VORBY  ·  THE JOURNAL  ·  MMXXVI
Edition
Vol. I  /  2026
Subject
The Journal
Method
Field notes
Status
Page 2  ·  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
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№ 11
How to Document Electronics for Insurance

How to Document Electronics for Insurance

Filed August 04, 2026  ·  home inventory  ·  electronics  ·  insurance

Home inventory electronics insurance work is the part of household organization people usually postpone until the exact moment they need it. A stolen laptop, a fried gaming console after a power surge, a camera bag gone from the car, or a l…

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№ 12
7 Types of Receipts to Keep for Taxes

7 Types of Receipts to Keep for Taxes

Filed August 03, 2026  ·  receipts  ·  tax deductions  ·  home organization

Receipts to keep for taxes are not the ones that look official, expensive, or vaguely important. They are the receipts that prove a deduction, explain why an expense was legitimate, and connect a purchase to the tax return you actually file…

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№ 13
5 Ways Couples Can Inventory Merged Homes

5 Ways Couples Can Inventory Merged Homes

Filed August 02, 2026  ·  couples  ·  moving  ·  home inventory

Couples merging homes inventory work is not just about boxes, labels, and who owns the nicer blender. It is about turning two private systems into one shared household before little disputes become recurring arguments. When two apartments, …

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№ 14
Roommate Move-In Inventory Checklist

Roommate Move-In Inventory Checklist

Filed August 01, 2026  ·  roommates  ·  moving  ·  home inventory

Roommate move in inventory work is not busywork. It is the short, practical conversation that turns a shared apartment from “whose dent was that?” into “we already documented it.” Before the first grocery run, before the couch gets dragged …

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№ 15
Home Inventory for Tax Deductions for Freelancers

Home Inventory for Tax Deductions for Freelancers

Filed July 31, 2026  ·  home inventory  ·  tax deductions  ·  freelancers

Home inventory tax deductions sound like a tax-season chore until you realize what is really at stake: proof. Freelancers working from home buy desks, monitors, microphones, storage bins, printer paper, routers, lamps, chairs, shelves, soft…

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№ 16
Photo Inventory vs. App Inventory for Home

Photo Inventory vs. App Inventory for Home

Filed July 30, 2026  ·  home inventory  ·  photo inventory  ·  inventory app

Photo inventory vs app is a practical question because almost everyone already has a camera in their pocket. If you are trying to protect a rental, organize a family home, prepare for a move, or make insurance claims less chaotic, taking ph…

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№ 17
Renter's Guide to Documenting Possessions

Renter's Guide to Documenting Possessions

Filed July 29, 2026  ·  renters  ·  home inventory  ·  insurance

A renter home inventory guide is not busywork. It is the record you wish you already had when a pipe bursts, a laptop disappears, a storage closet floods, or a landlord says damage was already there. Renters live with a strange mix of respo…

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№ 18
How to Inventory Shared Kitchen Gadgets

How to Inventory Shared Kitchen Gadgets

Filed July 28, 2026  ·  shared kitchen inventory  ·  roommates  ·  home inventory

Shared kitchen inventory sounds fussy until the third air fryer appears, the good blender disappears into someone's moving boxes, and nobody can remember who bought the immersion blender. Roommates usually share a kitchen because it saves m…

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№ 19
6 Things Roommates Forget to Inventory

6 Things Roommates Forget to Inventory

Filed July 27, 2026  ·  roommates  ·  home inventory  ·  shared apartment

A roommate home inventory usually starts with the obvious stuff: sofa, TV, coffee table, microwave, maybe the air fryer if everyone is feeling unusually responsible. Then everyone gets tired, says, “we basically got it,” and leaves out the …

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№ 20
Best Receipt Organizer Apps for Home (2026)

Best Receipt Organizer Apps for Home (2026)

Filed July 26, 2026  ·  receipts  ·  home inventory  ·  warranties

A receipt organizer app is not just a nicer place to store paper slips. For a household, it is the difference between being able to prove what you bought and vaguely remembering that the appliance came from somewhere, sometime, with a warra…

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Coda  ·  Closing remarks

Read on, or
begin your record.

Vorby is a careful record of what you own. The journal is the slow-print companion — the catalog itself is faster.

VORBY · MMXXVI
The Journal  ·  entries from the Vorby desk
FIN.