# Home Office Setup Checklist for Remote Workers — free download from DollarWise (dollarwise.xyz)

The checks are ordered by impact: body first (chair, desk, screen), then calls (light, sound, background), then infrastructure (internet, power, backup), then boundaries (hours, space, shutdown ritual). Fix them in order and the biggest pains go first.

BODY AND DESK (1-7)
Chair supports your lower back and lets feet rest flat on the floor.
Screen top is at eye level; you are not looking up or down all day.
Keyboard and mouse keep wrists straight and shoulders relaxed.
Desk height lets elbows rest at roughly 90 degrees.
You can stand and move at least once an hour.
Monitor is at arm's length, not pressed close or far away.
Footrest or adjusted chair height keeps feet supported.
CALLS: LIGHT AND SOUND (8-13)
Light comes from the front or side for video calls, never from behind you.
A headset with a microphone beats laptop audio for every call.
Background is tidy or blurred; nothing distracting behind you.
Room echo is softened with curtains, rugs, or bookshelves.
Camera is at eye level, not looking up your nose.
A “do not disturb” signal exists for housemates during calls.
INFRASTRUCTURE (14-19)
Internet is wired or reliably fast, with a backup plan for outages.
Power strips protect your equipment and keep cables tidy.
Important files back up automatically, not by memory.
A second screen exists if your work genuinely needs one.
Phone charger and notebook live in the workspace, not across the house.
Software and logins are set up before the first workday, not during it.
BOUNDARIES (20-25)
Your workspace has a door — or at least a clear boundary.
Work hours are set, and a shutdown ritual ends the day.
Breaks leave the workspace: lunch elsewhere, even briefly.
Household rules for work hours are agreed, not assumed.
The workspace is cleared at day's end so tomorrow starts clean.
One weekly review checks what about the setup is not working.

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