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How Long Should You Keep Financial Documents

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Credit Card Statements - These can also be found online, so I'm not sure a paper copy is necessary, unless you need it for documentation for tax deductions, then see Taxes below. You should keep any credit card receipts to match up with your statement. I use a small accordion file with 12 monthly files for credit card receipts.

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Carnival of Personal Finance #316- Family Edition

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Families are our rock, our support system, and our fans. Crystal from Stupid Cents talks 401k Allocation and where to put your money. Nathan Richardson from ComplexSearch.com presents What’s a Good Credit Score? Philip Taylor from PT Money Personal Finance presents The Best Gas Rewards Credit Cards–June 2011.

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Why We Left Traditional Health Insurance

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In October 2003, I left a career as a department store buyer with a nice paycheck, paid vacation days, 401k match, profit sharing, and health benefits, to pursue a life of self employment with my husband where all of those things are up to us. And this is when the junk hit the fan. Title Image credit.