Guides for keeping track of what you own
Insurance claims, moves, returns and recalls, written so you can act on them today.
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Free Home Inventory Spreadsheet Template (Excel, Google Sheets)
A free Excel workbook for a home inventory: dropdowns for room and category, totals by room, and a check against your policy's limits for jewelry and other capped items. Printable checklist and CSV included.6 min read
A Home Inventory App That Reads Receipts From Your Email
Forward an order confirmation to Manifest and it comes back as an item with the price, date, serial and warranty filled in. What it costs, who else does it.5 min read
HomeZada Alternatives: 5 Apps for Just the Inventory
Best HomeZada alternatives if you only want the inventory: Manifest, Itemtopia, Under My Roof, NAIC and Home Contents, with October 2026 prices.6 min read
Itemtopia Alternatives: 5 Home Inventory Apps Compared
Best Itemtopia alternatives: Manifest, HomeZada, Under My Roof, NAIC and Sortly, compared on price, platforms, multi-user support and export.6 min read
Under My Roof Alternatives for Android, Web, or Pay-Once
Under My Roof alternatives for Android, web, or a one-time price: Itemtopia, Manifest, Home Contents, NAIC and HomeZada, with prices checked October 2026.7 min read
UP Home Inventory App Is Gone: Free Replacements
The UP Home Inventory app from United Policyholders is no longer available. Free and paid replacements, plus how to move your exported data.6 min read
Collection Inventory for Insurance: Caps, Appraisals, Proof
A standard policy caps stolen jewelry at $1,500 and coins at $200. What to record per collectible, when to schedule it, and when to re-appraise.8 min read
Home Inventory App Tracker 2026: Prices, Status, Shutdowns
Every home inventory app I could verify, with its price, platforms, whether it films a room, and the date checked. Which ones shut down. Updated monthly.6 min read
A Home Inventory App That Scans a Room and Lists the Items
Yes, Manifest films a room and returns one card per item for you to confirm. How to film so it works, what each plan allows, and the other apps that do it.5 min read
Photo Inventory Apps: 7 Compared, 3 Read the Photo for You
Which apps read the photo for you and which only store it, seven compared with dated prices, the free ones, and how to shoot photos an adjuster will accept.8 min read
Best iPhone and iPad Home Inventory Apps 2026: 9 Compared
Home Contents if you want to pay once, Under My Roof for iPhone plus Mac, Manifest for an insurance-ready list, SnapFind for moving. Nine apps compared on App Store data.9 min read
Free Moving Inventory Template: PDF Sheet, Box Labels, CSV
A box-by-box moving inventory sheet, a page of printable box labels, and a CSV. How to fill it in so it also works as evidence if the mover breaks something.5 min read
60 Cents a Pound: Why Movers Can Owe $6 on a $1,000 Item
Interstate movers must offer Full Value Protection. Sign it away and they owe 60 cents per pound per item. What each option pays, the 9-month claim deadline, and what to photograph first.6 min read
Sortly Alternatives: 6 Home Inventory Apps That Cost Less
Sortly's paid plans start at $49 a month. Six home inventory apps that cost less, what each one gives up, and how to move your Sortly CSV across.7 min read
How to Document Home Contents After a Flood, Before Cleanup
What to photograph before anything is thrown out, what adjusters need, what people forget, and how to build a claim packet that actually helps.8 min read
Did Encircle Shut Down? Yes. Here's Where Your Export Goes
Encircle closed its free Home Inventory app on Dec 17, 2025. The Encircle still in the App Store is for contractors. How to move your export, and what each replacement costs.5 min read
Renters Insurance Inventory Form + Checklist (Free PDF, CSV)
A printable renters insurance inventory form with a policy-facts card, a CSV that imports into any spreadsheet, and the 30-minute checklist that holds up to a real claim.10 min read
Home Insurance Caps: Jewelry $1,500, Cash $200, Coinsurance
The median U.S. home is insured for 70% of its rebuild cost, which adds a penalty to every claim. Add the caps on jewelry and cash, and here is what to check tonight.10 min read
How to Do a Home Inventory for Insurance, Room by Room
More than half of homeowners never finish one. The room order that ends, what an adjuster needs on each line, where to keep the file, and the 30-second update habit.6 min read
How to Check If a Product Is Recalled: CPSC Lookup and Alerts
420 recalls hit U.S. shelves in 2025 alone. How to check by model number, set up free alerts, and track recalled items you already own.9 min read
Return Policy Cheat Sheet 2026: Holiday Deadlines, 14 Stores
2026 holiday return deadlines plus return windows, restocking fees, receipt rules, and refund times at 14 stores, from Amazon and Target to IKEA.18 min read
House Fire or Burglary: What to Do in the First 24 Hours
The first 24 hours step by step: the report, the insurer call, documenting damage before cleanup, working with the adjuster, and what to do with no insurance.10 min read
ACV vs RCV Insurance: Why a Claim Can Pay $10,000 Less
ACV vs RCV explained: depreciated value versus replacement cost, a free calculator, and why the gap often runs $10,000 or more on a single claim.10 min read
Best Home Inventory Apps 2026: 7 Compared, 1 Scans by Photo
Seven apps on price, barcode and photo scanning, and insurance-ready export. We build one of them, Manifest, and say where it loses.12 min read
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