Email Folders & Rules

Gmail Labels (folders)

1. In Gmail, click the gear icon → "See all settings" → "Labels".
2. Click "Create new label". Name it ("Bills", "Family", "Volunteer").
3. Save.

Auto-file with filters

1. Open an email from your electric company.
2. Click the three dots → "Filter messages like this".
3. Click "Create filter".
4. Check "Apply the label" → pick "Bills".
5. Check "Skip the Inbox" if you want it OUT of inbox.
6. "Create filter".
7. Repeat for each company.

Useful folders to make

• Bills — every utility, credit card, insurance.
• Receipts — Amazon, Apple, etc. Auto-files for taxes.
• Travel — confirmations, tickets.
• Family — emails from spouse, kids, siblings.
• Newsletters — auto-skip inbox; read at your leisure.
• Volunteer / Church.
• Medical — patient portal notifications.

Bulk unsubscribe

• Unroll.Me — free service that bulk-unsubscribes from newsletters.
• Apple\'s "Hide My Email" — for new signups, generates fake email; instant unsubscribe by deleting.
• Just hit "unsubscribe" at the bottom of every newsletter for 2 weeks. Saves dozens of emails per day.