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Home inventories are invaluable for showing insurance companies what you lost in a break-in, fire, or other catastrophe. They’re also quite handy for surveying, decluttering and organising your loot. These five tools will help you inventory and organise your collection of stuff. More »
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Dear Lifehacker,
In light of all the natural disasters wreaking havoc across the globe, I’ve realised I should take a home inventory to document everything I own for insurance purposes. What’s the best way to do this? More »
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Inventory all of your home or office furnishings and bolster your theft or disaster recovery plan with web site StuffSafe. The obvious idea behind the service is that any on-site inventory is no good, since you’ll very likely lose the inventory materials in the event of a disaster or theft. StuffSafe asks for pictures, descriptions, serial numbers, and even allows read-only access to your account for your insurance agent or other third parties. Finally, you can create a backup of your account and cancel it at any time. I can’t say how acceptable a method like StuffSafe would be to your insurance agent, but it seems like a wonderful way to document your stuff in case of theft. If you know more about it or have your own preferred methods, let’s hear about it in the comments.
StuffSafe [via 43F]
