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How Long Should You Keep Financial Documents

Family Balance Sheet

So much is done electronically now, but there are documents where a paper copy is needed. Bank Statements - One nice thing (among many) about the electronic age is that banks keep statements online up to a couple of years. This will help you avoid possible identity theft. Taxes with sub-files for each year.

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Growing up in the 1950?s

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

On the other hand… there were no drones, stoplight cameras, computer virus problems, identity theft, angst over credit ratings, amber alerts, full body scanners to enter an airport and etc. Cheap (not just inexpensive, I mean cheap – easy to break) toys came from post-war Japan. Food/shopping. People dressed up.

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