Filing system for home paperwork
Prompt for a simple home filing system for paperwork, with a folder structure and a short monthly routine. Paste it into an AI tool of your choice, which then suggests the system.
Results depend on the tool, the model and what you enter.
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1. Home – tenancy agreement, utility bills, electricity. Keep: as long as you live there, then ask about deadlines. 2. Work & income – payslips, employment contract. 3. Health – doctor's bills, vaccination record (copy). 4. Insurance – policies, claims. Monthly routine (15 min): empty the in-tray, scan, file, throw away what's done.
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- just me, employed
- couple with two children
- retired couple
- flat share of three
- self-employed working from home
- payslips and doctor's bills
- insurance policies and contracts
- children's school reports
- warranty receipts for appliances
- utility bills
- paper only, in folders
- scan everything, keep paper only where needed
- paper and cloud folders with the same structure
- digital on the laptop
- hanging files
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How to use it
- Fill in the fields or tap a suggestion. Leave out names, addresses and other personal data.
- Copy the finished prompt into an AI tool of your choice.
- Set up the folders and put the monthly routine in your calendar as a fixed slot.
Why does this work?
A few main folders and a short fixed routine matter more than a perfect system. What's easy to maintain stays tidy after three months too.
Tips
- Give paper and digital filing the same structure. Then you search both places the same way.
- For specific retention periods, ask the tax office, your insurer or an advice centre.