Comments on: Decluttering Your Financial Records http://notmadeofmoney.com/blog/2009/07/decluttering-your-financial-records.html Save Money - A Personal Finance Blog By A Husband And Wife Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:16:45 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Dorine Tiller http://notmadeofmoney.com/blog/2009/07/decluttering-your-financial-records.html/comment-page-1#comment-231259 Dorine Tiller Mon, 13 Jul 2009 19:17:37 +0000 http://notmadeofmoney.com/blog/?p=1879#comment-231259 I usually suggest that we keep about 1 year's financial records and 5 years of tax records. If we don't need it after that, out it goes. Of course, thanks to the digital age we also put it all on CD and store it, so that makes it much, much easier. I usually suggest that we keep about 1 year’s financial records and 5 years of tax records. If we don’t need it after that, out it goes. Of course, thanks to the digital age we also put it all on CD and store it, so that makes it much, much easier.

]]> By: Hal Merrill http://notmadeofmoney.com/blog/2009/07/decluttering-your-financial-records.html/comment-page-1#comment-231255 Hal Merrill Sun, 12 Jul 2009 19:08:31 +0000 http://notmadeofmoney.com/blog/?p=1879#comment-231255 Dear Scott, What a great idea! I'm always keeping all of these bank statements and stuff, but especially IRS statements, and over the last couple of years have accumulated a pile that I would just as soon set of fire as to have to pick up and move one more time. I might just put it all on one CD. I'm curious, what is a cloud resource? Dear Scott,
What a great idea! I’m always keeping all of these bank statements and stuff, but especially IRS statements, and over the last couple of years have accumulated a pile that I would just as soon set of fire as to have to pick up and move one more time. I might just put it all on one CD.

I’m curious, what is a cloud resource?

]]> By: Scott Lovingood http://notmadeofmoney.com/blog/2009/07/decluttering-your-financial-records.html/comment-page-1#comment-231252 Scott Lovingood Sun, 12 Jul 2009 04:37:29 +0000 http://notmadeofmoney.com/blog/?p=1879#comment-231252 If you feel comfortable scanning things and storing them electronically, you can scan the brokerage statements or even get set up to recieve them electronically. Just make sure to back up the files both at your home and use a cloud resource as well. The IRS even accepts scanned documents printed out so you can slowly work your way to being e-clean :) Again just make sure you have rock solid backup plans in place to keep the scans. If you feel comfortable scanning things and storing them electronically, you can scan the brokerage statements or even get set up to recieve them electronically. Just make sure to back up the files both at your home and use a cloud resource as well.

The IRS even accepts scanned documents printed out so you can slowly work your way to being e-clean :)

Again just make sure you have rock solid backup plans in place to keep the scans.

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