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How do you decide which papers to keep or to shred?

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Heirofthedog Fri 29-Jan-16 09:55:59

I'm having a proper clear out. Or trying anyway. Have realised that two shelves of A4 folders of paperwork is probably not strictly necessary. But how do you decide what's worth keeping and what's not worth the space? Of course I have most of my accounts online these days but what happens if I pop my clogs suddenly and no one knows how to access any of my accounts? Or that they exist?

Maggiemaybe Sun 28-Feb-16 17:46:47

One concern is that house deeds are now being shredded, as we no longer have to keep them as proof of ownership. They are valuable records to anyone interested in local history - our local history group is trying to get the word out that they would be glad of any hard copies to scan. Ours date back to the mid nineteenth century, and the writing is so exquisite I wouldn't want to shred them anyway!