceptually, the Information Binder will hold important
information which the homemaker will refer to again and again throughout the
year. It is suggested that initially, you label eight binder
dividers with the following: Keys, Miscellaneous, Numbers, Purse/Wallet
Contents, Safe Deposit Box, Special Occasions, Storage, Vital Documents.
(See Information Binder-Family and Information Binder-Medical to learn about
other dividers to prepare for the Information Binder.) Behind the
Keys section put an 8-1/2" x
11" clear plastic business card holder (usually available at office supply
stores). Place a spare of each key you regularly use in each of the
available spaces. Add a blank business card (or use the back of printed
business cards) upon you have written the purpose of the key. Tape the
opening closed. These keys becomes your personal "backup" keys. The
Miscellaneous section is for a perpetual
calendar and metric/imperial measurement conversion tables, plus any other
reference material which will help you navigate through life. The
Numbers section is a place to store
information regarding the numbers if you life: banking, credit cards,
library cards, and etc. The Purse/Wallet Contents section is a place to store a xerox copy of
your purse/wallet contents which have been copied (front and back) using a
copier. Such information is very valuable if these items were ever lost or
stolen. The Safe
Deposit Box section is a place to record the items which you have placed in
your safe deposit box. This alleviates many a trip to the bank searching
for a documents which may or may not be there. Often it is useful to keep
copies of these important documents in this section, too, as a reference. The
Special Occasions section is a permanent place
to record birthday and holidays plans, preparations and traditions.
When these other sections are complete, create two
additional sections
for the Information Binder: Family
Information and Medical Information.
These sections can be vital to your everyday life.
Find more helpful ideas in
the "House
of Order" Handbook, Chapter 7, "Information Binder", or purchase a
"Information
Binder" packet
with forms for a family of eight (totally 75 pages) to expedite putting together
your own "Information" Binder.
Also
see: Home
Office and Information
Binder-Medical. |
