Free Home Inventory Software For Insurance

February 10, 2006 By Jonathan Ping 5 Comments
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If you have renter’s or homeowner’s insurance and have to file a claim, it will be infinitely easier if you have documentation of all the stuff you own. But who really bothers to do this? I know I should, but I haven’t.

So when I read in this month’s Kiplinger’s about a free home inventory software at KnowYourStuff.org, I checked it out. First, you snap digital pictures of each of your rooms and then import it into the software. Then you go through each room and itemize all your stuff. You can add useful details like how much you paid, scanned receipts, serial numbers, and so on. It’s still tedious but it does help keep it all together. I really like the idea of being able to just e-mail a digital inventory to myself, as well as burning or printing out a copy to safely store elsewhere.

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  1. maribeth says
    February 10, 2006 at 8:25 am

    I did this when I moved — it helped me remember what box the dishes were in, and things like that. I used an Excel spreadsheet. I have not updated in a while though.

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  2. Jane Dough says
    February 10, 2006 at 8:55 am

    I borrowed a friend’s digital video camera and walked through the house with that. Friend carried a portable spot light they had for the boat (helps look for someone who has gone overboard at night) and would spotlight items while I narrated and shot the item. It did not take too long and was able to burn a couple of DVD’s of the video and keep on in the safe deposit box, one with family member, and one with friend. I then returned the favor by helping friend create same video of their home (this time I held the spotlight) and I have a copy of their DVD in my home.

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  3. Caitlin says
    February 10, 2006 at 12:19 pm

    yeah…but delicious library (for Mac) is WAY sexier 😉

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  4. Anonymous says
    February 11, 2006 at 7:24 am

    I have Windows 98; it looks like I’m out of luck as a requirement? 🙁

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  5. Aaron says
    December 19, 2010 at 11:19 pm

    There’s an app for that!

    Inventory Your Personal Property
    http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id408835192?mt=8

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