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How to Stop the Paper Trail – Binders
December 3, 2012
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Isolate a subject or a variety of subjects in one, easy to locate place.
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Portable filing system –Â no need to haul a filing cart or box around.
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Inexpensive – there are so many different types and styles of binders, you are sure to find a style that you like and fits your needs.
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They can be stored in a drawer, on a bookshelf, in a cabinet, on top of your desk.
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Use one subject per binder or many subjects per binder – flexible!
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Reusable – binder not working for one thing, switch it up and use it for something else.
- Homekeeping tools (cleaning checklists, maintenance schedules)
- Budget and bill pay information
- School papers (phone numbers, teacher info, etc.)
- Important papers that you don’t need all the time, but you might need to grab in a hurry (insurance paperwork and forms, automobile info, banking/investment data, etc.)
- Projects – separate by specific projects or keep a binder with all your projects in one place
- Recipes – one of my all-time favorite binder projects
Want to see how I use binders in my home? I use them everywhere and for most types of paper storage. Here’s a round-up of posts on a few types of binders to get you started:


Christine Pignatello Says...
Martha Stewart office goodies? Love them!
Danielle Says...
I love binders… When we switched our vehicle insurance, our new agent loved that all our vehicle insurance information was in a binder! Portable and collected! We use separate binders for lots of things!
Emily Says...
I have used binders, and like their ease and efficiency of organizing my papers. However, I’m curious about how you store/organize all of them. I’ve got a bunch of binders that take up so much room on my limited bookcase space, that I don’t quite know what to do with them.
Clean Mama Says...
Hi Emily!
I have a built-in bookcase in the kitchen, so the recipe binders go there with the cookbooks. The other ‘household’ binders go in a cabinet out of sight.
Lawana Says...
I need a home binder and bill paying binder
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Angela Johnson Says...
I think this is a great idea. I need to start a Binder. I too much Clutter!
Alana Taylor Says...
I’m such a sucker for binders! Thanks for sharing yours. 😉
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Keely Henry Says...
WOW! I am just discovering your site from abowlfulloflemons. This is amazing and speaks to the core of my organizing ways! Thank you for being here and giving so much!