\n \n | \n Saturday\, June 23\, 2012: | \n \n United Center
\n Parking Lot E
\n (On Wood Street between Madison &\; Warren Blvd.)
\n 9:00am-2:00pm | \n
\n \n | \n What: | \n \n Consumers can shred up to
\n 10 boxes of
\n documents....FREE!
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\n And this year\, FREE! electronics recycling\, including:
\n -TVs and Computer Monitors
\n -PCs/Laptops/Servers
\n -Data Storage Devices
\n -Printers
\n -Fax and Copy Machines
\n -Cell Phones
\n -VCRs/DVD Players/Video Game Consoles | \n
\n \n \n Here are some suggestions for deciding how long to keep personal financial information:
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\n \n - \n The IRS has three years from your tax-filing date to audit\, and has six years to challenge a claim. A good rule of thumb is to keep all tax returns and supporting documentation for seven years.
\n - \n Keep credit card statements for seven years if tax related expenses are documented.
\n - \n Keep paycheck stubs for one year. Be sure to cross reference the paycheck stub to the W-2 form.
\n - \n Be sure to keep bank statements and cancelled checks for at least one year.
\n - \n Bills should kept for one year or until the cancelled check has been returned. Receipts for large ticket items should be kept for insurance purposes.
\n - \n Home improvement receipts should be kept for six years or permanently.
\n - \n Items such as birth certificates\, social security cards\, insurance policies\, titles or wills should be kept permanently in a safety deposit box.
\n - \n If you are going to dispose of documents with sensitive information\, be sure to SHRED!
\n - \n Only paper documents are permitted to be shredded at this event. Stapled and/or paper clipped documents are okay. Inappropriate items such as clothing\, food\, and garbage will be refused.
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