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It is the summer and I will be in Sarnia working with a client that owns THREE houses. This project began 2 years ago so we are going to keep going.
Until, I see you next: here is a post that I wrote a few years back (with some editing)… No worries: I STILL LOVE THIS PRODUCT!
I met was Jodi Sinden the inventor of the Homebox a few years ago. When we first met, she told me about a product that she was hoping to develop that would help people organize those dreaded personal papers. One never knows where to put the passport, birth certificates and deeds to the house.
A few years later, I was very pleased to see her featured on the hit CBC show The Dragon’s Den . For those of you who are not familiar with the Dragon’s Den it is a reality show focused on entrepreneurs. They pitch their ideas to the ‘dragons’ (5 venture capitalists) and strike deals that will help develop their business idea. This can be a very daunting task as those dragons pull no punches and tell it how it is. If you are unlucky enough to get caught in the cross fire (pun intended) you usually leave with no money and possibly a very wounded ego.
This fortunately was not the case for Jodi Sinden. She managed to convince three of the dragons to help her develop her product. No small feat for a shy young woman from Toronto!
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After seeing her on the show, I had contacted Jodi to congratulate her on her successful pitch and asked if I could get a Homebox to review for my blog. I received on and a happy to bring it to your attention today.
The Homebox is a simple but very practical idea. This award winning desktop accessory will complement any decor that you may have in your home or office. The Homebox is an attractive embossed brown or black faux leather box. Inside you will find nine pre-printed, archival safe poly envelopes. Each envelop is sealed with a Velcro fastener that makes it easy to open and keep securely closed. Each envelope can hold about 100 sheets of paper but the box would be able to hold more if you wanted to add more envelopes in the future.
The envelopes are pre-printed with the following headings: home, career and education, finances, health, household management, personal papers, recreation, taxes and vehicle. Each beautifully designed and illustrated envelope will list what forms, legal documents, CDs with pictures or files should be kept inside. The envelopes also have tips on what business cards to keep, useful and important websites to help you with any concerns you may have, how to better manage your time or how to organize those important life defining document.
Let me walk you through an envelope so you can see what I mean. Take the Personal Papers envelope. On the front is a list of permanent documents that you would keep: birth certificate, adoption papers, social insurance card, religious certificates, passport, immigration papers, marriage certificates, will, power of attorney… you get the idea…THE REALLY IMPORTANT STUFF.
On the back she has given you tips on what business cards/contacts to keep: Notary, Lawyer, Estate Planning Professional, Designated Executor, and Safety
Deposit Location. The tips include what you should keep in a safety deposit box, what is estate planning, and why you should prepare a will. The Taxes envelope is a bookkeeper’s dream. It clearly states what you should be keeping to get your taxes organized and off to the accounting professional for a quick turnaround
I cannot say enough about the attention to detail contained in each section as well as the easy with which you can use and maintain all of these life defining documents.
All opinions are mine alone. I do not receive compensation for this review. Let me know if this has been helpful to you.
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Margarita Ibbott, Professional Organizer, London, Ontario
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This is a great product but it has one drawback. Paper can get lost or destroyed. An online solution keeps the same information is a secure remote location. If you would like, I can arrange for you to review a product called Estate++.