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Insurance companies hate this one trick. Seriously, if she ever has a house fire, she will have an easier time than most reporting what she lost.

HKH2 4y ago
Only 15 hours a week for easier insurance claims!
- jahnu 4y ago
  Hehe. That said this does make me wonder if I shouldn’t just record a few long 4K 60fps video walking through our apartment opening cupboards and drawers and quickly scanning everything as a low effort catalog
  - mackrevinack 4y ago
    you could save yourself a ton storage space by using the timelapse mode on your phone's camera app. just set it to the shortest interval, which is usually 1 second
  - MerelyMortal 4y ago
    That's what I do. Relatively quick and easy, only need to parse if something actually happens. Just make sure the video is backed-up off-site.
  - melony 4y ago
    You get that working at a high enough accuracy and you will have an cashierless checkout company at hand.
jxramos 4y ago
exactly, I've dreamed about cataloguing a bunch of low res images of all my belongings just or inventory sake. So much junk to manage.
- LeonM 4y ago
  > So much junk to manage. "The things you own, end up owning you" - Tyler Durdan
  - Kye 4y ago
    He wasn't meant to be a role model.
    - chmod775 4y ago
      Funny that it happened anyways.
      - corrral 4y ago
        He had to be charming and his message appealing for the film to work. The next step—that Tyler and his lifestyle and obsessions also "owned" the narrator and needed to be discarded—may or may not have been lost on some people, but even those who did "get" the movie can still appreciate the Thoreau-esque manic-pixie-dream-bro appeal of Tyler in the early acts of the film.
    - rand49an 4y ago
      That aside, I would consider that a pretty true statement.
  - jxramos 4y ago
    Why's this being downvoted, it's totally true. When the object counts of possessions exceed a certain amount you just naturally lose stuff and the objects own your attention and frustrations. Anyone familiar with this crazy documentary? This is worth sharing https://www.uctv.tv/clutter/ https://www.uctv.tv/clutter/
lotsofpulp 4y ago
I would rather save the time of doing that cataloguing and cost of higher insurance premiums (due to lower deductible) and just start over. New clothes purchased for a couple thousand max, new computer/phone for a few thousand and restored from backup, and photos can be printed again anytime. I could probably be up and running in a couple days.
- technothrasher 4y ago
  > due to lower deductible I'm confused. Why does cataloging your household items have anything to do with the deductible on your insurance policy? I'm definitely not concerned with cataloging my t-shirts and underwear, but I do have some high ticket items that I've parked money in that I would like back in the event of a disaster, so I do have a good catalog of anything I think is important.
  - lotsofpulp 4y ago
    If you have a high deductible, then insurance is not going to reimburse you for losses anyway, so what is the point of cataloguing it for insurance? I can live without a TV/speakers/other Knick knacks in case I fall on hard times. I just need enough cash/insurance to be able to buy a phone/laptop/car/clothes/shelter/food. So you set the deductible to $25k and just roll with the risk of losing a few unnecessary possessions that you might have to repurchase.
    - cactacea 4y ago
      At least in the US typical deductibles are typically in the $500-$2000k range for structure and contents. Where on earth are you getting $25k from?
      - lotsofpulp 4y ago
        My current insurance is Amica, but I have gotten quotes for it before. You have to ask them, it is usually not on a standard selection form. Edit: I logged into Amica, and I can select it via drop down.

HKH2 4y ago

Only 15 hours a week for easier insurance claims!

jahnu 4y ago
Hehe. That said this does make me wonder if I shouldn’t just record a few long 4K 60fps video walking through our apartment opening cupboards and drawers and quickly scanning everything as a low effort catalog
- mackrevinack 4y ago
  you could save yourself a ton storage space by using the timelapse mode on your phone's camera app. just set it to the shortest interval, which is usually 1 second
- MerelyMortal 4y ago
  That's what I do. Relatively quick and easy, only need to parse if something actually happens. Just make sure the video is backed-up off-site.
- melony 4y ago
  You get that working at a high enough accuracy and you will have an cashierless checkout company at hand.

jxramos 4y ago

exactly, I've dreamed about cataloguing a bunch of low res images of all my belongings just or inventory sake. So much junk to manage.

LeonM 4y ago
> So much junk to manage. "The things you own, end up owning you" - Tyler Durdan
- Kye 4y ago
  He wasn't meant to be a role model.
  - chmod775 4y ago
    Funny that it happened anyways.
    - corrral 4y ago
      He had to be charming and his message appealing for the film to work. The next step—that Tyler and his lifestyle and obsessions also "owned" the narrator and needed to be discarded—may or may not have been lost on some people, but even those who did "get" the movie can still appreciate the Thoreau-esque manic-pixie-dream-bro appeal of Tyler in the early acts of the film.
  - rand49an 4y ago
    That aside, I would consider that a pretty true statement.
- jxramos 4y ago
  Why's this being downvoted, it's totally true. When the object counts of possessions exceed a certain amount you just naturally lose stuff and the objects own your attention and frustrations. Anyone familiar with this crazy documentary? This is worth sharing https://www.uctv.tv/clutter/ https://www.uctv.tv/clutter/

lotsofpulp 4y ago

I would rather save the time of doing that cataloguing and cost of higher insurance premiums (due to lower deductible) and just start over. New clothes purchased for a couple thousand max, new computer/phone for a few thousand and restored from backup, and photos can be printed again anytime. I could probably be up and running in a couple days.

technothrasher 4y ago
> due to lower deductible I'm confused. Why does cataloging your household items have anything to do with the deductible on your insurance policy? I'm definitely not concerned with cataloging my t-shirts and underwear, but I do have some high ticket items that I've parked money in that I would like back in the event of a disaster, so I do have a good catalog of anything I think is important.
- lotsofpulp 4y ago
  If you have a high deductible, then insurance is not going to reimburse you for losses anyway, so what is the point of cataloguing it for insurance? I can live without a TV/speakers/other Knick knacks in case I fall on hard times. I just need enough cash/insurance to be able to buy a phone/laptop/car/clothes/shelter/food. So you set the deductible to $25k and just roll with the risk of losing a few unnecessary possessions that you might have to repurchase.
  - cactacea 4y ago
    At least in the US typical deductibles are typically in the $500-$2000k range for structure and contents. Where on earth are you getting $25k from?
    - lotsofpulp 4y ago
      My current insurance is Amica, but I have gotten quotes for it before. You have to ask them, it is usually not on a standard selection form. Edit: I logged into Amica, and I can select it via drop down.