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Old bills
sara86pink
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in Energy
Not sure if this is the right place to post this so apologies if I'm in the wrong place!
I have a collection of old bills and statements from the previous years and houses I have lived in.
They were all paid on time, nothing is owed I guess I just had a habit of keeping them for reference if needed in the future.
Do I actually need to keep these if there is nothing owed on them?
Its just under my bed is piles and piles of what I think is unneccesary paperwork.
So my question is, in general and as a rule of thump, what paperwork should I keep for my records?
I also have all correspondence from things like old loans (paid of 3+ years ago) car insurance, and basically everything EVER.
Do I really need to keep any of this or can I just shred it all and tidy up a little?
I have a collection of old bills and statements from the previous years and houses I have lived in.
They were all paid on time, nothing is owed I guess I just had a habit of keeping them for reference if needed in the future.
Do I actually need to keep these if there is nothing owed on them?
Its just under my bed is piles and piles of what I think is unneccesary paperwork.
So my question is, in general and as a rule of thump, what paperwork should I keep for my records?
I also have all correspondence from things like old loans (paid of 3+ years ago) car insurance, and basically everything EVER.
Do I really need to keep any of this or can I just shred it all and tidy up a little?
:j *~* 2011 - TRY TO GET CREDIT CARD AS LOW AS POSS BUT STILL HAVE FUN *~* :j
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It is recommended to keep receipts for 6 years;
http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2007/mar/13/consumernews.consumeraffairs1
However Utility bills are not worth keeping as the are bills and not receipted these days.0
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