https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 24 May 2026 05:52:20 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paychecks#post-649491 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 10:43:12 +0000 Smurfette 649491@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine are all electronic but before I would shred them </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paychecks#post-649425 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 10:21:51 +0000 prettylizy 649425@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't even print mine, though they are all available through our intranet at work if I needed them. I agree with @buffalove we keep our annual statement (T4 in Canada) and that is more than enough. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paychecks#post-649423 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 10:21:18 +0000 Alivoo01 649423@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just keep my yearly W2. Plus, the past 2 years, everything is electronic so I can go download them if I needed a specific one. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paychecks#post-649421 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 10:20:18 +0000 Mrs. Champagne 649421@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't keep them. I can pull my bank statements if I need to check how much I made </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paychecks#post-649420 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 10:20:04 +0000 winniebee 649420@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@buffalove: good point about the w2s! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paychecks#post-649413 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 10:18:53 +0000 cascademom 649413@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@winniebee: Depending upon your company, they should be keeping them the same amount of time. Ideally, they should be destroying them after 7 years. Some of the records I handle, it's laughable to see any need to retain them longer than 5 years because it's no longer relevant or useful information. If your taxes have been filed on them, you really only need to keep them a few years in case of audit. Beyond 7 years, financial records become useless and destruction worthy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paychecks#post-649385 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 10:08:36 +0000 buffalove 649385@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine are electronic, but before that I kept a year's worth. The W-2 replaces all those at the end of the year. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paychecks#post-649379 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 10:07:25 +0000 mediagirl 649379@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have 3 years worth, I think. So much paper!!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paychecks#post-649342 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 09:55:49 +0000 winniebee 649342@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cascademom: That's why I was keeping mine. But, I guess I'm now questioning whether I would need to. Maybe I should ask my work first, then shred. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paychecks#post-649336 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 09:54:52 +0000 cascademom 649336@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The typical records retention schedule for financial documents are 5-7 years. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paychecks#post-649328 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 09:52:17 +0000 winniebee 649328@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My husbands are electronic, but mine are paper. </p> <p>SHRED TIME! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paychecks#post-649324 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 09:52:06 +0000 pui 649324@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We keep everything for 7 years. After that we toss them. I think that is the same amount of time our government keeps records.</p> <p>We own our own business so we are our own "work" haha. Nobody would have our stuff on file if we didn't keep it. :P </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paychecks#post-649322 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 09:51:14 +0000 MrsBrewer 649322@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Never! If you would ever need them for any reason, you work could provide them. Toss them! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paychecks#post-649321 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 09:51:05 +0000 MamaMoose 649321@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope. Mine are all sent electronically anyway! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paychecks#post-649317 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 09:49:05 +0000 T.H.O.U. 649317@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope, for taxes all you need is your year end or your W-2! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paychecks#post-649309 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 09:44:46 +0000 MrsTiz 649309@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope, if for some reason I need them my boss will print them out for me. I don't keep any of them! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paychecks#post-649308 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 09:44:31 +0000 autumnlove 649308@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't keep any! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paychecks#post-649306 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 09:44:03 +0000 rachiecakes 649306@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>nah, ours are all electronic and have been for many years now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paychecks#post-649300 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 09:42:34 +0000 winniebee 649300@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For how many years back do you keep paycheck stubs? I'm trying to declutter and I have them going back 4 years....I tell myself it's for "tax purposes" but I feel like if I really needed copies of old paychecks, my work could provide them.</p> <p>Do you keep old paycheck stubs? </p>