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Organizing Your Personal Finances: 4 Steps to Getting Control of Your Receipts, Statements, and Bills
By Joshua Zerkel, Cpo · 13 years ago
One of my top requests as a Professional Organizer is to help clients organize their personal finances. For many of us, the myriad bills, receipts, and statements that enter our homes are quickly overwhelming us. ...
Switching from Laundry Mode to Work Mode
By Joshua Zerkel, Cpo · 13 years ago
My friends get pretty jealous about me having an office in my home, saying it must be cool to be able to sit around in my sweats and do all sorts of errands during the ...
Simplifying and Streamlining Social Media
By Joshua Zerkel · 13 years ago
The world of social media can be completely overwhelming. In addition to knowing and understanding the various networks and social media sites, you need to spend time managing your presence on each one. For most ...
Organize Your Marketing with an Editorial Calendar
By Joshua Zerkel · 14 years ago
If you’re an entrepreneur or small business owner, it’s easy to get overwhelmed – juggling multiple projects, keeping track of clients, and staying on top of your marketing can leave anyone spent! As with all ...
What is a Professional Organizer, Anyway?
By Joshua Zerkel · 14 years ago
With the incredible explosion of organizing TV shows, books, and magazine articles, many people are taking active steps to combat clutter in their homes, offices, and lives. Often, the easiest and most efficient way to ...
4 Tips for Eco-Friendly Organizing
By Joshua Zerkel · 14 years ago
Simplify your life while being environmentally responsible! Getting organized can be a fantastic way to simplify and streamline your busy life. The process of getting organized can involve weeding through (and discarding) some of the ...
Managing Your Time
By Joshua Zerkel · 14 years ago
Master your calendar with a few easy ideas! Time flies when you’re having fun, but what if you’re not having fun and your time still seems to "fly away?" Do you ever feel like your ...
Reducing Paper Clutter
By Joshua Zerkel · 14 years ago
We’ve got way to go to reach the paperless future shown in The Jetsons and Star Trek. During the course of daily life, many of us are faced with a deluge of paper, all of ...
Organizing with Kids
By Joshua Zerkel · 14 years ago
Are you tired of asking your children to pick up and put away their things? If "clean up your room!" is a popular refrain in your household, there are some simple things that you can ...
Productivity Ideas: Spring Cleaning in the Digital Age
By Joshua Zerkel · 14 years ago
Winter is nearly over, and the advent of spring offers up a chance at renewal. Just as nature signals the change of seasons, spring is a great time for us to signal change in our ...
4 Ways to Find Hidden Money by Getting Organized
By Joshua Zerkel · 14 years ago
Clearing out clutter and getting more organized can have a wide variety of benefits in your work and in your life - from enjoying your space more, to helping you be more effective and productive ...