diff --git a/bashrc_overrides/_all b/bashrc_overrides/_all
index 83ba85b..5456521 100644
--- a/bashrc_overrides/_all
+++ b/bashrc_overrides/_all
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-for source in colored_commands convenience_aliases git_functions histcontrol ls_aliases safety_aliases terminal_colors terminal_fancyfying; do
+for source in colored_commands convenience_aliases git_functions histcontrol home_bin_folder ls_aliases safety_aliases terminal_colors terminal_fancyfying; do
   if [ -f ~/.bashrc_overrides/$source ]; then
     . ~/.bashrc_overrides/$source
   fi
diff --git a/bashrc_overrides/home_bin_folder b/bashrc_overrides/home_bin_folder
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3d44fc0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bashrc_overrides/home_bin_folder
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# set PATH so it includes user's private bin if it exists
+if [ -d "$HOME/bin" ] ; then
+    PATH="$HOME/bin:$PATH"
+fi