What Sort of Things Do You Keep in a Safe Deposit Box?

Deeds and Titles

• Titles and deeds are documents or contracts showing your ownership of something. If you own a house, boat, or car, you have a title or deed. These documents are very important and replacing them is not a quick or simple process. Should you decide to sell or transfer ownership of property, you will need to have possession of your title or deed.

Marriage License or Divorce Decree

• Your marriage license or divorce decree, documents proving you are married or divorced, are important family records. Using a business-like approach to caring for important family documents helps you ensure they are safe, and saves you the frustration, money and time you would lose if they were misplaced or lost. A marriage license or divorce decree may be needed in legal proceedings or prove useful in documenting family genealogy.

An Inventory of Your Home

• It's devastating to lose items in your home due to fire, theft or flood, and then have to try to figure out what you lost. A home inventory is a record of furniture, rugs, collectibles and antiques, plates, appliances and more. By placing a written or videotaped inventory of your home in your safe deposit box, you will have a record for your insurance company if anything unfortunate happens.