I read on the Happy Housewife blog some time ago that she uses notebooks for her filing system. I also read on a vacation rental owners' site that having your paperwork portable is a good idea. This works well if you happen to be travelling, as I guess vacation rental owners sometimes are. :)
So, putting both those ideas together, I bought a 3" notebook and 16 dividers yesterday. I had already done some of the legwork last week of pulling information about our guests off my Beach House gmail and PayPal accounts, and I put all the stuff into the notebook. 
Here's what I have on the tabs (so far):- Current Guest Contracts
- Past Guest Contracts
- Guest Info
- Electric Bills
- Gas Bills
- Phone Bills
- Dish Network Bills
- Dumpster/Snowplowing Bills (together in one tab, since they're in opposite seasons)
- Upkeep
- Receipts
- Cleaning
- Sales Tax
I do realize that probably none of my readers have a vacation rental home to manage, but it might be a good idea to try for other filing needs. I'm contemplating getting a notebook for managing the filing of our household bills here in Arizona.
2 comments:
Rachel,
I don't think I saw your menu when we were at your house. But, you are a genius to have been doing this for a few years!!
I think it will be great to only buy stuff we need for the meals we've planned. So many times when I get home from the store, I realize I've bought a lot of stuff but not much works together to make a meal.
I keep reading how it helps so much with the grocery budget. When I told Matt I had made a menu, he said he'd been listening to some audio tapes about finances on his commute, and they'd said the same thing. :)
I am liking knowing what to make ahead of time, too. I looked at the menu for tonight and it was comforting to know that we've got what we need in the house. :)
Thanks for commenting!
Amy :)
Oops... I posted this comment on the wrong post! I've put it on the right post now.
Amy :)
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