How long do you keep your credit card bills, bank statements, etc?

I have them for so many years, I just wanna toos them all!!!!

Re: How long do you keep your credit card bills, bank statements, etc?

I keep 7 years of CC type papers, cancelled checks and such. I keep IRS papers, forever!!

Re: How long do you keep your credit card bills, bank statements, etc?

I throw them away either the minute the payment goes through online or if I'm waiting for credit on something I returned, I'll hold the statement with the original purchase until the credits hits.


ETA: I think I have all my bank statements from when I opened the damn account in 1990!!

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Re: How long do you keep your credit card bills, bank statements, etc?

i usually hold documents for 2 years. then i shred them. dont just throw them in the garbage! you never know who's snooping in your garbage can when you're not looking! make sure you shred them!

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Re: How long do you keep your credit card bills, bank statements, etc?

7 years

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1 year

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I get a lot of them online but for the ones I still get in paper I keep until I get the new ones then I shred. I can always get soft copies of them if need be from the bank or credit card company. If there is a charge or credit or debit that I have a question about I will keep the statement until it's resolved.

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Re: How long do you keep your credit card bills, bank statements, etc?

i keep cc bills only for a few months, bank statements and cancelled checks i keep about 2 years. always shred!

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I keep bank statements for several years. CC bills I toss as soon as they're paid.

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Two years

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All is done online Bank Statements & CC - no papers

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Re: How long do you keep your credit card bills, bank statements, etc?

wow, I'm surprised. Why keep these statements for years?

Re: How long do you keep your credit card bills, bank statements, etc?

I throw them away pretty quickley.....I don't hold onto stuff like that.


DH keeps stuff forever!

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I only keep them for about 3 years.

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I get rid of the credit card statements as soon as I see the bank clears our checks. As for the bank statements, waay too long!!

Re: How long do you keep your credit card bills, bank statements, etc?

I keep it until I need to pay and then it get's tossed. I can't be bothered to keep all those papers.

Re: How long do you keep your credit card bills, bank statements, etc?

7 years!

Re: How long do you keep your credit card bills, bank statements, etc?

I keep bank statements one year, pay stubs one year... CC bills or cell phone bills get tossed right away, and Taxes I keep for 7 years. Everything I get rid of gets burned in my wood burning stove or DH's firepit out back.

Re: How long do you keep your credit card bills, bank statements, etc?

Everything but bank statements and pay stubs are shredded after they're paid.