Guides
Guides for household paperwork
Six short guides: what to keep, for how long, and how to find it again. Every rule is sourced to the agency that sets it.
- How long to keep receipts and tax records
What the IRS and CRA actually require you to keep, for how long, and the two rows nobody quotes. Sourced from irs.gov and canada.ca.
- Which documents to keep copies of
The document categories FEMA and Ready.gov tell households to copy and store away from home, plus why copies speed up disaster assistance.
- The paperwork calendar
Every dated deadline in late 2026 and early 2027 that generates household paperwork, each verified against the issuing agency.
- Three folders beat thirty
Why household filing systems fail, and the three-category structure that survives contact with a busy week.
- Going paperless without losing anything
A practical order of operations for digitising household paperwork, including what to keep on paper and what a scan legally can't replace.
- Scanning documents on iPhone, properly
What iPhone scanning apps actually do, where they stop, and what to look for if you want documents you can find again.