Mature Life Features

Having a handy reference should fire, water or burglar disrupt or destroy your home will make it much easier to deal with any agencies involved in recouping damaged or lost property.

Any camera, including your cell phone, can produce a visual record of what you have that you can show police or insurance company what you’ve lost.

Start by shooting your yard and the exterior of your home, garage, patio, and all the plants and yardwork equipment, swimming pool, vehicles, tools and “stuff” you have. Everything, including your pets.

Then do the same inside the house with every room and every piece of furniture with the drawers closed and opened to show their contents. Don’t forget your liquor cabinet. And all that’s hanging and stuffed into your closets. If you some special pieces, you can set them in the middle of the living room floor and shoot them separately.

Whether you’ve shot video or still photos, copy the contents in your computer and onto two or three thumb drives. Store those drives off premises, such as a safety deposit box and with a member of your family.