Home inventory: There is an app for that

Home inventory: There is an app for that -

Tech Farhad Manjoo critical of The New York Times recently ran a lap of applications for the horizon original inventories, with sound! Review the advantages and disadvantages of each system. Manjoo has a point of view of the organization and management of assets, and inventory as a first step in the simplification potential of your life. For those of us in the world of insurance, there is another practical purpose to home inventories that can be summarized in two words: risk management. If you suffer from theft, fire or other type of loss, having a record of your valuables will help you -. If you need to file a claim, a request for emergency relief, or documents of losses for tax purposes
Manjoo discusses several applications for phones and laptops, with options ranging from $ 4.99 $ 50. Some useful features, such as trackers guarantee and the ability to upload and annotate photos from your phone. But most require a fair amount of work to enter the information manually. A Mac program that he has found the scanning capacity bar code that simplifies the process, at least for your new possessions.
Whatever system you use, it is important to keep things going, as James Lynch points out in his post there in your home? on the blog of the Insurance Information Institute Terms + Conditions . And it reminds us about Know Your Stuff, a free online service home inventory III. The following video provides a good introduction.

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