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" The arrival of spring brings chirping birds, a shining sun and the oh-so-fun task of cleaning out, well, everything. But the tedious act of spring cleaning doesn&amp;#039;t just lead to a sparkling kitchen and organized closet\u2014it also allows you to embrace financial organization. Check out these easy ways to tidy up the way you manage your money. 1. Whittle your wallet. Between receipts, money, credit cards, loyalty cards and coupons, wallets have a funny way of expanding. To avoid watching your wallet burst at the seams, consider carrying two, suggests retail-branded credit card company Comenity: Use one wallet primarily for your cash and credit cards, and a secondary wallet for loyalty cards, coupons and receipts\u2014things you&amp;#039;re less likely to need on a daily basis. 2. Consolidate your accounts. One of the biggest\u2014and most annoying\u2014problems facing consumers today is having to remember multiple usernames and passwords each time they want to log into their financial accounts online. To manage your finances more efficiently, consolidate them using bill management service Manilla.com, which lets you manage everything in one place. Use Manilla.com or the free mobile apps to view all of your financial accounts, daily deals, bills, subscriptions, travel rewards and more with just one password. 3. Download your bank&amp;#039;s mobile app. Don&amp;#039;t waste another minute waiting on hold for a customer service representative, advises Linda Descano of Citi&amp;#039;s Women &amp;amp;amp; Co. With your bank&amp;#039;s mobile app, &amp;quot;you&amp;#039;ll have a record of all of your deposits, debits and balances at your fingertips, so you can access account info, make transactions and manage your money wherever and whenever you need it, giving you flexibility when you&amp;#039;re on the go,&amp;quot; Descano says. 4. Go paperless with online statements and bills. Gone are the days of bulky filing cabinets and endless piles of paper mail. By opting for online-only bills and statements, you&amp;#039;ll finally be able to eat dinner on your kitchen table, instead of using it as your own personal post office. &amp;quot;Spring is a great time to properly and safely dispose of old bills, bank statements and important financial documents,&amp;quot; says Norman Marraccini, a vice president at Fifth Third Bank. &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s also a good time to consider taking advantage of your bank&amp;#039;s online statement management tools. Many banks provide customers the ability to opt out of paper statements and bills with secure online access to months of statements and canceled checks as well as electronic bills for utility, cable and a number of other payees.&amp;quot; 5. Organize your receipts. If you&amp;#039;re still using a shoebox for your receipts, it may be time to trade it in for a brand new shiny app. With Shoebox, you can take a picture of a receipt and automatically upload it to your phone so you have an electronic version available. Another way to ditch the paper clutter receipts often bring is to scan receipts as you get them so that come tax time, you don&amp;#039;t have to do it all at once. Sarah Kaufman is the managing editor of the Manilla Blog and marketing manager of Manilla.com, the leading, free and secure service that lets you manage your bills and accounts in one place online and via mobile apps. To get more financial tracking and budgeting tips, visit Manilla.com. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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