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Storing Important Documents

NinaTonyNinaTony
in Cleaning & Organizing
My husband and I recently got married on September 1st.  Now, that the wedding and honeymoon are over, things are back to business.  I'm trying to get our apartment back to normal, and nicely organized.  We now have all of these important documents, such as our marriage license, passports, SS cards, and birth certificates.  I'm trying to figure our the safest place to store these documents.  Where do you ladies keep your important files?  
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  • spazticrexespazticrexe
    We have a fireproof safe for our important documents. It was a small one we stumbled upon for about $40 at Big Lots. It is like this one; opens at the top and is big enough for an accordion folder to separate various types of documents. My parents just use a fireproof lock box, but I prefer our safe since it's bigger.
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  • ThirtyPlusThirtyPlus
    Buy a fire safety box.  There are several sizes to meet your needs.  I keep these items stored away and safe.  In the event of a fire or flood they will be preserved. 
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  • bewilderingstarbewilderingstar
    We keep all our important docs in a lock box at our bank. It costs $25/yr and we can get to it anytime the bank is open. It's nice knowing that everything is safe in there!
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  • KellyM10KellyM10
    I also use a fire safe box, but a bank safety deposit box is also a good option for things you won`t need very often but do need to keep safe.
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  • rakle99rakle99
    We bought a firesafe safe at Home Depot for about $50. It's heavy, so it won't be easily stolen, and we can use it for more than documents as we accumulate other items we may want to keep in a safe. Definitely worth the investment.
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  • AurorafromCAAurorafromCA
    Have a safe deposit box for the original and then make copies and put them in a fire proof safe. Believe it or not, you will need a copy and it saves a trip to the bank!
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  • mtishawtmtishawt
    We have both a lock box at the bank and the fireproof safe. I like using the safe more just because I feel like I have "more" access to it. The safety deposit box is a good idea too, but I ended up just using it for certain pieces of jewelery.
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