It’s time to get those W2′s together and file your income taxes – that April deadline will be here before you know it! Most people do not look forward to crunching all those numbers, dealing with the IRS, and rummaging through a year’s worth of tattered receipts, but it’s a necessary annual chore for most of us.
I’ve teamed up with Sentry Safe, a world leader in fire-resistant security storage, to offer some tax time survival tips and provide a fun giveaway to help you with your taxes. One lucky reader will win a $25 WalMart gift card and your own waterproof fire-resistant file safe!
The ability to protect your important legal/financial documents, treasured family photos, passports, and more in case of flooding or fire is very important! Here are some features of the SentrySafe HD4100 Fire Safe:
ETL Verified 1/2-hour fire protection for CDs, DVDs, USB drives and memory sticks up to 1550°F
Key lock for privacy
Privacy Key Lock
UL Classified 1/2-hour proven fire protection
Waterproof Seal-ETL Verified
In-lid holder for easy access to CDs, DVDs, passports, and other frequently retrieved items
Color: Silver Gray
Exterior Dimensions: 14.3″x15.5″x13.5″ and 0.65 Cubic Ft. capacity
I also received my own WalMart gift card to put together a tax season survival kit. I like to save money by filing my own taxes, so I purchased this year’s edition of TurboTax, tax preparation software that will walk you through it step by step. Secondly, I bought some new hanging file folders which will be perfect since my new Sentry Safe holds up to 40 file folders. I also gathered some items I already had which will be useful – a calculator, pens, all of the necessary W2′s, interest statements, etc. and some organic fair trade chocolate to power me through it.
I find it helpful to make you have gathered all your necessary documents before getting started. I also keep a file folder system and have a folder for health care receipts, receipts for large purchases, previous years’ tax info, etc. By filing stuff appropriately and staying organized throughout the year, it makes it a lot easier to find what I need when it’s time to do taxes.
If you meet certain income requirements, you may possibly qualify for free tax preparation so check out IRS.gov to see if you qualify and choose from a number of free tax preparation software downloads.
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dont be alarmed but.. WI just passed their new gun law and I would really like to get a permit and keep my gun in the safe!
Here in Florida, you only need a gun permit for concealed carry.
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I’d keep birth certificates and social security information in there
Memories that cannot be replaced, like pictures of the kids when they were babies.
If I won, I’d keep important papers in the fire-proof safe.
birth certs, pics and those other important papers and data i’ve copied from the puters.
important info and pictures, as I have already lost everything once to a fire, was not a good thing to go threw
Birth certificates, social security cards and tax papers
I would keep social security cards, birth certificates, and maybe hide some cash in there.
I would keep my social security cards, birth certificates, medical cards, favorite photos, and maybe some pricey jewelry in the box.
I’d keep my life Insurance policies, birth certificates ad all other important pictures. Also pics of my relatives who have passed away.
Carol L
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birth certificates and social security cards
Important papers and documents, like my passports, SS cards, etc.
I’d keep birth certificates, passports, credit card into, insurance info, etc…. in it.
Thanks!
Important documents like the birth certificate and such.
My passport and letters from my mom.
Birth Certificates, Passports, emergency cash!!
birth certs, social security cards, passports
Passports, SS cards, photos etc…thanks for the giveaway!
ashleygatewood1(AT)gmail.com
I would keep birth certificates and social security cards in the safe.
I would keep my families passports, birth certificates, marriage license, last 9 years tax returns, our trust(will) and my Mom’s power of attorney paperwork.
I would keep insurance papers, my latest tax returns, a checkbook, social security cards, birth and wedding certificates, passports, our wills, and a small photo album in a fire-proof safe. Thanks for the giveaway!
Birth certificates, passports.
i’d keep important momentoes that cannot be replaced. yes, i’m a sentimental sop.
i’d keep birth/marriage certificates, a copy of our will and pictures
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I would keep all important papers like insurance, my tax returns, a checkbook, social security cards, birth and wedding certificates, passports, identification cards and a small photo album in a fire-proof safe. Thanks!
I would keep birth cerft, social s cards, important papers in the safe.
I would keep important papers and some money
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Social Security cards, important house papers, Birth Certificates
I would store important documents for my family, house, and car.
Birth certificates, emergency money, home and insurance documents.
I would keep receipts, family documents and bonds in this safe.
Our passports, birth certificates, marriage license, etc…
I would keep birth certificates, passports and other important documents there
I would keep my important documents in it.
If I won this I would keep all of our important papers in it such as SS cards,Birth Certificates,Titles,insurance etc. Thanks for the chance!
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birth certificates, insurance papers, ss cards, titles, baby records
Important documents
Passports, social security and credit cards.
I would keep all important papers that would be time consuming and a hassle to replace.
jslbrown_03 at yahoo dot com
I would keep all my important documents in it…plus receipts and serial numbers for items of high value that I have purchased (in case of theft)
I would put my youngest daughters adoption papers in it
Kims2312@verizon.net
important papers like birth certificates, marriage license, etc
Passports & birth certificates.
all my pesonal and private files
I would keep my marriage license in the fireproof safe.
Passport, will, birth certificates, titles, etc.
Birth certificates, tax returns, and passports
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I would keep our will, titles and deeds, birth certificates and other important papers.
THanks so much
I would keep my brith certificate in it if I won.
birth certificates and car title
I would keep important documents in it…like the children’s birth certificates, titles, wills, etc.
Thank you.
I would like to win the SentrySafe because I want to protect our important documents like our passports, house deed, car titles etc.
abfantom at yahoo dot com
I’d keep the family’s important documents. Birth certificates, will, marriage certificate.
Birth certificates, Will, marriage certificate and passports
I’d keep my social security card, some bank statements, and some important photos
I’d keep savings bonds, stock certificates, deed to house, car title, birth certificate in the safe if I win!
Thanks for the giveaway!
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not sure how you confirm that!
All my personel info, such as birth certificates and passports. Thanks.
I would keep our car titles, abstract and birth certificates in it.
I am an email subscriber with a yahoo addy… there wasnt a box provided to input info
Social Security cars and Birth Certificates.
I would keep immigration documents in the safe and love letters!
taxes, of course; birth certificates & marriage license
I would keep our passports, auto titles and other important paperwork
titles, birth certificates, deed, other important documents
tmarie56@hotmail.com
I would put important papers.
my flash drive with all my old pictures on it and my coin collection.
Birth certificates and important photos.
I’d keep my important documents in the safe (passport, birth certificate, etc)
All our important docs: Mortgage stuff, passports, SS cards
I would keep birth certificates, house deed, ss # etc
my false teeth,,,,smiling
ss card, birth certificates, important papers
birth and marriage certificates, social security numbers, medical files and other important papers
I would store important documents like birth certificates and passports ヅ *Thanks* for the giveaway!
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If I won, I’d keep birth certificates, soc security cards, wills, passports and other docs in it.
I would use it for tax records, family papers, and a few other odds and ends.
I’d keep candy bars in it!
Just kidding.
I don’t know, really. But I’m sure I could do some real thinking about it if I actually won. LOL!
If I won the safe, I’d keep the usual important documents in it; birth certificates, S.S cards, vehicle titles, insurance papers, etc. I’d also keep all the flash drives and CDs I’ve made that have copies of all of my pictures on them in the safe. If we ever have a house fire, at least I’d know I could replace all my pictures. I intended on buying a safe for just that reason, but I haven’t gotten around to doing it yet.
I would file and keep all important paperwork and documents.
Birth certificates, passports.
Birth certificates, passports and other important documents
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I would keep all my important papers such as birth certificates, SS cards, etc. Thanks!
I would keep birth certificates and ss cards in the safe.
nice small safe
I’d keep important documents like passports, titles and birth certificates.
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I would keep important documents -birth certificates etc.
Birth certificate, car title, bonds!
I would keep our social security cards hubbys military paperwork car titles birth certificate tax papers
The typical passport/ss card/birth certificates, but also the receipts/serial number info for my laptop and a few other electronics.
rbjj32825[at]lycos[dot]com
Haven’t filed yet/
birth certificates etc, and photo cds
We have a bag of important papers I’d keep in there and definitely my photo CDs and flash drives.
I would keep my passport, social security card, old tax returns, and anything else super confidential.
I would keep important documentation and picture flash drives inside.
I would keep birth certificates, passports and wills in my safe. I want to thank you for this awesome sweep and hope to win
passports, birth certificates and other important documents
Birth Certificates and marriage license. I can’t think of what else right now, but I’m sure I would fill it up!
tax papers & cash
I would keep everything – pay stubs, tax return paperwork, ss cards, you name it. What a practical giveaway I need this!
Important papers like Birth Certificates and stuff of that nature! Thank You!
I would keep all of our important papers, SS cards, birth certificates, deed
I would keep all the important stuff like birth certs, marriage license, life ins, SS cards, etc
Birth cert, marriage lic, ss cards, pictures, tax papers, the children’s first baby teeth and 1st bday candles,
I would keep prior year tax records
I would keep all of the important documents I have that must be saved throughout the years and would not last through a fire! Also, I would put pictures and memories in there too.
I’d keep birth certificates, SS cards, & pictures
Computer back up DVDs, flash drives, financial papers.
I would keep important documents in it!
If I won I would keep all our important documents in this file, including birth certificates, marriage licence, social security cards, tax information, as well as pictures and important mementos
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birth certificates and social security cards
bank statements
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I would keep deeds and birth certificates in it.
I would keep savings bonds and personal records in it.
I would keep birth certificates, social security info, copy of will, etc.
important papers
All my important papers!
I would keep birth certificates, insurance documents, tax documents and maybe some money if I had any LOL
Pictures and our handgun.
I’d keep our birth certificates, wedding cert & passports in it.
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Important papers and the restore/backup disks for my laptop!
I would put my kids birth certificates and SS cards in it.
birth certificates, passports, tax records…
I’d keep birth certs, important papers, passports
My medical records and my pet’s vaccination records would be kept in this safe.
birth cert., med records. mortgage stuff.
Birth certificates, tax returns, and passports, etc
I’d keep our passports, wills, and CD’s with family photos on them
Our Marriage license, Birth Certificates,Passports, Stocks, Our home deed, etc
I would keep important papers in it.
I’d keep my important papers – birth certificates, passports, etc…
birth certificate, important papers, ss card
My parents just bought a fire proof safe b.c my aunts apt caught on fire last month. It would be great to have one for my things.
oops forgot to put what… I would keep photos and my government issued docs.
I would keep some important documents/papers in there
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passport, social security card, etc.
Birth Certificates, marriage license, SS cards, baptism papers
We already have a safe deposit box for long-term safe storage of important documents. The safe would be great for storing important documents we need easy access to like insurance documents, social security cards, etc.
Tax info, homeowner papers, insurance/medical papers
We would keep important papers and documents there.
BIRTH CERTIFICATES, SS CARDS, BASICALLY ANY IMPORTANT DOCS
shebebes@yahoo.com
boring same as everyone else… important legal documents and such.
oh. and the backup cds of important photos, like our wedding.
important papers, birth certificates, social security cards whatever is important to me
sweetheart4171(at)yahoo(dot)com
I would keep my mortgage documents, passports, and wills in the safe. Thanks for the giveaway!
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I would keep all our important files, ss cards, and birth certificates. Thanks for the chance. bekki1820cb at gmail dot com
i would keep all my important paper work
Important papers and photo CDs. Thanks for the chance to win!
mrsmchappell at gmail dot com
The biggest reason I’d love this safe is to store photo discs in. After scanning hundreds if not thousands of pictures last year for a Graduation project, I know how precious ALL pictures are! I have virtually thousands more to go so need a safe probably for just pictures. My brother lost all of theirs in a tornado years ago, so I know the pain of losing keepsakes like this.
Gotta keep all those important documents safe and some spending money!!!
Important papers and some pictures. Any thing else that would need to be put in a safe place.
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I would keep all our personal records, birth certificates, social security cards etc…
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I would keep our birth certificates, social security cards, vehicle titles, mortgage paper work, and our insurance paperwork.
birth certificate & passport
Thanks for the contest.
I would keep a thumb drive of my important documents and all my photos. I would also keep my hard copy backups.
birth certificates etc
I would keep our family birth certificates and our financial documents.
important documents, passports, and cash.
taxes records and personal documents and a few pieces of jewelry
Paperwork, jewelry and DVD’s
I would keep important papers, birth certificates, family diary files, maybe photo CDs, etc. in it.
Thanks for the giveaway!
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We’d store the essential important papers, the few emotional keepsakes that we value most and my handgun.
I would store pictures on disc, important papers like birth certificates and tax reciepts
I would store important documents in the safe
My families important documents and money…should I ever get my hands on some.
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passports, birth certificates, important financial papers and tax info
Birth certificates, passports and the like.
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i would keep passports and ss cards and stuff like that in it.
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probably important family documents, birth certificates, marriage certificates, etc
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Copies of important docs like birth cert, drivers license, ect, and a memory card with all our pictures!
My jewelry!
I would start my daughter off right and have her keep ID, financial and investment items in such a safe. We already have a Sentry
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no extra info box available .. and guess you need that info for entry verification
I would keep things like social security cards and birth certificates in the safe!
SS cards, birthcertificates,insurance papers,house title, car titles , general important papers
Important Documents!
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-I would keep birth certificates, insurance papers and passports inside of it.
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I’d put all of our important documents in the safe. I’d also put a flash drive with all of our family photos in it.
Cash, important documents
my gold coins
I would keep my important papers like marriage certificate etc.
My house information deed, insurance info, other insurance info, legal papers etc
Gladys P
sps1113 at yahoo dot com
My birth certificate and passport.
birth certificates sscards passports and jewelry
Money and that BIG winning lottery ticket…when I win.
I would keep our ss cards, birth certificates and insurance policies. I would keep money if I ever get any lol.
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Mostly legal documents
I would keep all out important documents in the safe.
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birth certificates,social security cards, passports
i would put all important receipts in the box. also my will, banking information and birth certificate.
birth certificates
thanks!
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I would keep some photos, passports, and birth certificates.
photos and important documents
I would keep our family papers in it.
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I’d keep jewelry and important documents in it!
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I’d keep memorabilia from my baby’s births. I like the gun idea except in our family since we have kids, we would really need a high tech safe maybe a biometric one. They say your first purchase if youre going to own a gun for protection is a very secure safe.
Our birth certificates and family photos.
pictures, important documents
I would keep all of my families ID (social sec. card, etc), marriage license, car titles, and I would keep a few very special momentos from childhood.
our passports, citizenship papers stuff like that
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I would keep birth certificates and social security cards and pictures.
i would put our passports and birth certificates
I’d keep birth and marriage certificates, social security cards, and bonds in it
I would keep all of our financial documents, copies of identifications, the kids school, medical and dental records, etc…
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I live on a river that flooded twice ths past fall. I would love a waterproof safe to keep important documents in.
I am moving and the safe where I’ve been keeping my will, birth certificate, SS card, etc doesn’t belong to me. I would use it to store these and other important papers safe as I am moving to a hurricane area and where there are little kids and would like to keep my papers safe.
Birth certificates, ownership paperwork, socials, etc.
Birth Certificates, ss cards, Photo & Video DVD’s
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I’ll keep insurance and ID papers, marriage license, copy of my will, and all other legal papers in the box. Thanks.
Birth certificates, marriage license, and passports
I would like to win because I want to protect our important documents like our passports, house deed, car titles etc.
abfantom at yahoo dot com
I’d keep our birth certificates and social security cards as well as my mother’s jewelry.
I think this is a must have for valuable papers if you don’t have a safe deposit box
I’d keep important documents in there- like birth certificates, photos, etc…
I’d keep our vital papers in there as well as some genealogy research and CDs with all of our digital pictures.
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I would keep the house papers, and insurance papers in there if I won. Plus, the birth certificates.
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deed to my house, pink slips, birth certificates, our passports
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I would keep my important papers and discs that have backups of my computer files.
important documents like passports, wills, etc.
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I would put wills, deeds, birth certificates, passports, photos and more in the Sentry box.
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need to keep our birth certificates and will in the safe!
I would keep important documents and insurance policies. Thanks!
I would keep all the important papers such as birth certificates, some photos, car titles, taxes from previous years, ect
Birth certificates, marriage certificate, mortgage papers, etc..
I would keep birthcertificates, social security cards, and some pictures that mean alot to me
titles and important documents
I would keep birth certificates, old family photos, marriage/divorce paperwork, a copy of my resume, and tax documents from previous years!
I would keep family documents, bank statements and photos.
birth certificates,ss cards,pics that cant be replaced,all the important papers!
Birth certificates, SS cards
I would keep birth certificates, and SS cards.
i would keep important papers
I’d keep old taxes, and our wills
I need a safe in my house for paperwork.
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I would keep important documents like birth certificates in it.
Birth certificates, insurance papers.
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I would keep all of our important documents in it!
I’d keep pictures of my little ones and important documents in it.
I would keep important documents- birth certificates/ SS cards/ deed to the house
All our important papers and my husbands Military Service Record.
bakergurl02 (at) yahoo (dot) com
I would keep passports, photos, some money, social security cards.
Important papers.
We have someone important mementos that we can’t replace with insurance.
Some of my favorite pics of my girls, birth certificates, social security cards and a few other important things. thank you!
legal documents, birth certifcates, etc.
would keep deeds, birth certificates and other important doc.s
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Would put in all of the important papers in there!! Birth Certificates, Social Security Cards, Insurance Papers, House papers, etc
Important personal documents.
I would keep certificates, licenses, insurance papers and passports
id keep birth certificates,social security cards and any important papers
I’d keep birth certificates, social security cards, passports, marriage license, and digital pictures.
What would I keep in my waterproof safe if I win ? That is a secret. You should never tell anyone what is in your safe.
My important documents that are currently very disorganized!
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I have some important papers and my great grandmother’s wedding ring that would stay in there permanently!
I would keep Important documents in it! Thanks for the great giveaway!
Passports, cash
Thanks for the great contest!
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I would keep birth certificates and other important papers.
I would keep receipts & invoices, warranties & other import documents. I also would keep my computer backup file DVD along with Picture Backup DVDS.
Social security cards, birth certificates, passports, insurance papers.
I would put important papers like birth certificates, titles and other valuables
I would keep the kids birth certificates and shot records, among other things.
Personal family stuff.
Birth certificates
Birth certificate, passport, social security cards, etc.
I would keep my birth certificate, social security card, and passport in the safe. Thanks for the giveaway!!
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i would keep our birth certificates and stocks in the safe