Bring It On Home: Navigating the Finder

It takes a little getting used to, but showing the Path Bar in the Finder window (Finder, View -> Show Path Bar) is like traveling your Mac with a GPS. It takes a little screen real estate, but it may be worth it if you get lost navigating your Mac as it gives you a snapshot of where you are at all times.

Another option is to command-click the proxy icon at the top of the finder window. This will give you a list of the folders in which your document is nested.

Carla Thomas would be proud.