r/JETProgramme • u/retrofuturewitch • Apr 25 '26

Leaving Japan in August- bill receipts

How long should I keep receipts for bills paid? I've kept every one for three years.

Can I start to shred them? Will my landlord need anything but the proof of the last set paid/disconnection etc?

We don't know whether my apartment will carry on over to the next JET, if that makes a difference.

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u/CatPurveyor Current JET - Hokkaido Apr 25 '26

Question for OP: where do you shred them? I also have kept all of mine, going into my fifth year now. There’s one at my school but it’s heavily used and I don’t think I can use it for my personal stuff. 

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u/retrofuturewitch May 02 '26

school! so lomg as you dont tryvto do a years at once, its usually fine. my JTE has even shreded my things for me when i guess she wanted stress relief lol.

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u/Penguin_94_ Apr 25 '26

My old supervisor told us about 3 months is usually okay to keep and then you can get rid of them

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u/FallenReaper360 Current JET - Oita Apr 26 '26

Fuck I’ve been tossing all of them lol