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Creating Categories as a Way of Tracking Your Work

In a home business, one work day can blur and blend into the next. Even if you consider yourself someone who is organized and who keeps decent records, you may find that you do not always track exactly what you are doing during the day very well. Borrowing from a technique used in some “traditional” businesses and corporations, you might consider creating categories for different projects and work and assigning your time and hours to those categories. If I were to categorize my home business efforts, there would probably only be a few: writing work, development and queries, organization, bookkeeping, … Continue reading →

My Personal Categories for a Household Notebook

So often others ask me how I divide or categorize my items within my household notebook. It isn’t that they do not understand the use of the notebook, only that they have trouble figuring out how to categorize it. When I discovered household notebooks, I never realized how purposeful and how incredibly important it would become to my family. We rely on this book, and affectionately refer to it as “household central”. If someone comes asking about something they hear “Check household central”. Because I figure if they cannot find it there, it probably is not anywhere in the house … Continue reading →

List of Budget Categories

Whether you are just getting started on your first budget or taking the time to renew your money management systems, the following list should help you. Often the hardest part of a budget is simply separating your spending into different categories. So grab your checkbook, bank statements and credit card bills, and get started on a budget today. Typical budget categories include: Cash: Have an budget account for miscellaneous cash you take out for little expenditures. This is simpler than trying to keep track of each piece of gum or soda you buy. Childcare or babysitting: If you have kids, … Continue reading →