Purging Paperwork - Page 2

Snowpuppy · ‎03-09-2010

I have an oak 2 drawer filing cabinet that also serves as a stand for my printer. Only 1/2 of 1 drawer is used. All my bills but property taxes are by email.

I need a good story on how the IRS called you one day and asked for your 1970 tax return because they didn't have it 😉

occasionalrain · ‎03-10-2010

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LOL @occasionalrain. I have been doing the same thing. I have at least 40 shoe boxes with stuff back from 2010 and some earlier. Its ridiculous. I saw a pizza hut receipt from 2006...REALLY ? I am ridiculous. And I also went and bought a shredder. Will shred my cancelled checks back from 2005 and ahead. I know Im ridiculous.

Thank you, so good to know I'm not alone. I found the paper work from a disputed water bill for a house I had 30 years ago. I'm finding it nostalgic.

SilleeMee · ‎05-22-2016

Most of my records are kept on flashdrives. Scanned receipts then toss them. But tax stuff, some medical papers and a few other important documents are on paper and placed in a fire box along with some other legal documents like birth certificate, ss card and titles of ownership.

occasionalrain · ‎03-10-2010

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I am super organized. In my file cabinet I have all my tax returns back to 1976, the first year I worked, and the paperwork for houses we no longer live in. Yes, I gotta get in there and shred.

You have me beat, well so far, I haven't gotten to the back yet. When you do, you'll be reminded of people and times you'd not thought of in years. You may find yourself singing Sentimental Journey or Long Ago and Far Away.

viva923 · ‎03-12-2010

I have a very large file bin for all my reciepts and paperwork I don't want to shred just yet. It is about half full right now. Will let it go till it reaches the top then sit and go thru each reciept and paperwork,keep what I need to keep, shred what i need to dump

AuntG · ‎03-09-2010

Fairly organized. I know where the manuals are for all appliances and electronics. Our file drawers have labels for the things we want to keep. I keep receipts and the do an annual shredding of things we no longer need to retain.

Roni18 · ‎08-22-2013

I used to be very organized but I have really gotten bad over the last 5 years or so. This coincides with an increased work load and lots of changes at work paired with some health issues. The health issues are a biggie because some days I am just so tired that I can't seem to get anything done. I am trying to work on this because I have spent a lot of wasted time lately looking for things I know I have.

I really need to just go paperless.

Roni18 · ‎08-22-2013

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I need a good story on how the IRS called you one day and asked for your 1970 tax return because they didn't have it 😉

My job might do something like that. Twice they emailed or called me asking if I had some routine report/information from 4-5 years before because they didn't have it. The scary thing was that I had them!