How Long Should You Keep Your Papers? The Guide To Make No More Goes Wrong!
EDF invoices, bank statements, rent receipts, tax notice, CAF, mutual, insurance ...
You never know how long you have to keep all these papers!
As a result, we keep them all even during a move ...
The concern is that each paper has a different shelf life ...
Fortunately, here is a simple and practical guide to how long you need to keep all that paperwork.
You will finally be able to sort it out without making a mistake and thus save space at home or ease your move. Look :
Click here to print the guide in PDF format.
How long to keep important documents?
2 years
- Notice of payment of allowances
- Technical control of the car
- Liability insurance
3 years
- Tax notice
- Income tax payment receipt
- TV license
- Rental agreement
5 years
- Electricity and gas bill
- Water bill
- Bank account statement
- Check stub
10 years
- Disaster file
- Condominium fees
- Invoices related to the work
Until the warranty expires
- Warranty certificate
- Invoice for electronic devices
30 years
- Acknowledgment of debt
Until renewal
- Passport
- ID card
Until you retire
- Payment of daily allowances
- Unemployment benefit bulletin
- Salary slip
- Employment contract
- Pink slip
For life
- Wedding contract
- Divorce decree
- Vaccination record
- Health book
- Medical certificate and examination
- Retirement pension payment voucher
- Family record book
- Deed of adoption
- Diploma
Results
There you go, now you know how long to keep important documents :-)
Easy, fast and convenient, isn't it?
Thanks to this summary table, no more throwing away papers that you had to keep!
No more tons of files you keep for nothing!
You save space at home and it's easier to move.
How to keep your papers?
To save space and be well organized, it is important to use the right type of storage!
For my files, I use a document holder like this one.
Then I put all my files in a transparent storage tower like this:
Your turn...
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