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how long do you keep
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Jean | Report | 17 Feb 2013 23:33 |
old bills, water, gas, bank statements and all that. i cant believe the amount of papers i have had filed away. some paperwork was dated 2006. i have kept the last 2yrs. would you have kept the last 3 or maybe 5yrs? the lovely sunshine today went to my head today. 3 bags of clothes for the charity shop, if its nice tomorrow i will sort out my books.... |
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+++DetEcTive+++ | Report | 17 Feb 2013 23:45 |
Tax returns for 7 years, but everything else for 2. Its a lovely feeling to shred the old ones, isn't it! :-D |
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maggiewinchester | Report | 17 Feb 2013 23:59 |
Mine go in the drawer, then into a carrier bag and under the bed!!! |
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Jean | Report | 18 Feb 2013 00:03 |
great shredding the old ones. the worms in my compost bin are going to be as busy as me. |
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Porkie_Pie | Report | 18 Feb 2013 00:07 |
6 years for tax and pay related and 2 years for everything else |
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Jean | Report | 18 Feb 2013 00:16 |
maggie, good luck with your ppi claim. i had all all the windows open today. bedding on the line, then my sort out...it must be spring madness. |
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Jean | Report | 18 Feb 2013 00:31 |
roy, i got rid of loads of my pay slips 2yrs after i retired. didnt shred them, i burnt them...after many years of hard graft. |
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vera2010 | Report | 18 Feb 2013 03:03 |
6 years for tax correspondence. 6 months for bills and bank statements. |
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VIVinHERTS | Report | 18 Feb 2013 08:54 |
6 years for tax/pay and 3 for bills. |
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Kense | Report | 18 Feb 2013 09:09 |
What a sensible lot you all are. I've still got bank statements from 1958. They are almost historic documents now. |
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AnninGlos | Report | 18 Feb 2013 09:50 |
All our utility credit card and banks statements are paperless now so I wonder how that affects things. |
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LadyScozz | Report | 18 Feb 2013 09:54 |
OH keeps everything! |
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InspectorGreenPen | Report | 18 Feb 2013 10:08 |
We have kept all out bank statements but bills and the such like get shredded after two years. |
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DazedConfused | Report | 18 Feb 2013 11:53 |
Funnily enough I am at present trawling through the backlog of old bills - bank statement and payslips (all since joining Royal Mail in 1980!!). As you can imagine it is a huge task. |
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~~ Jules in Wiltshire~~ | Report | 18 Feb 2013 11:56 |
I keep mine for about a year then shred them.. :-D |
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maggiewinchester | Report | 18 Feb 2013 19:36 |
Jean, |
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Karen in the desert | Report | 18 Feb 2013 20:37 |
How long do you keep old bills etc, well, I keep utility bills for a couple of years, bank statements, tax records etc for about 10 yrs. I think it is recommended that you keep financial stuff for 7 yrs. |
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Jean | Report | 18 Feb 2013 23:40 |
karen, you have reminded me that i have a folder for all things related to my car. old tax dics, old m.o.t. certs. what on earth i saved them for, god knows.i aslo found another folder with instruction booklets in... for the fridge, washer etc. when i sort all that out, they are going in my main file. so all paper work will be in one place. |
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Jean | Report | 18 Feb 2013 23:52 |
maggie, glad you sorted your PPI. its better in your pocket than the robbing bankers. |
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DazedConfused | Report | 19 Feb 2013 12:37 |
Jean - Old MOT & Tax discs are collectible you may be able to sell them!!! |
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