Best & worst organizing tools: de-clutter

According to Womans day magazine, here is a list of the best and worst organizing tools:
BEST...
1. Hanging sweater & shoe bags...for closets.
2. Plastic drawer boxes...for cabinets and under beds.
3. A label maker...to mark shelves, bins, and folders.
4. Clear storage containers...that stack and fit flush.
5. Helper shelves... that expand and stack.
6. Wall Calander...with a pocket for each month.

WORST...
1. Bulletin boards...they look cluttered and hide you to do lists.
2. Accordian files...rarely do they have the correct number of slots or labels for your personal needs.
3. Opaque storage containers...dah, you can can't see through them.
4. Hampers with lids...most kids & adults don't bother to open the lid to place clothing inside, it ends up on the floor. ( although they look nicer)
5. Horizontal trays...they become black holes for incoming papers.

Time to de-clutter! But when you are looking over mounds of stuff in your space, it is very hard to know where to start and what to do first.
One of the mistakes I have made in the past....I went shopping for organizing materials pre-declutter. BIG MISTAKE! This added to my mess, and confused me. So I suggest the box method ie: get boxes, label as follows....
1. KEEP
2. DUMP
3. DONATE
(optional)
4. FIX
5. MAYBE
6. ARCHIVE

Any thoughts on this? post a comment and I will try to help!!!