A few weeks ago, Mandy emailed me and described the "legacy drawer" that she and her husband were putting together based on Dave Ramsey's advice. Although it's hard to think about, a legacy drawer contains all of the information that people would need if something were to happen to you, and Mandy wanted to record…
For many families, healthcare costs can add up over the course of a year and represent a fairly significant tax deduction. However, it can be easy to lose track of those expenses and the amount you've paid out of pocket if you don't have a central place to record all of those expenses. Liz emailed…
If you blog professionally -- even if you're not yet earning money from your blog -- then it's important to treat your blog as a business. One way you can do that is by putting together an actual business plan. Your business plan doesn't need to be a formal document since you're probably not working…
Have you ever used a mind map to brainstorm or outline an idea? If not, you're missing out on a great tool (and if you have, you can skip the next four paragraphs and head straight to the free printable at the end!). A mind map allows you to start with one idea and break…
I love getting suggestions for new printables from readers because you all have so many great ideas that I never would have though of on my own! Recently, Kristina (who also suggested this home maintenance log) emailed me to ask if I would put together a school information form to go with the other forms…
I'm a huge fan of hotkeys, text expanders and other shortcuts that help you get more done in less time! If you're a Windows user, there's a ton of hotkeys built right into the system! I've listed them below and included a free cheat sheet that you can download and print. It prints four to…
One of my favorite things that we do here at Life Your Way is offer free printables to readers and visitors. Over the past few months, we've released more than 80 printables, and we're currently creating 2-3 new ones each week. Creating Download Packs Since the launch of Life Your Way in September, I've had…
A chore chart printable has been on my to-do list for a while, but when Catherine emailed me asking for one, I figured I should make it a higher priority, and here's what I've come up with. There's a couple of features of this chore chart that I especially love: I left space at the…
A few weeks ago, Kristina emailed me to see if I would create a home maintenance log to help track warranties, repairs, etc. My awesome husband worked with me on this printable that has enough space for all of the information you need for each appliance or system in your home. You can fill out…
In 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Steven Covey talks about the idea of balancing urgent tasks with the truly important ones, an idea that Charles Hummel also wrote about in the 1960s in Tyranny of the Urgent. This grid was created based on these principles, and I've reproduced it in classic Life Your Way…