AKgirl99577 0 Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 Has anyone used Evernote for a home inventory for insurance purposes? It seems so obvious but I'm not sure how to get started. I know I don't want an Excel spreadsheet. I'm thinking one notebook for each room and then a note for major items such as electronics then a description of all electronics in that room with serial numbers and photos. Is that way too much work? is there something easier/faster? I'd also like to be able to share the info with my insurance company. Ideas? Link to comment
brianjb 0 Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 I used to have a ton of notebooks, then I found it was a pain to find things. I'd suggest using tags; and also nested tags. These tags for example: purchase purchase:electronic purchase:clothing So if you're looking for electronic things you've purchase, you can easily pull up all notes with that tag. Link to comment
Level 5* DTLow 5,749 Posted December 20, 2015 Level 5* Share Posted December 20, 2015 I would advise you to avoid notebooks, and use tags. Notebooks do have a function, for example sharing and local storage. Tags are better suited to organization. I actually start with a note for the item. As you noted, it would be a holder for such things as serial numbers, photos, and also a scan of the manual and other paperwork received. I also include links to receipts/orders which are separate notes. Evernote works better with small focused notes. I have a master inventory document, but it only contains links to the above individual notes. The point is to allow you to start at a high level, and drill down if you need to. Also, while you can generate this list by doing a tag search, this allows you to specify the item order. I also generate a QR code with an link to the note. I print this, trim it and paste it to the back of the major items. An example of using this would be when I need to solve a problem with the TV. I just point my iphone or iPad, and I have instant access to the manual. Link to comment
Level 5 jbenson2 2,149 Posted December 20, 2015 Level 5 Share Posted December 20, 2015 Storing receipt information in Evernote would be helpful. Use a tag or a keyword for easy searching. Also, walk around each room and make videos with your smartphone. Store the videos on a removable memory card in your safe deposit box or other location (in case of a fire). Link to comment
ClutterBGone 155 Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 On 10/30/2015 at 6:12 PM, AKgirl99577 said: Has anyone used Evernote for a home inventory for insurance purposes? It seems so obvious but I'm not sure how to get started. I know I don't want an Excel spreadsheet. I'm thinking one notebook for each room and then a note for major items such as electronics then a description of all electronics in that room with serial numbers and photos. Is that way too much work? is there something easier/faster? I'd also like to be able to share the info with my insurance company. Ideas? This works for me. 1. Take a photo of the objects in each room. 2. Scan receipts of the many items you have purchased. 3. Place all content in a note called Home Inventory 2015. 4. Do this each year, "like New Years Day." 5. Problem solved. 1 1 Link to comment
Level 5* DTLow 5,749 Posted December 20, 2015 Level 5* Share Posted December 20, 2015 3 hours ago, jbenson2 said: Storing receipt information in Evernote would be helpful. Use a tag or a keyword for easy searching. Also, walk around each room and make videos with your smartphone. Store the videos on a removable memory card in your safe deposit box or other location (in case of a fire). Any piece of paper that I think might possibly be needed in the future gets scanned into Evernote. I then discard the physical paper. I would store the video in Evernote. That gives me a copy on my desktop and a copy in the cloud. Link to comment
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