Storing important papers

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Anonymous wrote:Passports and birth certificates? Are you kidding? Put it in a nice box and store it somewhere nondescript aka not out in the open. That should do. If someone breaks into your house I guarantee you they will steal your safe, jewelry, electronics before searching high and low for your birth certificate! Who are you people??! And what major bank doesn't have a safe deposit box?!

OP is obviously more concerned about fire damage than theft.
Surprised you cannot understand that.

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Anonymous wrote:Passports and birth certificates? Are you kidding? Put it in a nice box and store it somewhere nondescript aka not out in the open. That should do. If someone breaks into your house I guarantee you they will steal your safe, jewelry, electronics before searching high and low for your birth certificate! Who are you people??! And what major bank doesn't have a safe deposit box?!

OP is obviously more concerned about fire damage than theft.
Surprised you cannot understand that.

The person also doesn't understand that at many banks there are years long waitlists to get a safe deposit box. She also doesn't understand that they aren't that safe.

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Anonymous wrote:Ummm a safe? Or the cloud? Adulting is hard for you, so it seems.

Not op but you're a dumb b. This is a valid issue that is not easy to resolve.


Most safes made for homes are ridiculously easy to break into if that is a concern. You have to get a heavy one
For anyone who knows, how much should a decent safe cost? I need one for documents but also to put some valuables in when I'm away.

C-Rated safes will run around $1500-$7000 depending on model and obviously the size.

E-Rated safes are better with 1inch thick walls, and will be a bit more.

you can get a decent gun safe for less than $500. They weigh more than 300 pounds, so bolting it to a floor isn't really needed. And they're fireproof

Those aren't safes. They aren't really fireproof either.

We got a large gun safe that is "fireproof", at least for a certain amount of time or heat. It was a little more than $500, but not that much more.

We bought it from Bass Pro and it is 5' tall, maybe 24-30" wide. It is so heavy, I can't imagine thieves being able to cart it out.

If you are just wanting to store documents to keep safe from a short fire, get a small safe and hide it in a box or behind some clothes in your closet. Put it where robbers won't notice it.

One thing, everyone hides stuff in a box or somewhere in their closets. Everyone knows this.