Ready to dive into your spring cleaning, but not sure where to start? Print a copy of my spring cleaning checklist, and use it as your guide. It breaks down all the essential cleaning tasks for each room.
Taxes aren’t fun, but the right filing system can make them more bearable. Set up a binder for your tax documents now, so you’ll have a place to stick all those receipts and other must-keep papers as they come in.
Stocking up on foods, toiletries and other household goods while they’re on sale is a smart way to avoid paying retail for the products that you use on a regular basis. Here’s a printable list of items that you should consider stockpiling.
Use these printable to-do lists in your weekly planner (or on their own). There are options to fit just about any size planner.
Use this free car repair log to create a maintenance record for each of your vehicles. This will help you stay on top of important maintenance tasks, and could even help you get more money for your car when you go to sell it.
Use one of these monthly meal planners to plan – and shop for – a month’s worth of meals all at once. Both designs include a tear-off grocery list that you can take with you to the store.
Use these free address pages to create your own address book. They’re available in two sizes – 8.5” x 11” and 5.5” x 8.5.” Just print them out; punch holes in them, and they’re ready to insert in a planner or binder.
Use one of my weekly meal planners to map out a week’s worth of meals for your family. There are three options to choose from. Just pick the one that works best for your needs, and hit print.
Ready to get serious about getting out of debt? Use my free, debt repayment plan worksheet to map out your strategy.
Protect yourself, and all the things you’ve worked so hard for, by creating a detailed inventory of everything in your house. This is a must for everyone, whether you rent or own your home.
A well-stocked pantry can save you money, and help you maintain a healthy diet. When you have plenty of food on hand, you won’t be tempted to eat out nearly as often. Not sure what to keep in your pantry? Use this printable pantry master list as a jumping off point.
Here’s everything you need to set up a garden planner, and it’s free! These are the printables that I used to set up my own garden planner years ago, and it’s still working great for me.
It’s never too early to start your holiday planning – especially if you want to keep things low stress and low cost. Use this free, printable holiday planner to help you stay organized.
There are so many things that you have to do to get ready for a trip! Use this printable pre-trip checklist, so you don’t overlook anything important.
Packing for a trip is never fun, and neither is discovering that you left something important at home. So, I created a free trip pack list to make the packing experience less painful. It lists 124 commonly packed items, and includes room for you to add your own. Use it to get your next trip started off on the right foot.
I created a household notebook for my family several years back, and it’s been a great help in keeping my family organized. This is my command center – the tool that I use to keep up with all the moving parts of our daily lives.
Before I show you what I keep in my household notebook, let’s take the first step in getting one set up for you. Here are a bunch of free printables that you can use to create yours.
Have trouble staying on top of what’s in your freezer? Use my freezer inventory list to keep track of what you have, so it’ll be easier to plan meals around it.
Going crazy trying to keep up with the passwords for a million and one different websites and apps? Use my free, printable password organizer to get a handle on things.
I know the world has gone digital, but an actual made-out-of-paper weekly planner is still a must in my book. I just like the tangibility of it.
And I’m pretty picky about the format. So picky that I started making my own several years ago. I like to have one page for each week, and then an entire page for notes across from it. This gives me lots of room to write down article ideas, phone numbers and whatever else I need to keep track of.
Sound like your kind of planner? Well, then you’re in luck because I’m making it available as a free printable!
Have lots of mystery foods in your freezer? Use these free, printable freezer labels to label and date everything as it goes in, so you no longer have to play the “guess the contents” game.
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