diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 24591f5..33cb1ad 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+## 3.1.0
+
+`Laraquick\Models\Traits\Helper` now has an `except` scope method to remove provided
+columns from selection. Thanks @mykeels.
+
 ## 3.0.5
 
 Response method `paginatedList()` now takes a third parameter, an array
diff --git a/src/Models/Traits/Helper.php b/src/Models/Traits/Helper.php
index d794dfc..5b156b9 100644
--- a/src/Models/Traits/Helper.php
+++ b/src/Models/Traits/Helper.php
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
 
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Builder;
 
-trait Helper {
+trait Helper
+{
 
     /**
      * A shortcut to withoutGlobalScope()
@@ -16,19 +17,39 @@ public function without($attributes)
     {
         return $this->withoutGlobalScope($attributes);
     }
-	
+    
+    /**
+     * Excludes the given values from being selected from the database
+     * Thanks to Ikechi Michael (@mykeels)
+     *
+     * @param Builder $query
+     * @param string|array $value
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function scopeExcept($query, $value)
+    {
+        $defaultColumns = ['id', 'created_at', 'updated_at'];
+        if (in_array_('deleted_at', $this->dates)) {
+            $defaultColumns[] = 'deleted_at';
+        }
+        if (is_string($value)) {
+            $value = [$value];
+        }
+        return $query->select(array_diff(array_merge($defaultColumns, $this->fillable), (array) $value));
+    }
+    
     public function toArray()
     {
         $fillable = $this->fillable;
         $fillable[] = 'id';
-		// Show only fillables
+        // Show only fillables
         $array = collect(parent::toArray())
             ->only($fillable)
             ->all();
-		// Add loaded relations
-		foreach (array_keys($this->relations) as $relation) {
-			$array[$relation] = $this->$relation;
-		}
-		return $array;
+        // Add loaded relations
+        foreach (array_keys($this->relations) as $relation) {
+            $array[$relation] = $this->$relation;
+        }
+        return $array;
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}