Make An Inventory Of Your Home ‘Stuff’

If you have either homeowners or renters insurance, one thing you need to keep track of is all the ‘stuff’ of value in your house. Think about it, if disaster strikes having this readily available is really going to come in handy. Of course, you probably do not want to keep a list written on a piece of paper in your house (think fire), because you may lose it. As an alternate, try Know Your Stuff.

[Know Your Stuff is] the Insurance Information Institute’s online home inventory software. This application makes creating and updating your home inventory easy. And with our free, secure online storage you will have access to your inventory anywhere, any time. You never know when a disaster may strike – but you can be prepared with a home inventory.

The usage of this is pretty simple and there is a guided tour to show you exactly what needs to be done. When you really get down to it, this is a glorified spreadsheet which is tailored to keeping an inventory.

Again, remembering what was in your home for insurance purposes is the last thing you want to worry about if disaster strikes, so be prepared.

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  • Jeff

    This program sounds pretty impressive, however if you do not want to acquire software or have to download anything there are other solutions out there. Another alternative is to compile a spreadsheet with your house’s contents and then save them online. Microsoft’s Office Live Workspace is an easy to use free service that allows you to save documents online. Once the files are online, you can access them from any computer. This is real handy if you ever have to live through the unfortunate event of a house fire and your computer is destroyed. One big advantage this service has is that you can save all sorts of files in a Workspace like work documents, wills, travel documents etc.

    Cheers,
    Jeff
    MSFT Office Live Outreach

  • John

    This seems to be a very cool product. Could be the “next big thing” in cloud applications.

  • http://assetwatch.com/news/articles/home-inventory/ Chris @ Home Inventory

    Home inventory is crucial for getting proper compensation from insurance companies. Having an updated record of all of your possessions is a great help if disaster strikes.

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