Quote Originally Posted by Jim Becker View Post
Relative to the suggestion to use a safe deposit box at the bank, etc., that's not a bad suggestion for true valuables, but be very careful about what paperwork goes in there as in some circumstances, it may be problematic for "the estate" to access the box and that would be an issue for something like the original of a will and other related documents. The originals for that stuff are likely best to be left in the care of the attorney who prepared them and only having copies in a home safe, electronic storage and, if desired, a safe deposit box.
Proper use of a fire safe would be to have it contain the key to your safety deposit box, and a metal plate engraved with the contact info for your attorney and the address of your bank. Anything else would go poof in a real fire.