I had it on my do before baby list for a few reasons. First, I wanted all the important life information in one place. From medical information to insurance information for the house and personal, to passwords, contact information and more. There are things hubs handles that I don't know and visa versa. So with little miss on the way and more important information to organize, I decided now was the time to make the binder. I used Pinterest and Google to get an idea of documents I thought we would benefit from having in our binder. I found some great printables out there but I'm type A and I wanted everything to match. So, I decided to create most of my own forms. I did purchase a few that were already perfect they way they were.
I organized my binder into 5 sections.
1. Important Information which includes emergency information, medical information and insurance policies.
2. Budget which includes monthly bill pay and the monthly budget I purchased here.
3. Home/ Auto which includes the auto log, home maintenance log found here, password log and lending information found here.
4. Cleaning which contains my cleaning schedule.
5. Contacts which contains contact information and important dates.
I'm thrilled with the way the binder turned out and ever happier that I didn't have to spend $40 on one. The goal for this binder is that it will keep D and I on the same page with household things and will make it easier to find the information we need immediately. I have high hopes for this binder! Below you'll find the papers I created for the binder. Enjoy!
Have you tried a home binder? Did it work? How do you keep your important information organized?
If you are interested in any of these files, I'd be happy to email them to you.
11 comments:
great idea, i'd love a copy of some of those! cleaning, password logs, dr info, bill payment!
You are so good at this. I, on the other hand, am not!
Stopping by to say Hi from a fellow southern blogger! (NC here) I have 3 young kids. I enjoy your blog!
LOVE this idea!! I have seen something similar on Pinterest and definitely want to do one of these when we start having kids.
Love this! Email me the links to all of them if you don't mind. After the March tornados in this area, it makes you realize how necessary one of these is. Just have to remember to have it with you in an emergency!
Just seeing the new blog background. I love how it matches Baby A's room!!
Thank you for posting the copies. Can't wait to do my binder this summer. Well over due!
This is such a wonderful idea! I follow I heart organizing like crazy too, and I did see her binder. I'm getting married in September, and I think that it would be great to make a binder like this right away to keep our important information. Could you email all of them to me, pretty please? unlostwanderer23@gmail.com. Congrats on the baby girl, as well! It's so fun that your kids and their parents threw you a surprise shower!
oh i love everythign about this!! I WISH that I could be organized hahaah! :)
Im in love with all of your printables! Are you still offering them via email? I'd love a copy please? Mdm619@hotmail.com thanks so much! :)
I would love to get a copy of your printables!! sdjohnsen25@yahoo.com
It will help with getting crazy organized!!!
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