When I'm in a client's home organizing their paper, it's common for woes about a disorganized financial life to enter the conversation. I'm always listening out for what tools and resources people I personally know are using. Here are five that my clients and me use and love, from apps to financial organizing pros.

One of my favorite moments as an Organizer was when my client exclaimed, “The little things ARE the big things!” This was as she realized we had spend much of our office organizing time that day clearing off the top of her bedroom dresser.

How am I such a big fan of author Cal Newport and only just discovering his podcast now? His books include Deep Work, A World Without Email, and Digital Minimalism.

Book lovers beware - here are five organizing books you might be tempted to buy! I did hesitate to pull this together for that very reason, but great minds applying themselves to the problem of clutter and distractions need to be praised and shared. I actually haven't read any of these, but in many cases have heard fabulous things about the books or heard interviews with the authors.

I love philosopher Alain de Botton so much that we quoted him more than once in our wedding vows. Nearly everything out of his mouth and pen is original and through-provoking. His book The Architecture of Happiness is one of the few books I own.

Those of you who have downloaded my free PDF Custom Order: 10 Question to Kickstart Your Organizing Project With Laser Focus know that I use a lot of questions when coaching clients on letting go. (if you haven’t sign up directly on my homepage.)