Comments on: Organize Receipts!

By: Hilary

Hilary — Sat, 24 Jan 2015 02:02:12 +0000

In reply to Colleen. Oh Costco.... you kill my checkbook. :)

By: Colleen

Colleen — Fri, 23 Jan 2015 02:39:18 +0000

I do a similar system, although with envelopes. I date the envelope when I start and when it’s full and file in back of a drawer for about 2 years. I keep a separate one for COSTCO. Oh, my we shop there way too much!

By: Hilary

Hilary — Mon, 19 Jan 2015 23:26:20 +0000

In reply to Danielle. YIPES! That's REALLY organized! And yes -- i love the alibi story!

By: Danielle

Danielle — Sun, 18 Jan 2015 19:55:08 +0000

My receipts go in a photo box that sits atop the fridge. It has labeled, tabbed index cards to separate the most frequent stores shopped and then a few misc categories. Any new receipts get tossed on top of the box and then filed inside the box once a week. That way, they are in date order and easy to find.

Returns are super easy. Plus – if I ever need an alibi, I could probably tell you where I was on any day at any given time 🙂

By: Hilary

Hilary — Sun, 18 Jan 2015 00:46:28 +0000

In reply to Lynness. Haha, I am guessing that shelf overfloweth. :)

By: Hilary

Hilary — Sun, 18 Jan 2015 00:45:39 +0000

In reply to Havok. Honestly, I bet the receipts only matter in 1 out of 10 cases, but I get paranoid that they'll bill my card wrong and I'll need the receipt. :)

By: Havok

Havok — Sat, 17 Jan 2015 02:41:17 +0000

My momma is a receipt keeper – she gets home, writes down the information in her ledger book, and then puts the receipt in the correct month in her filing cabinet. Beyond that, I’ve no idea what she does with them!
I only keep receipts for important things. If it’s the groceries or gas (pretty much 95% of what I buy), I kepe the receipt till I get home (and can do the fuel point survey!) and then chuck it. I write the total down in my expenses section in my planner, and double check my bank account every few days.
Receipts I do keep are my student loan payoff letter, large purchases (for example, the camcorder we got last week), and anything to do with the Drs or Vet – all of which are filed with the rest of that kind of paperwork.

By: Lynness

Lynness — Fri, 16 Jan 2015 17:04:41 +0000

Going to do this- my “system” is throwing it on a shelf in the kitchen and tossing them every couple of months…