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The Organized Lifestyle Magazine
April 2009
The Village
It's Never Last Call...
It's a fact of life that many people file their taxes late - some by a few weeks and others by a few years.
 
With this in mind, we urge you to lessen the weight of incomplete tax filings with one of Toronto's money experts to get your taxes done .
 
Expert taxes, accounting and bookkeeping services are available to you right now. So e mail the   Kaos Group - Main Office or give us a call at  (416) 347-9002 to set up an appointment or for further inquiries.
Remember!
You'll get kAos Group pricing discounts because you heard it through us - and personal referrals are the best kind.
 
Thinking of Moving? Read this first!
It has been said that moving can be traumatic and I would have to agree since the trauma is only three weeks old! 
 
The new digs are "awesome" as my son would say, but the time leading up to the big day was pretty challenging, especially for me, because I like things organized.
 
The reality is, after prepping many clients to move, it isn't all that fun. However, the end result is great.
 
Here are some tips to help alleviate some of the pain of moving. 
 
1) Plan ahead
2) Prep your supplies
3) create a schedule of what you need to do as far in advance as possible
4) Don't leave things to the last minute
5) Embrace the coming change ('cause fighting it is futile)
6) Solicit the help of friends and family
7) Start clearing the clutter early on
8) Donate the things you don't want and don't need 
9) Breathe deeply and gets lot's of sleep (hmmm - maybe that is just an extra reminder for me!)
10) Feed everyone who helps you really, really well 
 
 
By the way - thanks again to everyone who helped me and the T's. We are blessed and I am grateful to be surrounded by such wonderful people.  
 
If you'd like to read one of the best guides to moving - check out this link:
(PS - kAos Group is in it!).
 
Other moving links:
 
Happy Moving and remember to breathe deeply. 
The Core Four System
- to finally getting those papers organized.   
 
Begin by sorting all your papers into four piles by using the kAos Group Core Four System:
To-Do * To-Pay * To-File * To- Read
You can keep these piles easily sorted by using shoe-boxes or trays. You don't want to sort more than once!
Once your sorted:

To-Do
Take all the action items from your 'To-Do' pile and write them down on a fresh pad of paper or, if you use electronic schedulers, enter them into 'tasks'.
 
The point here is that you must keep all of your 'To-Do's' together so that you know what you need to be doing and when.
 
To-Pay
Create a place where your bills will go until you're ready to pay them.
 
You can even use a magazine box to drop the bills into when they come in. Nothing gets lost and when you're ready to do your banking, you know exactly where everything is.
 
To-File
This is all the paperwork you need to keep. If you have a filing cabinet, your files should reflect regular papers that are received which need to be kept, such as utilities, investments, bank statements, etc.
 
If your filing cabinet doesn't have file folders already in place to efficiently file away your paper work, you can easily create them.
 
Remember: this is one of the services offered by kAos Group called Office Organizing .   
 
To-Read
This is all the print material that you want to read, which often is a growing pile: journal articles, magazines, catalogues, etc.
 
Create a single place where you can put all the items you want to read in an area where you would enjoy reading or that is easy to access to take on your subway ride or long car ride.
 
Be realistic about what you keep! Don't burden yourself unnecessarily about what you 'want' to read in the future.
 
 
Need Help? Give us a call 416-347-9002 or visit the kAos Group web site for more information and helpful tips.

The Nut's and Bolts of Tax Time ...or Anytime!
Right now is the right time to get your filing systems set up.
 
Bring us in and let's get it done! We'll set up your filing systems for effective and efficient year-round tracking of all your important information - personal and professional. You will only need to set this system up once time and it will keep on working for you for years to come.
 
$420.00 + tax           6 hours
**Includes verbal consultation and we come with the first round of *supplies.  * Supplies include: bankers box, hanging files, sub files, and tabs.
 
Contact kAos Group
kAos Group for questions and inquiries.
P: 416.347-9002
 
 
Happy organizing,
Deanne
kAos Group

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