One of my friends has, I think, purchased every organizational self-help book that's been printed since 1980. He literally has a five-shelf bookcase of them! Have they helped him? Well, perhaps a bit. However, there are “extra” books stacked on the shelves in front of those that are filed vertically. His home office, too, is in a state too. He no longer has stacks of loose papers in pile on the floor; he's now separated them by subject area and has placed them in plastic storage bins with covers. There are probably 12 or 15 of those now stacked in his office. And so I would say that he is making progress. (By the way, this person is not me!)

I'm always looking for new ways to save time, effort, and money. And while I am never quite caught up with my filing, I sincerely do try to stay on top of it. Can you identify? In " Along Those Lines . . .” this week, I want to share five of my favorite ways to save yourself time and effort in your genealogical research.

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