Tagged “records”
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How long to keep things
This site won't tell you the number, because it isn't one number. What it can give you is a scheme that works whatever the number turns out to be.
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Paper, digital, or both
A scan is a photograph of the information, not the information. Knowing what each format preserves and silently drops decides which one you need.
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Why thermal receipts fade
There is no ink. The image is a chemical reaction in a coating, and it can be undone by heat, light, friction, solvents and ordinary plastic.
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What makes a receipt useful later
Six fields decide whether a record is worth anything in two years. Five are printed for you. The one that matters most is never on the paper.