Handy prioritization categories

I was googling for some tips on prioritizing home-improvement projects, when I came across a great list of prioritized categories for such projects. It occurred to me that the same list of categories could help to prioritize any to-do list, not just home maintenance:

1. Safety
2. Urgent damage
3. Prevent long-term health hazards
4. Maintenance / Prevent long-term damage
5. Money-saving upgrades
6. Low cost, high impact improvements
7. Big nuisance factor
8. Cosmetic improvements

Simply categorize your to-do list into the above categories, then work through them in approximately that order. 

See the original post for more details on each of those priorities.