A home inventory is a
well-documented list that should contain photos of the belongings in your home.
However you may want to quickly create an inventory and then later when you have
more time add the details of each item.
Two ways to create a quick
inventory:
- Movies - See Locations
List - use the locations / rooms list to add a movie for each room.
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You can also start a
quick list by simply adding item records using the "Pick Lists " of
My ICE Plan
Create a quick list
if desired at 1st...
Thinking about what you
have and where it is kept - from your memory add the more expensive items at first then
add the small less expensive items in various rooms.
To add an item
record hit the
Insert
key or the "Add" button from the List menu to bring up a new item data form. Then
using the Pick List select a category from the category list, a location
from the location list and an item name from the item name list and hit the
Save button. My ICE Plan. will automatically add a quantity of 1 (one) when you
save the record. If any one of the above is not in the pre-populated "pick
list" then you can add it on the fly as you are adding records. When done
with one item then hit the Insert key and enter another item from your
memory and keep going until you can not think off hand what you own. You can
always add additional item details on the form at a later date.
Use this method to quickly
create a list of items in your home generally adding the more expensive items
and then add the small less expensive items in various rooms will at
least give you a good start. You do not have to document everything at
first or try to do it have to be all at one sitting. Use a few week ends or other
free time. Also think about creating a mental price limit for yourself at
first (recording items less than $25 at a later date, for instance). Remember
it’s better to have a brief quick inventory than no inventory at all.
Details...
When adding records you can add
all of the details as you go along or at any time. Perhaps at a later date when
you have more time to do so. But don't forget to add the details later if you
chose not to do so at the moment you are initially adding an item to the
inventory.
