Document Organizing Checklist
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Research and buy a fire-proof filing box.
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Supplies - have a scanner, filing folders, labels and pen ready. The app Genius Scan is great if you don\'t have a scanner.
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Organize your documents in categories.
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Here are some of them: Legal, Money, Taxes, Insurance, Medical, Home, Auto, Business. See more categories back on the post.
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Scan your important documents and save on the cloud and on a pen drive.
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Create the files for the categories you need.
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Place your important documents in their respective files.
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Label each file accordingly.
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Make a list of the contents of each file, print it and store it inside your box. Keep a copy of this list in the buck-up pen drive.
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Select a location to keep your fire-proof box. Keep it where it\'s easy to access in case of an emergency.