Free checklists and how-to guides

Practical, plain-English guides you can use as they are. Each one cites the official sources it relies on.

Emergency preparedness

• 72-Hour Emergency Kit Checklist

  A practical 72-hour emergency kit checklist based on Ready.gov guidance: water, food, light, first aid, documents and family-specific items, plus how to find and fix gaps.

• How Much Water to Store for Emergencies

  How much emergency water to store per person per day, how to calculate 3-day and 2-week totals for a family, pets, how to store it and when to replace it.

• Food Storage Rotation: A Simple FIFO System

  How to rotate emergency and pantry food with first-in, first-out (FIFO): store what you eat, label dates, organize shelves, and estimate how many days of calories you have.

• Pet Emergency Kit Checklist for Dogs and Cats

  A pet emergency kit and go-bag checklist for dogs and cats, based on Ready.gov guidance: food, water, medicine, records, ID, carriers and an evacuation plan for every pet.

Moving & home

• Moving Checklist: A Week-by-Week Timeline

  A week-by-week moving checklist from 8 weeks out to the first week in your new home: movers and quotes, packing inventory, address changes, utilities and moving day.

• Home Maintenance Checklist by Season

  A simple home maintenance checklist: monthly safety checks, spring, summer, fall and winter tasks, yearly jobs, and how to keep a maintenance log that saves money.

Household money & family

• Debt Snowball vs Avalanche on an Irregular Income

  Debt snowball vs avalanche explained with a worked example, plus a practical way to budget and pay off debt when your income changes month to month.

Self-employed & small business owners

• How to Price House Cleaning Jobs

  A clear formula for pricing house cleaning jobs from labor hours, wage, supplies and target margin, plus how to track quoted vs actual hours so your prices stay profitable.

• Quarterly Estimated Taxes for Freelancers (2027)

  2027 quarterly estimated tax due dates for freelancers and the self-employed, how self-employment tax is calculated, safe harbor rules, and a simple set-aside method.

• Rental Property Expenses List (Schedule E Categories)

  A plain-English rental property expenses list organized by IRS Schedule E lines, the difference between repairs and improvements, depreciation basics and records small landlords should keep.

• Home Daycare Record Keeping: What to Track and How

  A practical record-keeping checklist for in-home daycare providers: enrollment, daily attendance, parent payments, late fees, forms, expenses and year-end payment statements for families.

Team scheduling & HR

• How to Calculate PTO Accrual

  Step-by-step PTO accrual math for small businesses: per pay period, per hour worked, front-loaded, mid-year hires and carryover caps, with worked examples.

• Rotating Shift Schedules Explained

  How common 24/7 rotating shift schedules work, including 2-2-3 (Panama), DuPont, 4-on-4-off and 24/48, with crews needed, average hours per week and overtime considerations.