Saima Ikram
You may not be a hoarder of things but when it comes to de-cluttering your house, you may find it hard to throw out things. Because getting your home to look like a minimalist vision of a cozy retreat is a simple but not easy process and is often hard to understand by many. And when it comes to making your financial life resemble your stress-free financial vision, you find it completely impossible.
But the good news is that if you want to put your financial house in order, the Japanese organizing consultant, Marie Kondo, has offered so many strategies that can help you in this process. Following are the few tips to get started:
Discard the unnecessary documents:
You don’t have to save all the copies of the receipts and bills in the form of paper. You can use the icloud storage for saving the documents. These icloud storages are in the form of apps and easily transform your paper receipts into digital files and expense reports. This will save you from the time that usually gets wasted in searching for documents. By performing these tasks automatically, you can not only increase the accuracy of your finances but keep a track for your spending.
Save by category:
For organizing your financial receipts of all kinds, save documents by category. Save tax related forms in folders as they come in next tax season so that you do not get confused with tax-filing deadlines. Then you also need to organize your spending by viewing past bank statements or credit card statements. Organize your expenses into different categories. This will help you to determine whether or not you are spending on the right things.
Get your bag or briefcase empty every day:
For discarding unnecessary papers, empty your bag or briefcase every single day. This will help you to remove the burden of things piling up in your bag or briefcase. Just keep documents and receipts that are necessary and get rid of anything that is not worth keeping.
Make a plan of investment:
When it comes to organizing your house, everything has a place where it belongs. Similarly, you need to plan for your investment. You need to be aware when you are taking an appropriate amount of risk, whether you are taking on too much, or if your time horizontally aligns with your investment allocations or not.
