Do you shred or save?

TracyG

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I have always saved everything. I have statements, letters and bills going back years. I want to try and break the habit and shred a lot more than I do. I know there are certain documents that need to be kept, but couldn't everything else just be shredded straight away? Is there a length of time that bills, statements etc should be kept for? Or any reason to keep them? Most accounts can be viewed online now anyway, and statements printed if I ever needed a paper document.
 

Chutzpah

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Funnily enough, I shred (I don't have any set system, I just do it when I feel I won't need it any more)

But I've just started looking into my family history, and I'm reading about how useful (and interesting!) things such as bills can be for future generations. Now I'm wishing I kept the odd council tax bill that would show one of my descendants, if they were interested, where we lived at a certain time and how much tax we were paying for it.