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** Consult your accountant and attorney before getting rid of any financial or legal paperwork! **
These general guidelines are for PERSONAL RECORDS:
Car records (keep until the car is sold)
Credit card receipts (keep until verified on your statement)
Insurance policies (keep for the life of the policy)
Pay stubs (keep until reconciled with your W-2)
Sales receipts [...]

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March’s goal is an organized and uncluttered home office. Read the original post here >
This week we will clear off the top of our desks, organize drawers/cubby holes and the supply closet, and start putting papers in general piles. The paper organization will continue for 2 more weeks because it is the biggest [...]

With the tax deadline looming in another month, there’s no time like the present to get ourp home office in order. Some facts:
80% of filed papers are never looked at again.
The average American receives over 49,000 pieces of mail during their lifetime. One-third of that is junk mail.
And for every hour of planning, 2-3 [...]