Where is your Social Security card? What about your car title and your child’s birth certificate? The fact that your diploma is awaiting framing in a desk drawer or the only photo of great great grandma that is in existence is sitting in the unscrapped photo box until you figure out what to do with it doesn’t seem to be a problem. And, hopefully, it won’t be a problem. However, if the worst happens and there is a house fire, it will be a problem. A big problem. Protecting important documents is an essential part of home safety.
Some people scan their important documents into their computers and save a copy in a zip drive or other portable device that they can give to a trusted family member to keep or that they can store in a bank. This is a nice backup for originals, but it isn’t a substitute for protecting the real thing. The DMV and many other places require original documents.
One of the simplest ways to protect documents from fire is to put them in a fireproof box. The majority of people shove their boxes under the bed, but, in a one story house in a flood zone, you may want to look for a higher location so the box doesn’t float away if a few feet of water rushes through the house.
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