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I just took 43 folders out of the box of manilla folders, 12 of them with tabs on one side, and the remaining 31 had the tabs on the other side, so that months and days are distinguishable.

If you don't trust your handwriting (I don't think many people do), you can use your labelmaker (you have one, don't you? ;-) ) to label them all 1 - 31 and January - December. Or just write on them with a Sharpie like I did. That's all there is to it. It took me probably 15 or 20 minutes total.

I keep my tickler folders in their own inbox tray, underneath the regular inbox. I don't use the tickler that much, but it has been useful for reminding myself of things that need to be done in advance (like to send my mortgage payment next week, since I get paid tomorrow!).

If you really don't feel like making one, you can try one of those accordion files from Office Depot or Staples or wherever, and there are some that have the days all on them. Most of the ones I've seen, though, are alphabetical. The disadvantage to this method is that you can't put "today" at the front like you can with a traditional Tickler File.

You can also try using a bill sorter, which I suppose some people use to "tickle" when they should send their bills.

I'd run a search for "sorter" or "accordion file" on one of those websites. Good luck!

I use two accordion files from an office store. One of them is monthly, the other is numbered 1-31. This makes a perfectly good tickler file (with the exception, of course, that you can't put "today" at the front). I find in practise that I don't use it that much, but that's because of it being a physical tickler file, rather than because of it being accordion files.

I got mine from an office supply catalog here at work. I have posted a picture on my Flickr page here

4ndr3w, if I'm not mistaken, that looks like exactly what you're looking for.

Check out this link:

http://www.orgcoach.net/products/tickle.html

This is a great solution for most people. It's a functional and good-looking piece of office furniture. I instead went with 43 hanging folders (I tend to put large items in a tickler).

I use something called an "everyday" file, that I got at Staples or Office Depot, which is essentially the accordian-style box laid on its side, with the 1-31 and Jan-Dec tabs on the right.

Advantage - lays flat, looks nice (I customized the original boring blue cover slightly with collage one day when I was NOT getting things done.)
Disadvantage - it lays flat, and if I should knock it off the desk, everything will fall out. So far this hasn't happened, but I bet it easily could.

emk

This looks pretty good. It looks a lot sturdier than the ticklers I've seen in my local office supply stores. Do you have one? Any gripes?

I use an 8 1/2"x11" binder, with pre-printed tab dividers for 1-31 & Jan-Dec. I have no complaints.
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An annotated picture of the tickler