You Can Organize and Simplify Your Financial Life: A How-To Guide

There are many reasons to organize and simplify your financial life. Eliminating clutter, saving time and reducing stress are surely among them. And here's another motivating factor: Not keeping tabs on your finances can be costly if it results in fees or interest charges you could have avoided, investment losses, additional taxes or other pitfalls. FDIC Consumer News offers a checklist of nine basic things you can do to get your money matters in order...and keep them that way. (Also see additional tips in articles that follow.)