Found an old-school trick for my monthly bill pile

I was drowning in paper statements and due dates, missing at least one bill each month and eating late fees. Tried every app and spreadsheet, but nothing stuck until my grandma visited and saw my chaos. She handed me a plain manila folder and said, 'write the due date on the outside, big, and sort by that number.' Now I keep one folder per week of the month, drop bills in as they arrive, and check the first folder every Sunday morning. It took maybe 10 minutes to set up, and I have not missed a single payment in 4 months, which saved me about $60 in fees. The low-tech approach beat all my fancy tools, go figure. Anyone else found an old-school method that outworks the apps?

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