How to Store Important Documents

Important documents are easy to lose but difficult to replace – there’s nothing worse than rummaging around for a passport, immunization certificate or insurance document in a panic. Keep stress to a minimum by gathering all the important documents for each member of your household and keeping them in one spot. To store them, start with a dedicated, portable filing device such as a file-tote or an accordion file. Create a section for each person in your family – preferably colour coded for at-a-glance access. Next, subdivide each person’s files into titled sections such as “Medical” (immunization records), “I.D.” (passport, birth certificate) or “Education” (graduation certificates, report cards). Now your important documents are not only easy to find, they’re easy to put away!

This tip is from episode 20, Click to view the Episode Summary