Comments on: Ditching The Clutter: How Long To Keep Important Papers. http://simpleorganizedlife.com/ditching-the-clutter-how-long-to-keep-important-papers/ Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:40:28 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: marci357 http://simpleorganizedlife.com/ditching-the-clutter-how-long-to-keep-important-papers/comment-page-1/#comment-4055 marci357 Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:11:45 +0000 http://simpleorganizedlife.com/?p=192#comment-4055 Keep forever - Physical copy of service discharge papers. Your heirs will need this when you die and it is a pain to get another one in time for the burial benefits. Keep forever - paper notarized copy of your will. Keep a couple years - copies of death certificates for any estate handling you had to deal with - spouses, ex-spouses, parents, etc. Some of this stuff has to be 'reproven' a couple years down the road. Credit card statements or the receipt for major purchases with a warranty should be kept for the length of the warranty at least. Keep forever – Physical copy of service discharge papers. Your heirs will need this when you die and it is a pain to get another one in time for the burial benefits.

Keep forever – paper notarized copy of your will.

Keep a couple years – copies of death certificates for any estate handling you had to deal with – spouses, ex-spouses, parents, etc. Some of this stuff has to be ‘reproven’ a couple years down the road.

Credit card statements or the receipt for major purchases with a warranty should be kept for the length of the warranty at least.

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