Get a fireproof box for my important documents

We bought it… Now we just have to place it where we want it (and decide whether to bolt it—it’s fairly heavy and would be in a somewhat obscure place…) and fill it up! But regardless, I’m calling this goal done, after all it’s not “get and fill a fireproof box…” :)

• Make copies of our Birth Certificates, Marriage License, Social Security Cards, Credit Card numbers, Home and Car Insurance Info., Immunization records, Bank Info., Inventory of household valuables, jewelry Appraisals, List/addresses of family, passports.

• File copies in document file. Copies filed in office file.

• All original documents in Fire/water proof security box.

• Scan copies and put on a disc for files.

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My husband went out this week and bought us a safe for all our important papers. Tonight I put in my social security card, birth certificate, our marriage license, and our passports. Not only will all our documents be safe, they will be found so much easier next time we need them for something!

Kudos for everyone doing this! I’ve got a little fire safe box for my passport and some important docs, etc. I think it’s rated for about 45 minutes, or so. Pretty standard.

BUT, it’s not rated for data/computer media. Those cost quite a bit more. Please, keep that in mind. Just ‘cause it won’t catch fire, doesn’t mean it won’t melt or warp enough to make the data unreadable.

I went to my local office supply store and purchased a fire-proof, water proof box for about $65. So far I have stored birth certificates, social security cards, marriage certificate, passports, title documents and other important items. I also photocopied the front and back of everything in my wallet. I cut them out and stuck the two sides together so that I now have replicas of all my cards, just in case my purse is lost or stolen.

I don’t want a huge one, just a tiny little square one for the most important documents: birth certificates, marriage certificate, s.s. cards, etc. I’m always nervous after being gone for the weekend and coming home…we live upstairs in a duplex, so I’m always afraid my idiot neighbors are going to light the house on fire and all of my stuff will be gone. :) Crazy, I know!

I also want to keep a suitcase packed in case of emergencies..for tornadoes or floods or fire..It’ll have copies of all our important stuff, plus our disks of our wedding pictures, a place for my laptop, etc. It may be paranoid, but crazy things happen every day.

We have all of our important documents locked up inside. My husband isn’t sure where he put the keys; fortunately, I have one in a safe place.

A very good idea. Not only do I know where all of these documents are, but I know that they are safe as well.

This is good to do – plus you won’t forget where these documents are!