hey seven today I’m answering a question from one of my YouTube viewers Michelle
from one of my YouTube viewers Michelle
from one of my YouTube viewers Michelle who wrote in asking about Evernote and
who wrote in asking about Evernote and
who wrote in asking about Evernote and how to organize your notebooks and
how to organize your notebooks and
how to organize your notebooks and receipts and this was something that can
receipts and this was something that can
receipts and this was something that can cause a lot of frustration a lot of
cause a lot of frustration a lot of
cause a lot of frustration a lot of suffering for entrepreneurs use you want
suffering for entrepreneurs use you want
suffering for entrepreneurs use you want the you want to free up your time and
the you want to free up your time and
the you want to free up your time and free up the paper and free up all the
free up the paper and free up all the
free up the paper and free up all the clutter around your desk and a great way
clutter around your desk and a great way
clutter around your desk and a great way to do it is to scan everything you have
to do it is to scan everything you have
to do it is to scan everything you have into Evernote but you have to make sure
into Evernote but you have to make sure
into Evernote but you have to make sure that then it’s easy to find and you can
that then it’s easy to find and you can
that then it’s easy to find and you can quickly get access to all of the
quickly get access to all of the
quickly get access to all of the receipts and in a timely manner and
receipts and in a timely manner and
receipts and in a timely manner and create your reports and do all that
create your reports and do all that
create your reports and do all that stuff it’s supposed to save your time
stuff it’s supposed to save your time
stuff it’s supposed to save your time not cost you more time so the question
not cost you more time so the question
not cost you more time so the question of the campaign from Michelle was how
of the campaign from Michelle was how
of the campaign from Michelle was how would you suggest organizing my three
would you suggest organizing my three
would you suggest organizing my three areas of receipts so secondly do as
areas of receipts so secondly do as
areas of receipts so secondly do as follows personal receipts 2013 personal
follows personal receipts 2013 personal
follows personal receipts 2013 personal rentals 2013 personal or whatever sand
rentals 2013 personal or whatever sand
rentals 2013 personal or whatever sand receipts 2013 and then target I need to
receipts 2013 and then target I need to
receipts 2013 and then target I need to simplify my notebooks and tags any
simplify my notebooks and tags any
simplify my notebooks and tags any thoughts or ideas so the one thing that
thoughts or ideas so the one thing that
thoughts or ideas so the one thing that would think about here this is a great
would think about here this is a great
would think about here this is a great way to do it but what I found really
way to do it but what I found really
way to do it but what I found really helpful is to use your stocks a little
helpful is to use your stocks a little
helpful is to use your stocks a little bit more thoroughly
bit more thoroughly
bit more thoroughly so the challenge you’re going to have
so the challenge you’re going to have
so the challenge you’re going to have here is what happens when you have the
here is what happens when you have the
here is what happens when you have the next year and the next year in the next
next year and the next year in the next
next year and the next year in the next year this might work for one year but
year this might work for one year but
year this might work for one year but you want to think long-term and how are
you want to think long-term and how are
you want to think long-term and how are you going to use this for every year
you going to use this for every year
you going to use this for every year that you need to create your receipts
that you need to create your receipts
that you need to create your receipts and keep track of things for so show you
and keep track of things for so show you
and keep track of things for so show you what I do I just want this very similar
what I do I just want this very similar
what I do I just want this very similar I just use stacks so the more you use
I just use stacks so the more you use
I just use stacks so the more you use Evernote to keep track of different
Evernote to keep track of different
Evernote to keep track of different things in your life the better you need
things in your life the better you need
things in your life the better you need to organize your notebooks and your
to organize your notebooks and your
to organize your notebooks and your stacks you can find it now you can
stacks you can find it now you can
stacks you can find it now you can always do a full-text search if you know
always do a full-text search if you know
always do a full-text search if you know exactly what you’re looking for but if
exactly what you’re looking for but if
exactly what you’re looking for but if you’re browsing you need to have a
you’re browsing you need to have a
you’re browsing you need to have a logical and clear way to be able to find
logical and clear way to be able to find
logical and clear way to be able to find all the information you’re looking for
all the information you’re looking for
all the information you’re looking for so you can see I use Evernote for a lot
so you can see I use Evernote for a lot
so you can see I use Evernote for a lot of stuff for my book business notes
of stuff for my book business notes
of stuff for my book business notes personal notes an investment I’ve made
personal notes an investment I’ve made
personal notes an investment I’ve made in the company my business receipts
in the company my business receipts
in the company my business receipts family receipts lots of different stuff
family receipts lots of different stuff
family receipts lots of different stuff that I’ve used it for that particular
that I’ve used it for that particular
that I’ve used it for that particular question from Michelle was talking about
question from Michelle was talking about
question from Michelle was talking about receipts so I’ll show you how I do it
receipts so I’ll show you how I do it
receipts so I’ll show you how I do it both on a personal level and a business
both on a personal level and a business
both on a personal level and a business level so I keep track of business
level so I keep track of business
level so I keep track of business receipts here and you can see how I’ve
receipts here and you can see how I’ve
receipts here and you can see how I’ve done it
done it
done it what I typically do is I have my stock
what I typically do is I have my stock
what I typically do is I have my stock that’s called business receipts and then
that’s called business receipts and then
that’s called business receipts and then I have notebooks for half the year so my
I have notebooks for half the year so my
I have notebooks for half the year so my year-end is actually in the middle of
year-end is actually in the middle of
year-end is actually in the middle of the year it’s the end of the second
the year it’s the end of the second
the year it’s the end of the second quarter so I’ll keep track of my
quarter so I’ll keep track of my
quarter so I’ll keep track of my receipts from first and second quarter
receipts from first and second quarter
receipts from first and second quarter and then later in the year third and
and then later in the year third and
and then later in the year third and fourth quarter first and second quarter
fourth quarter first and second quarter
fourth quarter first and second quarter third and fourth quarter instead of just
third and fourth quarter instead of just
third and fourth quarter instead of just doing the whole year I break it down by
doing the whole year I break it down by
doing the whole year I break it down by quarter because my urines in the middle
quarter because my urines in the middle
quarter because my urines in the middle so it’s easy for me to find the
so it’s easy for me to find the
so it’s easy for me to find the information and the cutoff point that my
information and the cutoff point that my
information and the cutoff point that my accountant needs for all his stuff so
accountant needs for all his stuff so
accountant needs for all his stuff so that’s how I do it and then within here
that’s how I do it and then within here
that’s how I do it and then within here if I click I can see all of the
if I click I can see all of the
if I click I can see all of the individual receipts that I have
individual receipts that I have
individual receipts that I have collected I do something similar on
collected I do something similar on
collected I do something similar on family receipts you can see here I just
family receipts you can see here I just
family receipts you can see here I just do this by the year since I’m just
do this by the year since I’m just
do this by the year since I’m just keeping track for personal reasons not
keeping track for personal reasons not
keeping track for personal reasons not for any business reasons I don’t have a
for any business reasons I don’t have a
for any business reasons I don’t have a personal year-end that I need to worry
personal year-end that I need to worry
personal year-end that I need to worry about so I just keep track and scan them
about so I just keep track and scan them
about so I just keep track and scan them all in here so your approach is great
all in here so your approach is great
all in here so your approach is great it’s it’s good to clearly label what
it’s it’s good to clearly label what
it’s it’s good to clearly label what each one is going to be your challenge
each one is going to be your challenge
each one is going to be your challenge is going to be as you get into more year
is going to be as you get into more year
is going to be as you get into more year so think beyond 2013 and go 14 15 16 and
so think beyond 2013 and go 14 15 16 and
so think beyond 2013 and go 14 15 16 and so on you want to be able to quickly
so on you want to be able to quickly
so on you want to be able to quickly find those receipts in an illogical way
find those receipts in an illogical way
find those receipts in an illogical way if you are just filled with tons of
if you are just filled with tons of
if you are just filled with tons of notebooks and no logical way to organize
notebooks and no logical way to organize
notebooks and no logical way to organize them then you could be quickly drowning
them then you could be quickly drowning
them then you could be quickly drowning in trying to find out the right
in trying to find out the right
in trying to find out the right information so again the simple answer
information so again the simple answer
information so again the simple answer here is to create a stack so all of
here is to create a stack so all of
here is to create a stack so all of these similar notebooks are all about
these similar notebooks are all about
these similar notebooks are all about business receipts so the in your
business receipts so the in your
business receipts so the in your question here you’re talking about
question here you’re talking about
question here you’re talking about personal receipts Rental receipts and
personal receipts Rental receipts and
personal receipts Rental receipts and whatever thus and receipts are so those
whatever thus and receipts are so those
whatever thus and receipts are so those would all be notebooks but within a
would all be notebooks but within a
would all be notebooks but within a stock so I’d have a stack called
stock so I’d have a stack called
stock so I’d have a stack called personal receipts and in 2013 14 15 16
personal receipts and in 2013 14 15 16
personal receipts and in 2013 14 15 16 do it again for personal receipts do it
do it again for personal receipts do it
do it again for personal receipts do it again for your rentals do it again for
again for your rentals do it again for
again for your rentals do it again for sand so each one has its own stack and
sand so each one has its own stack and
sand so each one has its own stack and then the notebooks are specific to the
then the notebooks are specific to the
then the notebooks are specific to the year so that’s how I’ve done it I found
year so that’s how I’ve done it I found
year so that’s how I’ve done it I found that super helpful if I need to browse
that super helpful if I need to browse
that super helpful if I need to browse it’s easy to go through and find it and
it’s easy to go through and find it and
it’s easy to go through and find it and if I need to do a search because I’m
if I need to do a search because I’m
if I need to do a search because I’m looking for something in particular I
looking for something in particular I
looking for something in particular I can always do my search either on the
can always do my search either on the
can always do my search either on the specific notebook on the stack or
specific notebook on the stack or
specific notebook on the stack or everything that I have included
everything that I have included
everything that I have included hopefully that helps if you guys like
hopefully that helps if you guys like
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