I want to share with you, lovely ladies, my "Good Steward Record Binder". It's really not as fancy as it sounds but simply a place to corral all my manuals, instructions, receipts and warranties from our home purchases. This is the easiest way I have found to organize these items and I hope it may be of some help to you.
Using a three ring binder with plastic page protectors inside, simply file each manual, warranty or instruction book inside each plastic page and place inside binder according to the appropriate category.
I prepared a printable title page for each applicable home category. Some examples are main appliances, small appliances, electronics, etc… You just file your plastic page containing the manuals, instructions or receipts, behind the appropriate section.
What is nice is that you can slip the paperwork in and out as you need to use them, replace them or resell them. This allows for very easy access instead of fumbling through a drawer and having manuals fall through the cracks or inside other manuals. I also place the purchase receipt inside the appropriate page so that all the pertinent information is gathered together.
Attaching clear index tabs onto each category page is very helpful to find what you need in a pinch.
A spine insert is also useful so that the contents of the binder are understood as it rests on the shelf.
Would you like to make one?
Using a three ring binder with plastic page protectors inside, simply file each manual, warranty or instruction book inside each plastic page and place inside binder according to the appropriate category.
I prepared a printable title page for each applicable home category. Some examples are main appliances, small appliances, electronics, etc… You just file your plastic page containing the manuals, instructions or receipts, behind the appropriate section.
What is nice is that you can slip the paperwork in and out as you need to use them, replace them or resell them. This allows for very easy access instead of fumbling through a drawer and having manuals fall through the cracks or inside other manuals. I also place the purchase receipt inside the appropriate page so that all the pertinent information is gathered together.
Attaching clear index tabs onto each category page is very helpful to find what you need in a pinch.
A spine insert is also useful so that the contents of the binder are understood as it rests on the shelf.
Would you like to make one?
List of supplies:
- Three Ring Binder
- Plastic Sheet Protectors
- Index Tabs with Printable Inserts
- Printables (see below)
There are two ways to organize your binders.
One way is to do MAIN CATEGORY sections in which you would divide your records into the following subjects:
- Main Appliances
- Small Appliances
- Gadgets
- Electronics
- Furniture
- Baby Items
- Garage & Garden
- Automotive
- Tools
- Seasonal Items
- Misc.
- Blank Label
- Kitchen
- Family Rooms
- Bedrooms
- Baby Room
- Bathrooms
- Laundry Room
- Craft Room
- Garage & Garden
- Misc.
- Blank Label
For the sake of different storing systems, I included printables of both and you can use what works for your home filing needs. Just click on the style below that suits you for your own free set of printables (a gift from me to you!):
OR
I have also included in the printables above, a cover page (see first photo), spine insert page (fifth photo) and a back cover page (shown above) for extra decoration and with a verse for added inspiration. (Thank you to the Graphics Fairy for all the beautiful clip art!). An organized home is just a few clicks away! Well, the beginning of it, that is...
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