Is your home or business office a little too cluttered and disorganized. I know mine from time to time overwhelms me. I have tried to just get organized in small increments. So to begin with I started with Scanning documents as they come in and shredding/recycling the waste.

Don’t be afraid to part with all those papers. Scan your documents. Take advantage of a desktop document management solution like the Free OCR v2.2 software download to organize those electronic files. Visit Freeware Files and download a copy now.

Getting organized now and erasing those piles of paper can help to ease the stress of tax time next year. Having all of your documents scanned and filed electronically will make them easy to find and submit come tax time. And you’ll also have peace of mind knowing that you now have a safe, secure electronic copy of your most important files.

Already have electronic copies of your documents but need them in PDF to submit with your taxes? Products such as PDFMoto can help get your files converted to PDF in a snap. For more information, visit Freeware Files again for your free down loadable copy.

To save time and space, scan documents that you need to save as soon as they come in and shred what you don’t need. Shredders are so inexpensive today, go to Wal-Mart and pick out the very smallest to the largest, whatever you fancy. The important thing is to get organized.

Let this little tidbit help you start the list of things you need to accomplish in 2009. Maybe a little early but none the less, it is a start.