VORBY  ·  THE JOURNAL  ·  MMXXVI
Edition
Vol. I  /  2026
Subject
The Journal
Method
Field notes
Status
Page 1  ·  in print
Chapter I Field Notes

Notes from
the catalog.

Dispatches, methodology, and field observations on cataloging the home. Entered, edited, and filed by the Vorby desk.

The Index
10 on this page
№ 01
Roommate Move-Out Checklist for Deposit Recovery

Roommate Move-Out Checklist for Deposit Recovery

Filed September 26, 2026  ·  roommates  ·  moving  ·  rental deposit

Roommate move out checklist deposit planning is not about being fussy during an already stressful week. It is about making sure one person’s forgotten oven mess, mystery wall damage, missing key, or abandoned storage bin does not turn into …

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№ 02
Home inventory for homeowners insurance: claim-ready checklist

Home inventory for homeowners insurance: claim-ready checklist

Filed September 25, 2026  ·  home inventory  ·  homeowners insurance  ·  insurance claim

Quick answer. Homeowners insurance covers the building and, separately, your stuff. The inventory is for the stuff: room-by-room photos of objects in place, serials on appliances and electronics, receipts when you have them, and a value you…

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№ 03
Home Inventory for Blended Families Tracking

Home Inventory for Blended Families Tracking

Filed September 25, 2026  ·  blended families  ·  home inventory  ·  shared household

Home inventory blended families need is not just a nicer list of stuff. It is a household agreement, a moving record, an insurance file, and sometimes a custody-friendly way to keep peace when two adults, several kids, and years of separate…

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№ 04
Inventory App vs. Spreadsheet for Couples' Homes

Inventory App vs. Spreadsheet for Couples' Homes

Filed September 24, 2026  ·  home inventory  ·  couples  ·  shared household

Inventory app vs spreadsheet couples is not a theoretical debate when two people are combining kitchens, couches, tools, books, electronics, documents, and half-remembered storage bins. It is the difference between a shared household record…

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№ 05
Home Inventory for Managing Parents' Estate

Home Inventory for Managing Parents' Estate

Filed September 23, 2026  ·  home inventory parents estate  ·  estate inventory  ·  adult children

Home inventory parents estate work begins at the worst possible time: after a parent dies, enters care, or can no longer explain what is in the house. Adult children are left with rooms full of furniture, photos, tools, jewelry, paperwork, …

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№ 06
How to Scan Receipts for Tax Deductions Using an App

How to Scan Receipts for Tax Deductions Using an App

Filed September 22, 2026  ·  receipts  ·  tax deductions  ·  freelancers

Scan receipts tax deductions app is a practical search phrase for a very real problem: you buy something that may be deductible, you tell yourself you will file the receipt later, and by tax season the proof is faded, missing, or mixed into…

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№ 07
5 Ways Couples Can Inventory Merged Homes

5 Ways Couples Can Inventory Merged Homes

Filed September 21, 2026  ·  couples  ·  moving  ·  home inventory

Couples inventory merged homes because love does not automatically merge two sets of cookware, two sofas, four lamps, three tool kits, duplicate warranties, old storage bins, inherited furniture, and the receipts nobody can find. When two h…

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№ 08
Home Inventory for College Student Dorm Move-Out

Home Inventory for College Student Dorm Move-Out

Filed September 20, 2026  ·  college students  ·  dorm move-out  ·  home inventory

Home inventory college student dorm planning sounds like something your parents would care about until move-out week turns into three trash bags, a missing desk chair, a damaged wall dispute, and a group chat full of “is that mine?” A dorm …

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№ 09
Spreadsheet vs. App for Shared Kitchen Inventory

Spreadsheet vs. App for Shared Kitchen Inventory

Filed September 20, 2026  ·  roommates  ·  shared kitchen  ·  kitchen inventory

Spreadsheet vs app kitchen inventory is not really a software debate. For roommates, it is a question of whether the system can stop the same arguments from returning every week: who used the last olive oil, whether the house already owns c…

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№ 10
Home Inventory for Renter's Insurance Guide

Home Inventory for Renter's Insurance Guide

Filed September 09, 2026  ·  renters insurance  ·  home inventory  ·  receipts

Home inventory renters insurance work is easy to ignore until a pipe bursts, a bike disappears, a kitchen fire spreads smoke through the apartment, or a move-out dispute turns into a receipt hunt. Renters insurance can protect the things yo…

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