08 Nov 2017

Getting Your Finances & Budget in Shape

Ingrid Jansen is a Dutch, mum of 2 and has been running her business Organise Your House for the past 7.5 years. She’s done over 650 jobs helping her clients declutter and organise their homes. Her favourite decluttering sessions include clothes, kitchens and paperwork. She’s been APDO (Association of Professional Declutterers and Organisers) President since March 2014. She shares her insights into an area of organisation people often avoid...

Finances, budget and paperwork!

Most people find it incredibly boring and the thought of having to sort or do anything with it makes people want to scream, right?

The thing is that the cost of living is on the rise and having a budget can really help to make sure you don’t overspend and pay the price in the future.

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If you’d like to get to grips with your finances now and get your budget in shape than follow this 5-step process. It will not be a quick fix but you will feel so much better!

1. The first step to becoming more money savvy is to get your paperwork and filing system in place.

Open your post daily! Recycle the envelopes and any junk mail coming through your letter box. Everything with personal details needs to be shredded. Top tip: Don’t ignore reminders, but action them straight away as a matter of urgency. You only create more paperwork by not dealing with it!

Create a “to do/to actionâ€