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Get Rid of These 9 Home Items Before Santa Knocks on Your Door

October 12, 2023 · 7 min read
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3. Old bills and paper statements

If you’re thinking about decluttering for winter, you may also want to take a look through all those paper statements and old bills you have forgotten in a box somewhere.

Although it’s advised to save some documents, such as bank statements, for seven years, you don’t have to store a ton of paper in your house. Start converting your paper invoices and statements to electronic ones, and save them on a flash drive that is only used for that purpose.

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