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The 60-second test

30 documents every household should be able to find in 60 seconds each. Check off what you could find right now.

How to score it: a check means you could put your hands on it in under a minute. The actual document, not "it's somewhere in my email." Be honest. Most households check fewer than half.

Identity & personal

Passport…and do you know when it expires?
Birth certificate (yours + each family member's)
Social Security card
Marriage certificate / divorce decree
Driver's license renewal date

Home

Lease, or deed & mortgage documents
Homeowner's / renter's insurance policy…and the renewal date
Property tax statement
Furnace / HVAC warranty & service records
Home improvement receiptsthey can matter at sale time (capital-gains basis)

Money

Last year's tax return
Receipts you'd need for this year's deductions
A list of every subscription you pay for
Loan agreements (car, student, personal)
Retirement / investment account statements

Insurance

Auto insurance card & policy…and the renewal date
Life / disability policy…and do the right people know it exists?
Home warranty contract (what's actually covered?)

Vehicles

Car title / registration…and the registration renewal date
Maintenance recordsthey raise resale value
The warranty on your newest car repair

Devices & warranties

Receipt for your phone / laptopwith the serial number
Warranty for your newest appliance…and when it expires
Proof of purchase for anything you'd claim on insurance

Family & just-in-case

Kids' school enrollment & activity forms
Pet records (license, microchip, vet)
Will / power of attorney…and does your family know where?
Emergency contacts & account listcould your next of kin find what matters?
Utility account numbers (for the on-hold call)
The last important letter you were sentthe one you said you'd deal with later

How did you do?

25–30: genuinely impressive. Ella would like to shake your hand (she has eight and thinks you might, too).

15–24: better than most, but the gaps are exactly the ones that bite at the worst moment.

Under 15: completely normal. That's the point of Handled: snap, scan, or forward files once. Ella names and stores your files in your cloud, then helps you find them in seconds.

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Handled helps you organize your own documents. This checklist is general information, not legal, tax, or financial advice. Checkbox state isn't saved or sent anywhere; this page collects nothing.