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Comment author: VAuroch 28 July 2014 05:05:27PM -1 points [-]

Safe deposit boxes also store a number of other documents securely, such as passports, title deeds to property, birth certificates, etc. In addition to any jewelry or whatever with large cash value, if you have any.

Comment author: Lumifer 28 July 2014 05:16:25PM 2 points [-]

Nowadays most paper documents are just a convenience (or an inconvenience). What really matters is the proper entry in some database in the cloud.

Replacing a missing passport, title deed, etc. is neither hard nor expensive.