Record your belongings room by room with values and serial numbers — the document insurers ask for after theft, fire, or flood. Saves in your browser, prints beautifully, exports CSV.
| Room | Item | Value | Serial / notes |
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💾 Saves in this browser only. Keep the printed PDF with your insurance papers and re-export after big purchases.
After a burglary or house fire, insurers ask for an itemised list of what was lost — and reconstructing your possessions from memory, under stress, reliably misses thousands of dollars' worth. An inventory made in a calm hour fixes that. Use replacement values (what it costs to buy new today), because most contents policies are new-for-old; totalling them also reveals whether your sum insured is realistic — most households are shocked by the number, and underinsurance is the norm.
Serial numbers do double duty: police need them to identify recovered goods, and insurers use them to verify claims. While adding items, photograph or video each room on your phone — the combination of this list plus room photos is exactly what assessors want. Store the printed copy somewhere the disaster can't reach: with a relative, in your work drawer, or scanned into cloud email.
Should I list every item or just valuables?
Start with anything over about $100, then sweep up categories (clothing, kitchenware, linen) as single lines with estimated totals. Precision on big items, reasonable estimates on the rest.
Replacement value or what I paid?
Replacement value — today's cost to buy new. Most contents insurance is new-for-old, and this is also the number that tests whether your sum insured is adequate.
Do I need receipts?
They help but aren't essential — note purchase details, keep the serial numbers, and photograph the items in place. Insurers accept a combination of records for proof of ownership.
How often should I update it?
After any major purchase, and a quick annual review — put it with a yearly ritual like tax time. Re-print and re-export the CSV each update.
Is my inventory private?
Yes — it's stored only in your browser on this device and never uploaded. That privacy also means you must export or print copies as your backup.