Hellobee Boards Topic: How do you organize important papers?

Hellobee Boards Topic: How do you organize important papers? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 12 May 2026 08:50:16 +0000 Mrs. Champagne on "How do you organize important papers?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-organize-important-papers#post-517936 Mon, 21 Jan 2013 15:05:21 +0000 Mrs. Champagne 517936@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Mrs. Pen: I do pretty much the same thing! I have a separate folder for all utility bills, that way if there is an issue or I need to reference something, I can. I throw them out after a yearish as well. blackbird on "How do you organize important papers?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-organize-important-papers#post-517924 Mon, 21 Jan 2013 14:57:11 +0000 blackbird 517924@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We have a filing cabinet downstairs. Smurfette on "How do you organize important papers?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-organize-important-papers#post-517923 Mon, 21 Jan 2013 14:56:35 +0000 Smurfette 517923@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We have some of these, so they look nicer on the book shelves. Then file by category. Bank statements and pay stubs, and most bills are all online. So it mostly 401K statements, insurance policies, etc. Then I go through when they start to get full and shred the things over 2 years old. <a href="http://www.containerstore.com/shop/office/fileStorage/portable?productId=10023857&N=74545&Nao=20&Ns=p_sort_default" rel="nofollow">http://www.containerstore.com/shop/office/fileStorage/portable?productId=10023857&N=74545&Nao=20&Ns=p_sort_default</a>|0 Bookish on "How do you organize important papers?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-organize-important-papers#post-517809 Mon, 21 Jan 2013 14:01:05 +0000 Bookish 517809@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We have a filing cabinet from the 70s (its a groovy orange ;)) that we use to keep our things organized. I have a file for every bill category, our bank statements, pay stubs, home stuff, repair bills, medical bills etc. Every time I pay a bill I file it immediately. I actually need to go through and chunk stuff. Like @doxielove I will be keeping medical bills and large purchase receipts indefinitely. My other bills I'm gonna through out yearly. doxielove on "How do you organize important papers?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-organize-important-papers#post-517796 Mon, 21 Jan 2013 13:57:20 +0000 doxielove 517796@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We have a little filing cabinet. We get most of our bills paperless, but the paper bills we DO get, I usually only keep for a year. I keep all medical bills and receipts for huge purchases (cars...appliances...every bill from the wedding...) indefinetely. I think I get this from my mom. The other day she whipped out her L&D bill and paperwork from when I was born...I'm 25. Clearly our family keeps things for a long time!! matador84 on "How do you organize important papers?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-organize-important-papers#post-517762 Mon, 21 Jan 2013 13:43:03 +0000 matador84 517762@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Same as mrs pen. I have one for myself, DS and DH. Alphabetized and then each year has a separate Manila Folder. Bao on "How do you organize important papers?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-organize-important-papers#post-517746 Mon, 21 Jan 2013 13:39:09 +0000 Bao 517746@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Mrs. Pen: great, thanks! :) Mrs. Pen on "How do you organize important papers?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-organize-important-papers#post-517739 Mon, 21 Jan 2013 13:37:41 +0000 Mrs. Pen 517739@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Bao: depends on the items, in general, a year. When we moved out of our last apartment, I threw away all the utility bills for that place. For the bank, I keep statements for a year. Credit cards, I keep statements until it's paid off, but I always keep the terms and agreements. I also always keep warranties and user manuals. I usually keep big medical bills for quite awhile. I don't see myself throwing out my L&D bills for awhile, even though it's been nearly a year. I keep receipts for big items (furniture, etc) for over a year, or however long the warranty is. I would say generally a year. Bao on "How do you organize important papers?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-organize-important-papers#post-517711 Mon, 21 Jan 2013 13:29:12 +0000 Bao 517711@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Mrs. Pen: How long do you keep things for? I struggle with that too. Mrs. Pen on "How do you organize important papers?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-organize-important-papers#post-517680 Mon, 21 Jan 2013 13:21:10 +0000 Mrs. Pen 517680@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I bought a filing bin from office max and store it under our desk. like this: <a href="http://www.officemax.com/office-furniture/storage/file-storage-boxes/product-prod3461274?R=21893970&ssp=true" rel="nofollow">http://www.officemax.com/office-furniture/storage/file-storage-boxes/product-prod3461274?R=21893970&ssp=true</a> I have each folder labeled - bills, insurance, legal documents, taxes, loans, bank, medical, etc etc. I go through it every 3-4 months to make room for more. It's really efficient and takes up minimal space. .twist. on "How do you organize important papers?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-organize-important-papers#post-517668 Mon, 21 Jan 2013 13:16:22 +0000 .twist. 517668@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I'm not sure either but would love to hear what other people have to say. All the papers from when we bought our house are all just sitting in a brown folder on our desk. I have no idea what to do with this kind of stuff either!! EEP. Bao on "How do you organize important papers?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-organize-important-papers#post-517664 Mon, 21 Jan 2013 13:14:53 +0000 Bao 517664@https://boards.hellobee.com/ How do you organize things like financial statements, legal documents and just overall important papers? I struggle with this one because I have no idea how I should keep them organized. I'm looking for some tips!