Sort Bills As They Come In

I purchased a Rubbermaid sorter in the office supply section at Wal-mart. It has 4 slots in it and they go from small in front to large in back. It was only $2.00. When I get my bills in the mail, I instantly open them. On the front of the envelope, I put the date that the bill needs paid by and amount to be paid.

The 4 sections in the sorter are for each week in the month. I then put the bills in the slot that corresponds with the week it needs to be paid such as 1st slot is for 1st week of month, 2nd slot second week of month and so on. On Sunday of every week I make sure that all bills in first slot are gone and put in a folder marked paid. I do this for every week throughout the month.

I also have a small calendar that I keep with the sorter and I mark off each week and write the bills that were paid for that week. This way as new bills come in you will not get confused as to why there may be a bills in 1st week slot or so on. I have the sorter on my desk where I pay and sort all bills. It sits on top of the folder for paid bills so then everything is there together. You can also keep a notebook which does come in handy as well. This notebook is where I write everything down so I can keep track of how much bills were last to this month and so on.

By Karmen from Dupo, IL