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- From: henry@ADS.COM (Henry Mensch)
- Subject: Re: Financial records (how long to keep?)
- Message-ID: <1992Nov8.222939.14506@ads.com>
- Sender: usenet@ads.com (USENET News)
- Organization: Advanced Decision Systems; a div of Booz, Allen & Hamilton
- References: <1992Nov7.221625.29262@cbfsb.cb.att.com>
- Date: Sun, 8 Nov 1992 22:29:39 GMT
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- vinlai@cbnewsb.cb.att.com (vincent.lai) wrote:
- ->I'd like to know how long should I keep records like my paycheck stubs,
- ->my bank statements, etc. They're accumulating to the point where I have
- ->to do some housecleaning. What's the recommended rule of thumb?
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- i'd recommend seven years; this is usually as far back as anyone will
- want them ... and i do recommend keeping them:
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