The 2 hour Friday email purge that fixed my invoicing
I kept sending invoices late and chasing payments because my inbox was a mess. Blocking Friday 3pm-5pm just to sort, label, and archive everything meant I finally got all 14 invoices out on time last week. How do you guys handle the endless email pile during busy weeks?
Three years ago I was juggling 30 plus open invoices and finally set up a 30 minute block every Thursday at 10am. I use a simple folder system with client names, not dates, and everything unpaid gets a red flag in my email. The key for me was stopping the habit of reading and replying to every single message as it came in. If it doesnt have the word invoice or payment in the subject line, it waits until that block. Saved my sanity and my cash flow, honestly.