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.