2007-05-15 08:20:35 · 7 answers · asked by Pammie aka Lil Miss Perky 4 in Business & Finance ➔ Personal Finance
Theres no hard/fast rule for this.
Depends on the type of bill. For utilities, cable, internet and phone you dont have to keep every single bill, the 1st and last months bills should be proof enough of your continued service, if you ever need that.
But theses days things are much easier - paper bills can be a thing of the past. Most utility and phone companies (PGE, ATT, COMCAST, etc) can send you electronic bills, so you can back them up or file them in a special folder in your email.
Most banks have online statements for savings and credit cards, and give you electronic statements for free.
Some even give you historical statements for the last 7 years for free (WellsFargo and Wamu)
2007-05-15 08:28:29 · answer #1 · answered by ten60Nine 1 · 13⤊ 1⤋
I keep them till the following tax year ie. jan electric bill for 2005 gets throwed out in april of 2007 after filing 2006 taxes.
2007-05-15 08:28:56 · answer #2 · answered by mousehth72 5 · 4⤊ 1⤋
First president to refuse to take calls from the CIA and his security counsel on a daily basis. First president to show an absolute disinterest in being president. First president to have his mother-in-law living solely off the taxpayer dime inside our WH.
2016-05-19 00:06:07 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
5 years.
2007-05-15 08:30:42 · answer #4 · answered by Harmony 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋
up to two years
2007-05-15 08:27:50 · answer #5 · answered by shorty21 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Why would you keep any of that stuff. Has your electric company ever come along and said, "Hey, you didn't pay us?" I doubt it seriously. You would always either have the electronic confirmation or the bank would have the cancelled check.
2007-05-15 08:36:52 · answer #6 · answered by The Scorpion 6 · 2⤊ 5⤋
always keep them for 3 years.
2007-05-15 08:30:36 · answer #7 · answered by ragsbabyapparel 1 · 0⤊ 3⤋